Papers by Keyword: Water Storage Tank

Abstract: Hardness heterogeneous on weld metal and base metal in complicate structure of water storage tank was found after examination. Replica metallographic examination in hardness heterogeneous zone shows abnormal microstructures. Ostwald Ripening structure was caused by uneven temperature control during heat treatment. Lower cooling speed is the main cause of forming tempered sorbite in weld joints.

Abstract: As for thin walled cylindrical liquid storage tanks in nuclear power plants, the current elastic design guideline against seismic loading might result in too conservative component design. Therefore, it is thought possible to make the design procedure more reasonable by taking dynamic response reduction into account. Experiments using scaled models as well as numerical analyses were carried out, and seismic behavior of thin walled cylindrical liquid storage tanks was simulated to investigate energy absorption capacity and seismic resistance of those tanks. Based on the test and analysis results, assessment procedure for buckling considering post-buckling behavior has been proposed.