Modal Analysis and Seismic Response Evaluation on Structures of Advanced PWR

Abstract:

To evaluate the earthquake resistant behavior of the nuclear island buildings of new generation PWR, in this study we formed the three dimensional finite element model of nuclear island structures ,which incluse shield building, the auxiliary building, the containment vessel, and the containment internal structures. Modal analysis was performed to to reveal the structural dynamic characteristics.And with the auumption of hard bedrock support media ,the dynamic response nanalysis of the nuclear structures under earthquake was conducted,respectively with response spectrum method and time history method.It shows that the seimic response of the strucures conform with the design level.Under the input excitations of SSE(safe shutdown earthquake) level, the iner forces and deforamtions can be well controlled in linear elasticity.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 838-841)
• Pages: 1471-1475
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.838-841.1471
• Online since: November 2013
• Authors: Guo Liang Zhou*, Hui Tang
• Keywords: Earthquake Resistant Behavior, Modal Analysis, Nuclear Island Building, Seismic Response Analysis

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