Aug 8, 2019
The effects of foundation embedment on the seismic response of structures have long been recognized in the analysis and design of nuclear power plant (NPP) structures. Some design standards allow simple methods to address the embedment effects. However, these methods...
Aug 8, 2019
Inclusion of incoherency effects in soil-structure interaction (SSI) analysis provides a more realistic determination of earthquake induced building structural responses than those obtained considering coherent ground motion. Separately, industry demand for...
Aug 7, 2019
The seismic SSSI effects in the nuclear island buildings for a representative plant are considered. The nuclear island consists of four buildings. The seismic SSSI effects on the lightest and smallest building (building of interest) are analyzed with two different...
Aug 7, 2019
In the nuclear power industry large pile groups are used world-wide at soil sites with soft and weak near-surface soil layers as foundations for both safety and non-safety related structures. Entire nuclear power plant (NPP) facilities are founded on piles in areas of...
Aug 7, 2019
This paper introduces a new alternative for soil-pile-structure interaction analysis, based on established soil-pile interaction theory, which accommodates a wide range of foundation conditions. A description of the theoretical formulation and its implementation into...
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