18th International Conference on 
Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology


 

DIVISION K: SEISMIC ANALYSIS, DESIGN AND QUALIFICATION

 

Current & Future Seismic Design Issues

K01-1The Activities of the OECD/NEA in the Field of Earthquake Engineering
P. Sollogoub, Yoshio Kitada, E. Mathet
K01-2Australian RRRP Seismic Design and Qualification
Alberto D. Abbate, Pablo M. Abbate
K01-3Implications from Past Seismic Safety Assessments on Development of a Risk-Based Seismic Design Philosophy
Sanjeev R. Malushte, Robert P. Kennedy
K01-4A Research Program on Thinned Wall Piping Systems under Seismic Events
Izumi Nakamura, Heki Shibata, Nobuyuki Ogawa, Akihito Otani, Masaki Shiratori
K01-5Site-Specific Issues related to Structural/Seismic Design of an Underground Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI)
Bhasker P. Tripathi
K01-7Earthquake Prediction by KIANA Method
Hasan Kianoosh, Hafez Keypour, Ahmad Naderzadeh, Hasan F. Motlag

Ground Motion Characterization

K02-1Attenuation Relations of Strong Motion in Japan Using Site Classification Based on Predominant Period
Toshimasa Takahashi, Akihiro Asano, Hidenobu Okada, Kojiro Irikura, John X. Zhao, Jian Zhang, Hong K. Thio, Paul G. Somerville, Yasuhiro Fukushima, Yoshimitsu Fuk
K02-2On the Constitutive Criteria for the Fault: Influence of Size and Tensile Cracks Generation During Rupture
Jorge Daniel Riera, Letícia Fleck Fadel Miguel, Luis Angel Dalguer Gudiel
K02-4Characterization of Design Ground Motion for the Central and Eastern United States: Licensing Implications
Joe Litehiser, Peter Carrato

Ground Motion & Sitting

K03-1Response Spectra by Blind Faults for Design Purpose of Stiff Structures on Rock Site
Hiroyuki Mizutani, Kenichi Kato, Masayuki Takemura, Kazuhiko Yashiro, Kazuo Dan
K03-2Distribution of Base Rock Depth Estimated from Rayleigh Wave Measurement by Forced Vibration Tests
Hiroshi Hibino, Toshiro Maeda, Chiaki Yoshimura, Yasuo Uchiyama
K03-3Determination of the Peak Ground Acceleration for Operating Basis Earthquake and its Influence in Design of Structures
A.K. Ghosh, H.S. Kushwaha
K03-4Site Specific Estimation of Cumulative Absolute Velocity
Marin Kostov Kostov
K03-6Evaluation of Strong Ground Motion Considering the Active Fault System near the Nuclear Power Plant in Korea
Yoshiaki Shiba, In-Kil Choi, Young-Sun Choun

Soil-Structure Interaction I

K04-1Simulation Analyses of Vibration Tests on Pile-Group Effects Using Blast-Induced Ground Motions
Takayuki Hashimoto, Kazushige Fujiwara, Katsuichirou Hijikata, Hideo Tanaka, Kohji Koyamada, Atsuchi Suzuki, Osamu Kontani
K04-2Large Scale Vibration Tests on Pile-Group Effects Using Blast-Induced Ground Motion
Katsuichirou Hijikata, Hideo Tanaka, Takayuki Hashimoto, Kazushige Fujiwara, Yuji Miyamoto, Osamu Kontani
K04-3A Test to Evaluate Non-Linear Soil Structure Interaction
Tetsuya Hagiwara, Yoshio Kitada
K04-7Soil-Structure Interaction Analysis Including Ground Motion Incoherency Effects
Farhang Ostadan, Nan Deng, Robert P. Kennedy
K04-8An Estimation Method for Basemat Uplift Behavior of NPP Buildings
Naohiro Nakamura, Susumu Ino, Osamu Kurimoto, Masayuki Miake

Soil-Structure Interaction II

K05-1Reanalysis and Evaluation of Seismic Response of Reactor Building
Zhongcheng Li, Zhongxian Li
K05-2Soil Structure Interaction Model and Variability of Parameters in Seismic Analysis of Nuclear Island Connected Building
K.V. Subramanian, S.M. Palekar, M.S. Bavare, H.A. Mapari, S.C. Patel, C.S. Pillai
K05-4Analytical Study on System Identification of Fixed-Base Transfer Functions for an Embedded Reactor Building
Yukio Naito, Ali Niousha
K05-6Assessment of Seismic Analysis Methodologies for Deeply Embedded NPP Structures
Jim Xu, Charles Miller, Carl Costantino, Charles Hofmayer, Herman Graves

Soil-Structure Interaction III

K06-1Influence of Different Boundary Conditions on Analysis of SSI
Jiachun Wang
K06-3Analysis of Raft Foundations for Spent Fuel Pool in Nuclear Facilities
K.V. Subramanian, A.V. Kashikar, Cleona Nath, C.C. Shintre
K06-4System Identification of a Nuclear Reactor Building under Fixed-Base Condition Using Measured Data
Ali Niousha, Yukio Naito, Masao Kan, Atsushi Onouchi, Atsushi Tachibana
K06-5Frequency-Dependent Springs in the Seismic Analysis of Structures
Alexander G. Tyapin
K06-6Evaluation of Seismic Induced Wall Pressures for Deeply Embedded NPP Structures
Jim Xu, Charles Miller, Carl Costantino, Charles Hofmayer, Herman Graves

Seismic Response of Structures

K07-1Effect of Supporting Structure Stiffness on the Drive Train Assembly of an Induced Draft Cooling Tower under Seismic Effects
Narasimhan Raghavan, S. Ramasubramanian, Khasim Khan
K07-2Upgrading the Seismic Performance of the Interior Water Pipe Supporting System of a Cooling Tower
George C. Manos, V.J. Soulis
K07-3The Seismic Response and Floor Spectra of OL3 NPP Buildings in Finland
Pentti Varpasuo
K07-4Seismic Safety of Building Structures of NPP Kozloduy III
Georgi Ivanov Varbanov, Marin Kostov Kostov, Dimitar Dechkov Stefanov, Antoaneta Dineva Kaneva
K07-5Seismic Resistant Analysis of Coupled Model of Reactor Coolant System and Reactor Building
Xiaowen Wang, Zufeng Xia
K07-6Simulation Analysis of Earthquake Response of Nuclear Power Plant to the 2003 Miyagi-Oki Earthquake
Yoshihiro Ogata, Kiyoshi Hirotani, Masayuki Higuchi, Shingo Nakayama
K07-7Story Damage Index of Seismically-Excited Buildings Based on Modal Parameters
Jer-Fu Wang, Chi-Chang Lin, Shih-Min Yen

Seismic Response of Structures and Components

K08-1Seismic Strengthening of Overhead Roads between Reactor Buildings of WWER-1000MW Type NPP
George Stoyanov, Marin Jordanov
K08-2Seismic Response of the ACR(TM) Reactor Building
A.M. Saudy, A. Awad, A. Paskalov, M. Elgohary
K08-4Nonlinear Seismic Analysis of CANDU Containment Structure Subjected to Scenario Earthquakes
In-Kil Choi, Young-Sun Choun, Jeong-Moon Seo, Seong-Moon Ahn
K08-5Seismic Response Analysis of a Freestanding Model of Spent Fuel Storage Cask
Jae-Han Lee, Ki-Seog Seo, Chun-Hyung Cho

Methods for Seismic Analysis

K09-1Combination of Modal Responses: a New Closed-Form Formulation for Rigid Response Coefficient
Rakesh Saigal, Abhinav Gupta
K09-2How Many Accelerograms to Use and How to Deal with Scattering for Transient Non-Linear Seismic Computations?
Emmanuel Viallet, Grégory Heinfling
K09-4The Development of CRFD Program for Control Rod Assembly Drop Time Analysis
Lei Sun, Yongtao Wei, Jianhua Yu, Fangyu Gu
K09-5Evaluation of Impact of Replacement Steam Generator Load Path on Existing Plant Spectra
Sohrab Esfandiari, Robert P. Kennedy
K09-6Non-Linear Lift-Off and Sliding Analysis of Parts of the CMS-Detector for the Load Case Earthquake
Fritz-Otto Henkel, Roland Reuchlein, Hubert Gerwig
K09-7Several Problems of Culmulative Effective Mass Fraction in Antiseismic Analysis
Wei Wang, Feng Sheng, Hailong Li, Jing Wen, Lin Luan

Seismic Base Isolation

K10-2A Development of Three-Dimensional Seismic Isolation for Advanced Reactor Systems in Japan - Part 2
Kenji Takahashi, Kazuhiko Inoue, Asao Kato, Masaki Morishita, Takafumi Fujita
K10-3Research on 3-D Base Isolation System Applied to New Power Reactor 3-D Seismic Isolation Device with Rolling Seal Type Air Spring: Part 2
Junji Suhara, Ryoichiro Matsumoto, Shinsuke Oguri, Yasuo Okada, Kazuhiko Inoue, Kenji Takahashi
K10-4Study on 3-Dimensional Base-Isolation System applying to New Type Power Plant Reactor: Part 2 (Hydraulic 3-Dimensional Base-Isolation System)
Takahiro Shimada, Junji Suhara, Kenji Takahashi
K10-7Survey of Past Base Isolation Applications in Nuclear Power Plants and Challenges to Industry/Regulatory Acceptance
Sanjeev R. Malushte, Andrew S. Whittaker

Seismic Isolation & Control

K11-4Experimental Study on Vertical Component Isolation System
Shigeki Okamura, Seiji Kitamura, Kenji Takahashi, Takahiro Somaki
K11-6Adaptation of High Viscous Dampers (HVD) for Essential Decreasing of In-Structure Floor Response Spectra
Victor V. Kostarev, Andrei V. Petrenko, Peter S. Vasilyev, Karl-Heinz Reinsch
K11-7Seismic Protection of Secondary Systems in Nuclear Power Plant Facilities
Yin-Nan Huang, Andrew S. Whittaker, Michael C. Constantinou, Sanj Malushte

Experimental Studies & Testing

K12-2Two Important Safety-Related Verification Tests in the Design of Qinshan NPP 600MWe Reactor
Pengzhou Li, Tianyong Li, Danping Yu, Lei Sun
K12-3Tests with the Same Non-Linear Specimen to Evaluate the Performance of the European Shaking Tables
J.C. Queval, R. Bairrao, T. Payen
K12-4Seismic Qualification for Water Chillers of Nuclear Power Plant
Chunming Wang
K12-6Research and Development of Three Dimensional Measurement Technique for Shake Table Test Using Image Processing
Satoshi Fujita, Osamu Furuya, Yasushi Niitsu, Tadashi Mikoshiba

Experimental Evaluation of Seismic Response

K13-1An Experimental Study on Advancement of Damping Performance of Foundations in Soft Ground Part 1 Forced Vibration Tests of a Foundation Block Constructed on Improved Soil Medium
Shinji Ishimaru, Yukio Shimomura, Masashi Kawamura, Yoshio Ikeda, Ippei Hata, Hidenori Ishigaki
K13-2An Experimental Study on Advancement of Damping Performance of Foundations in Soft Ground Part 2 Experiment Focusing on Damping and Antivibration Performance of Side Surface of Foundation Blocks
Shinji Ishimaru, Yukio Shimomura, Masashi Kawamura, Yoshio Ikeda, Ippei Hata, Shinya Miwa
K13-3Forced Vibration Test of an ABWR Nuclear Reactor Building - Data Analysis and System Identification
Atsushi Onouchi, Atsushi Tachibana, Ali Niousha, Yukio Naito, Masao Kan, Yoshinori Mihara
K13-5Study on the Seismic Responses of an Experimental LMFBR Including Fluid-Structure Interaction
Liang Lu, Xilin Lu, Jiang Qian, Zhiyuan Weng
K13-6Forced Vibration Test of an ABWR Nuclear Reactor Building - Simulation Analysis by MDOF Parallel Model
Atsushi Onouchi, Atsushi Tachibana
K13-7Seismic Fragility Capacity of Equipment - Horizontal Shaft Pump Test
Toru Iijima, Hiroshi Abe, Kenichi Suzuki

Analysis, Design & Qualification of Equipment I

K14-1Methods of Qualifying Electrical Cabinets for the Load Case Earthquake
Fritz-Otto Henkel, Helmut Kennerknecht, Thomas Haefeli, Finn Jorgensen
K14-2Seismic Qualification of Distribution Board for Kozloduy NPP, Units 5&6, by Analytical Method and by Analogy
Stanislav Georgiev, Marin Jordanov, Ognyan Ganchev
K14-6A Bend Thickness Sensitivity Study of CANDU Feeder Piping
Ming Li, Manohar Lal Aggarwal, Andy Meysner, Cosimina Micelotta

Analysis, Design & Qualification of Equipment II

K15-1 Seismic Re-Evaluation of the TARAPUR Atomic Power Plants 1 & 2
Amit Pore, Santosh Kumar, Sushil Gupta, U.P. Singh, K. Giridhar, S.D. Bhawsar, A. Samota, S.M. Ingole, A.G. Chhatre, K.B. Dixit
K15-3Seismic Qualification of Fluid Operated Valves at WWER-1000MW Type NPP
Maria Nikolova, Ivan Geshanov, Marin Jordanov
K15-4Australian RRRP First Shutdown System Seismic Qualification
Pablo A. Ramirez, Alberto D. Abbate, Jose G. Alberro, Jorge E. Magoia
K15-6 K15_6.pdf
Ming Li, Manohar Lal Aggarwal, Andy Meysner

Fluid-Structure Interactioon

K16-1The Research of Seismic Response Analysis of CARR Reactor Complex
Ming Zhang, Weida Yao, Xuejun Luo
K16-2Mass-Spring Model Used to Simulate the Sloshing of Fluid in the Container under the Earthquake
Jing Wen, Daogang Lu, Lin Luan, Xiaoan Gao, Wei Wang, Shuangwang Zhang
K16-4Modal Analysis of a Nuclear Reactor with Fluid Structure Interaction: Added Mass and Added Stiffness Effects
Jean-François Sigrist, Daniel Broc, Christian Laine
K16-5Seismic Analysis of Liquid Storage Container in Nuclear Reactors
Zhengming Zhang, Ming Xu, Shuyan He
K16-6Mitigation of Elephant-Foot Bulge Formation in Seismically-Excited Steel Storage Tanks
Medhat A. Haroun

Monitoring of Seismic Motion

K17-1Experience with Seismic Instrumentation and Real Earthquake Data at Nuclear Power Plant Beznau in Switzerland
Suresh Sahgal, Sener Tinic
K17-2Development of a Seismic Evaluation System (SES) for HANARO
Jeong-Soo Ryu, Doo-Byung Yoon, Jong-Sup Wu, Cheol Park
K17-3New System of Seismic Protection of NPP SSZ-1M Type
F. Arakelyan, H. Hakobyan
K17-4Cyclic and Dynamic Response of a Bridge Pier Model Located at the VOLVI European Test Site in Greece
George C. Manos, V. Kourtides, V.J. Soulis

Ground Motion and Probabilistic Pazard Evaluation I

KM01-2The Seismic Site Hazard Assessment for OL3 NPP in Finland
Pentti Varpasuo
KM01-3Probabilistic Evaluation of Near-Field Ground Motions due to Buried-Rupture Earthquakes Caused by Undefined Faults
Shohei Motohashi, Katsumi Ebisawa, Masaharu Sakagmi, Kazuo Dan, Yasuhiro Ohtsuka, Takao Kagawa

Ground Motion and Probabilistic Pazard Evaluation II

KM02-1Probabilistic Scenario Earthquakes for Korean Site Based on Seismic Hazard Analysis
Masato Nakajima, In-Kil Choi, Yasuki Ohtori, Young-Sun Choun
KM02-2On the Use of Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis as an Input for Seismic PSA
Jens-Uwe Klügel
KM02-4A Study on Epistemic Uncertainty in Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Curves for ITER Rokkasho Site
Sei’ichiro Fukushima, Mitsugu Mashimo, Takayuki Hayashi, Eisuke Tada

 

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