<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This paper presents a deterministic and probabilistic solution of damping devices for the protection of the reinforced concrete structure of a nuclear power plant (NPP) from impact loads from a container of nuclear fuel of the type TK C30 drop. The finite element idealization of the building structure is used in space. The interaction soil-structure, as well as the fluid-structure of the deactivated basin is considered in space. A steel pipe damper system is proposed for the dissipation of the kinetic energy of the container in free fall. The Newmark integration method is used for the solution of the dynamic equations. The sensitivity and probabilistic analysis of the damping devices was realized using the AntHILL and ANSYS software.</p></abstract>

This paper presents a deterministic and probabilistic solution of damping devices for the protection of the reinforced concrete structure of a nuclear power plant (NPP) from impact loads from a container of nuclear fuel of the type TK C30 drop. The finite element idealization of the building structure is used in space. The interaction soil-structure, as well as the fluid-structure of the deactivated basin is considered in space. A steel pipe damper system is proposed for the dissipation of the kinetic energy of the container in free fall. The Newmark integration method is used for the solution of the dynamic equations. The sensitivity and probabilistic analysis of the damping devices was realized using the AntHILL and ANSYS software.

Deterministic and probabilistic analysis of damping device resistance under impact loads from nuclear fuel container drop

Department of Structural Mechanisc, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Radlinského 11, 813 68, Bratislava, Slovakia

Slovak Journal of Civil Engineering

This paper presents a deterministic and probabilistic solution of damping devices for the protection of the reinforced concrete structure of a nuclear power...

Deterministic and probabilistic analysis of damping device resistance under impact loads from nuclear fuel container drop

Published Online: Jun 07, 2011

Page range: 1 - 16

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10189-010-0004-6

Keywords
Impact, Damping device, Probability, Sensitivity, Container drop, MONTE CARLO, SFEM, AntHILL, ANSYS

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Deterministic and probabilistic analysis of damping device resistance under impact loads from nuclear fuel container drop

Published Online: Jun 07, 2011

Page range: 1 - 16

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10189-010-0004-6

KeywordsImpact, Damping device, Probability, Sensitivity, Container drop, MONTE CARLO, SFEM, AntHILL, ANSYS

This content is open access.

Keywords
Impact, Damping device, Probability, Sensitivity, Container drop, MONTE CARLO, SFEM, AntHILL, ANSYS