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Applications of Probability for Structural Analysis in the Nuclear Industry
Probabilistic techniques are being used as part of structural analysis in the nuclear industry to investigate various safety-related issues. Historically nuclear power plants have been...

Overview of Programs at Sandia National Laboratories
This paper presents on overview of the containment integrity programs at Sandia National Laboratories. Companion papers at this conference give greater details about the construction,...

Design and Construction of A 1/6 Scale, LWR Reinforced Concrete Containment
This paper summarizes the closely coordinated engineering and construction planning associated with the design and construction of a reinforced concrete containment model. Designed at...

An Overview of the Round-Robin Analysis of the 1:6-Scale Reinforced Concrete Containment Model
The results of nonlinear structural analyses of a 1:6-scale reinforced concrete model, which were independently conducted by ten different organizations, are briefly described and compared...

Stress Analysis of the Liner and Liner Anchorage System Near Penetrations in a Reinforced Concrete Reactor Containment
An overpressurization experiment was conducted on a scale-model of a reinforced concrete containment building. The test was terminated when tears formed in the steel liner. Virtually all...

Development of a Test Validated Methodology for Predicting Concrete Containment Leakage
In the past several years, considerable research effort has been devoted by the Electric Power Research Institute and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to the behavior of reactor...

Energy Approach of Earthquake-Structural Design Analysis
A new procedure developed from the earthquake energy concepts is presented in this paper. A short-squat building and a long-slender building are analyzed using the presented procedure....

Fourier Series Expansion on Determination of Response Bound of Beam
Fourier series expansion is suggested to discrete the continuous vibrating system by regarding Fourier constants as generalized displacement parameters. The orthogonal merit to the terms...

Inelastic Response of Buried Pipelines Due to Landslide Effects
During earthquakes, a buried pipeline may experience significant loading as a result of large relative displacements of the ground along its length. Large ground movements can be caused...

Mitigation of Wind-Induced Vibration of Tall Buildings
This paper summarizes a detailed study of the sensitivity of building acceleration to changes in structural stiffness, mass and damping and to the eccentricities in the centers of stiffness...

Aerodynamic Methods for Mitigating Wind-Induced Building Motions
Excessive wind-induced motions of tall buildings most frequently result from vortex shedding induced across-wind oscillations. This form of excitation is most pronounced for relatively...

Dynamic Response of a Building with Dual System
The paper presents the dynamic response of a 30-story building with dual system consisting of cross-bracing and beam-column moment resisting frames. Two types of beam-column connections,...

Tuned Liquid Damper and Its Application to Tower-Like Structures
A new kind of damper, Tuned Liquid Damper (TLD) relying upon motion of, shallow liquid in a rigid container for absorbing and dissipating the vibrations energy is explained. The performance...

Local Wind Pressures on Roofs
The paper reviews the results of the most recent research studies in the evaluation of wind pressure coefficients for the design of roof cladding elements. The effect of roof geometry...

Wind Effects on Loose-Laid Cladding Systems
Modern roofing systems for flat roofs frequently make use of rigid insulation boards, gravel and concrete pavers that are loose-laid on top of the waterproof membrane. The authors have...

Seismic Response of Multistory Building Structures With Flexible Floor Diaphragms
An efficient model for three-dimensional analysis of multistory structures with flexible floor diaphragms is proposed in this paper. Three-dimensional analysis of a building structure...

Floor Response Spectra Including Structure-Equipment Interaction Effects
An efficient method for generating floor response spectra with the structure-equipment interaction effects is proposed. Floor response spectra are computed from a prescribed ground response...

Optimum RC Member Design With Discrete Sections
This paper concentrates on the development of simplified yet effective algorithm for optimum reinforced concrete (RC) member design. After constructing the data base of predetermined reinforced...

Seismic Design of Cable-Stayed Bridges: Evaluation and Research Needs
Earthquake-response characteristics of cable-stayed bridge are evaluated. 2-D and 3-D models are considered. The cases of multiple-support and uniform excitations are considered; furthermore,...

Some Design Considerations During Construction
Certain construction failures are discussed with associated design conditions leading to these failures. Some points of interest for engineers involved with construction equipment designs...

 

 

 

 

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