Oct 19, 2016
The equivalent linear approach in frequency domain (ELFD) is the current state of practice for performing seismic soil-structure interaction (SSI) analysis of nuclear facilities. Although the ELFD method would produce reliable results for small to medium intensity...
Oct 19, 2016
As a partial response to post-Fukushima Near-Term Task Force (NTTF) Recommendation 2.1 from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), several operating nuclear power plants commissioned seismic probabilistic risk assessment (SPRA) studies to evaluate the impact of...
Jun 1, 2016
Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station Structural Response Analysis Advanced seismic structural analysis of a multi-unit reactor building complex using High Performance Computing and SC-SASSI PROJECT TYPE Seismic Probabilistic Risk Assessment Structure Response...
May 25, 2016
The seismic Soil-Structure Interaction (SSI) analysis of nuclear facilities is usually performed in frequency domain where the response of the soil-structure system’s components is modeled as linear. The linear response assumption may be appropriate for small- to...
Feb 14, 2016
The safety related structures in nuclear power plants often need to be designed to withstand the effects of tornado generated missile impacts. The heaviest missile to consider is often an automobile which is a soft missile due to its large deformations during the...
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