7th International Conference on 
Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology


 

DIVISION K: SEISMIC RESPONSE ANALYSIS OF NUCLEAR
POWER PLANT SYSTEMS



K1 - Wave Propagation and Ground Motions

K1/1

Seismic Design Guidelines for Existing Nuclear Power Facilities in Light of an Expanding Database of Knowledge
H.A. Levin, J.A. Matore, W.J. Hall

K1/2 Nuclear Power Plant Seismic Safety and Ground Motion Specification
D. Ray
K1/3 Stochastic Models of Earthquakes for Probability-Based Design of Nuclear Structures
B. Ellingwood, D.A. Reed, M. Batts
K1/4

Characteristics of Seismic Motions on Rock Sites Through Highly Accurate Strong-Motion Earthquake Observation Network
T. Oht, H. Koshida, M. Takemura, S. Hiehata, H. Morishita

K1/5 Earthquake Frequency and Ground Motion Specification for the SNR-300 Risk Oriented Analysis
L. Ahorner, W. Rosenhauer
K1/6 A Site Specific Estimation of Fourier Amplitute Spectra - An Alternative to Standard Response Spectra
J. Taud-Turnovsky
K1/7 The Effect of Local Soil Conditions on Site Amplification
J.C. Chen, D.L. Bernreuther
K1/8 Simulated Earthquake Ground Motions by Gauss Wave Superimposition Method
Y. Kitada, T. Masao, Y. Ohsaki, J. Kanda, R. Iwasaki, K. Sakata

K1/9

Statistical Evaluation of Normalizing Parmeters for Earthquake Response Spectra
J.M. Nau

K1/10 Generation of Simulated Earthquake Ground Motions Considering Target Response Spectra of Various Damping Ratios
J. Kanda, R. Iwasaki, Y. Ohsaki, T. Masao, Y. Kitada, K. Sakata
K1/11 Consistent Time Histories in Transient Dynamic Analysis of Reactors
S.J. Garmmel, H.U. Ahmed
K1/12 Solving Some Problems of Engineering Seismology by Structural Method
K.G. Ishtev, L.M. Hadjikov, P.P. Jordanov
K1/13 Plastic Work Measurement of Earthquake Accelerograms
Th. Zimmermann, P. Agbabian

K2 - Modeling of Structures, Systems and Equipment

K2/1

Researches on Modeling of Nuclear Power Plants for Dynamic Response Analysis
M. Watabe, R. Fukuzawa, O. Chiba, T. Toritani

K2/4 Support Stiffness Effects on Piping Dynamic Response
H. Uyei, G.V. Miller
K2/5 Seismic Modeling of Nuclear Plant Buildings and Shear Lag Problem
A.K. Gupta
K2/6 Silicone Rubber Models Tests fir Evaluating Horizontal Stiffness of Reactor Building
K. Kawamata, M. Ohnuma, S. Watanabe
K2/7 Horizontal Loading Tests on 1/10 Scale Model of Inner Concrete Structure for PWR-Type Nuclear Power Plant
M. Kato, Y. Watanabe, T. Takeda, Y. Yamaguchi, M. Ito, N. Furuya
K2/8 Verification of Experimental Modal Modeling Using HDR Dynamic Test Data
M.G. Srinivasan, C.A. Kot, B.J. Hsieh

K2/9

Determination of Superstructure Damping Using HDR Test Data
B.J. Hsieh, M.G. Srinivasan, C.A. Kot

K2/10 Possibilities of Decoupled Consideration of HDR Components
P. Jehlicka, G. Frik, G. Platz
K2/11 HDR URL Confirmatory Evaluations
P. Bezler, M. Subudhi, Y.K Wang
K2/12 Experimental Studies of Nonlinear Structure-Medium Interaction of Model Containment Buildings in Backfilled Rock Sockets
G.E. Howard, D.E. Chitty, R.F. Oleck, R.M. Wood
K2/13 Experimental Modal Analysis of Scale Models of Large Structures on the Centrifuge
A. Zelikson, P. Leguay, J. Riviere

K3 - Response of Structures I

K3/1

Quadratic Eigenvalue Solver for Modal Response Analysis of Non-Proportionally Damped Elastic Structures
R. Danisch, K. Delinic, K. Veselic

K3/2 Diagonalization Methods for Viscous and Hysteretic Damping Matrices
A. Cella, A. Greco, R. Leo
K3/3 Limitations of Modal Analysis of Damped Structures
K.-G. Krapf, H. Wölfel
K3/4 Errors Resulting from Reduction Methods
C.A. Miller, A.J. Philippacopoulos
K3/5 Errors Resulting from Reduction Methods
M. Paz, C. Malpartida
K3/6 Comparison of Methods for the Seismic Response of Nuclear Power Plant Buildings
P. Labbe, Ph. Richard
K3/8 A Consistent Response Spectrum Analysis Including the Resonance Range
D. Schmitz, A. Simmchen
K3/9 Combination of Earthquake Directional Effects
A. Morrone
K3/10 A Simple Method of Combining Modal Responses
A.K. Gupta
K3/11 Combination of Responses from Closely Spaced Modes
N.C. Tsai
K3/12 Completed Modal Integration (Komplettierte modale Integration)
K. Peters, U. Wagner

K4 - Response of Structures II

K4/1

Nonlinear Seismic Response of Small-Scale Reinforced Concrete Shear Wall Structures
E.G. Endebrock, R.C. Dove

K4/2 Influence of Earthquake Strong Motion Duration on Nonlinear Structural Responses
K. Meskouris
K4/4 Lineare und nichtlineare, dynamische Analysen von Krantragwerken und Gestellen aufgrund von Erdbeben
W. Elfmann
K4/5 Analysis of Interaction of Cable Trays, Piping, Conduits, and their Supports in a Dynamic Event
A. Al-Dabbagh, M. Amin, J.M. Doyle, J. Pop, Jr.
K4/6 Multimode Response Factors for the Seismic Analysis of Component-Support Systems
W.H. Caldwell-Johnson, P. Shunmugavel
K4/7 Earthquake Analysis of Structures and Components Via Simplified Methods: Investigations Within the HDR Safety Program (F.R. Germany)
K.-G. Krapf, M. Schalk, H. Wölfel
K4/8 Local Instabilities of Liquid Filled Cylindrical Shells Under Earthquake Excitation
D.F. Fischer, F.G. Rammerstorfer

K5 - Response of Structures III

K5/1

Seismic Analysis of a PWR 900 Reactor: Study of Reactor-Building with Soil-Structure Interaction and Evaluation of Floor Spectra
F. Gantenbein, J. Aguilar

K5/2 Floor-Response-Spectra Calculation with a CD-Building-Model Comparison with an Axisymmetric Analysis
W. Gassert
K5/3 Analysis of a Nuclear Reactor Containment Structure
N.C. Singhal, A.R. Chandrasekaran
K5/4 Vertical Seismic Analysis of Buildings and Floor Systems in the Nuclear Power Industry
W. La Framboise, K. Warapius, R.P. Kassawara, S.D. Costello
K5/5 Earthquake Response of WWR Type Power Plants
P.S. Dineva, L.M. Hadjikov, P. Sotirov
K5/6 Nonlinear Response Analysis on Reactor Building Subject to Horizontal and Vertical Ground Motion Simultaneously
K. Sotomura, H. Kase
K5/7 Evaluation of the Adequacy of an Existing Steel Structure for Seismic Loads
M. Nobile, G. Di Renzo, C. Chesi, M.A. Parisi
K5/8 Response of Voronezh Reactor Type to Horizontal Ground Motion
L. Pecinka, V. Zeman, Z. Hlavac
K5/9 Structural Analysis of a Seismic Restraint Pool Reactor Concept
S. Hattori, A. Sakurai, C. Kurihara, K. Tarutani, Y. Kawamura, S. Yamamoto
K5/10 Analysis of a Fast Breeder Reactor Building on Classical Foundations in Highly Seismic Sites
I. Micheli, P. Cheron, B. Finzi
K5/11 A Study on the Dynamic Response Characteristics of the Embedded Reactor Builidng forPool Type LMFBR
M. Satoh, K. Sasagawa

K6 - Response of Structures IV

K6/1

A Comparison of Floor Response Spectra Techniques
M.J. Yan, J.E. Galford

K6/2 Calculation Method of Floor Response Spectrum Based on Response Characteristic of Two-Degrees-of-Freedom Uncoupled System
A. Kurosaki, M. Kozeki, T. Ide
K6/3 On the Computation of FRS
W. Ciucchi, L. Lazzeri, M. Olivieri
K6/4 Evaluation of Floor Response Spectra Obtained Directly from the Design Spectra
P. Arnold, J. Keklikoglou, N. Krutzik
K6/5 Evaluation of Methods Used for the Direct Generation of Response Spectra
R.L. Mayes, T. Muraki, L.R. Jones, R. Donikian
K6/6 Design Spectra Development Considering Short Time Histories
E.O. Weiner
K6/7 Use and Generation of Floor Response Spectra
A. Ordonez Villalobos
K6/8 Influence of the Rotational Components on the Derivation of seismic Floor Response Spectra
V. Langer, A. Widler
K6/9 Evaluation of Torsion Effects to Floor Response
S.C. Foelber, F.J. Hsiu
K6/10 An Alternative Procedure for Direct Generation of Seismic Floor Spectra
M.P. Singh, A.M. Sharma

K7- Missle Impact I

K7/1

Randon Vibration of Cascaded Secondary Systems
D.A. Gasparini, G. Tsiatas, W.-J. Sun, A. Shah, S.-L. Shein

K7/2 FEM-Based Random Vibration Analysis of Nuclear Structures Under Seismic Loading
T. Kako, M. Shinozuka, H. Hwang, M. Reich
K7/3 Stochastic Uncertainty Analysis of the Seismic Response and the Cumulative Damage Properties for Nuclear Piping Model
K. Suzuki. S. Aoki
K7/4 Probabilistic Seismic Response of Nuclear Power Plants
M.P. Romo, P. Carels
K7/5 Comparison Study of Time History and Response Spectrum - Responses forMultiply Supported Piping Systems
Y.K. Wang, M. Subudhi, P. Bezler
K7/6 Response Spectrum Analysis for Multi-Supported Subsystems
J.W. Reed
K7/7 Seismic Response of Multiply Supported Piping Systems
A. Der-Kiureghian, J.L. Sackman, J.M. Kelly
K7/8 Response Spectrum Methodology for Generation of In-Structure Response Spectra from Varying Multi-Support Excitation
D.K. Henrie
K7/9 Generation of Response Spectrum for Equipment Qualification
T.P. Khatua, M. Bharami, A. Javid

K8 - Soil-Structure Interaction I

K8/1

SSI Sensitivity Studies and Model Improvements for the U.S NRC Seismic Safety Margins Research Program
J.J. Johnson, B.J. Benda

K8/2 Dynamic Soil-Structure Interaction Analysis Based on Discretized Green Function
K. Muto, T. Kobayashi, M. Nakahara
K8/3 On the Simulation of Infinite Regions in Seismic Soil-Structure Interaction Models
A. Corsanego, A. Del Grosso, G. Solari, D. Stura
K8/4 Evaluation of Kinematic Interaction of Soil-Foundation Systems by Boundary Element Method
Y. Huh, G. Schmid, M. Ottenstreuer
K8/5 Computation of Seismic Soil-Structure Interaction with Mixed Implicit-Explicit Scheme
D. Aubry, D. Chouvet
K8/6 Modelling of Interface Behavior in Dynamic Soil-Structure Interaction
M.M. Zaman, C.S. Desai
K8/7 Soil-structure Interaction - A General Method to Calculate Soil Impedance
M. Farvacque, F. Gantenbein
K8/8 Effect of the Flexibility of the Base Mat on Seismic Response of a PWR-Reactor Building
G. Waas, H.R. Riggs
K8/9 A Quantitative Evaluation of Radiation Damping in Soil-Structure Interaction Effects
A. Niwa, I. Katayama, J. Penzien
K8/10 Comparison of STEALTH and FLUSH Soil-Structure Interaction Analyses
R. Hoffman, D. Williams, H.T. Tang
K8/11 Foundation Vibration - Comparison Between FEM, BIM, FFTM Applied to in situ Models
D. Aubry, F. Chapel, J.M. Crepel, S. De Silva, B. Satayopas, A. Track
K8/12 Response of Nuclear Power Plant Civil Structures to Traveling Seismic Waves by the Rigid Finite Element Method
R. Masopust
K8/13 Dynamic Response of Structures Founded on Transversely Isotropic Soils
D.J. Kirkner, H. Fatemi
K8/14 Infinite substructuring for Unbounded Continua
G. Dasgupta

K9 - Soil-Structure Interaction II

K9/1

Study on the Contact Ratio of Base Mat of Reactor Buildings Considering Nonlinear Soil-Structure Interaction Effects
S. Aihara, K. Atsumi, K. Ujiie, K. Emori, M. Odajima, K. Masuda

K9/2 Nonlinear Soil-Structure Interaction with Base Uplift
K. Beucke, H. Werkle, G. Waas
K9/3 Base Mat Uplift Effects on the Seismic Response of a Rectangular Nuclear Building
R. Zinn, F. Stangenbrg
K9/4 Nonlinear Rocking Analysis of Nuclear Reactor Building Simulataneously Subjected to Horizontal and Vertical Earthquake Motion
K. Muto, T. Kobayashi, S. Motohashi, N. Mizuno, I. Moribe, N. Sugiyama, T. Suzuki
K9/5 Soil-Structure Interaction on Inclined Soil Layers
G. Massa, R. De Stefano, G. Vaccaro, C. Vardanega
K9/6 Experimental Study of Soil-Structure Interaction for Proving the Three Dimensional Thin Layered Element Method (Part II)
Y. Kuwabara, Y. Ogiwara, H. Tsuchiya, M. Nakayama
K9/7 Experimental and Theoretical Investigations of Soil-Structure Interaction Effect at HDR-Reactor-Building
K. Wassermann
K9/8 Nonlinear Soil-Strucure Interaction Analysis of the HDR Containment Building
D.K. Vaughan, J. Isenberg, C.A. Kot, M.G. Srinivasan
K9/9 Experimental and Analytical Studies of a Deeply Embedded Reactor Building Model Considering Soil-Building Interaction (Part III)
H. Tanaka, T. Ohta, S. Uchiyama

K10 - Soil-Structure Interaction III

K10/1

The Use of Frequency Independent Soil Springs for Layered Sites
P. Arnold, A. Endres, M. Meier

K10/2 Equivalent Soil Resonators for Layered Half-Spaces
D. Costes, J. Culambourg
K10/3 An Assessment of Soil-Structure Interaction Effects Based on Simple Models
A.J. Philippacopoulos, C.A. Miller
K10/4 Dynamic Soil Structure Interaction of Nuclear Reactors - A Sensitivity Approach
I. Hathout
K10/5 Evaluation of Radiation Damping Using 3-D Finite Element Models
D.K. Vaughan, J. Isenberg
K10/6 Soil-Structure Interaction for a Multi-Foundations Building
P. Labbe
K10/7 Seismic Response of Reactor Building on Alluvial Soil by Direct Implicit Integration
S.K. Thakkar, A.K. Dinkar
K10/8 Soil-Structure Interaction Analysis of a Boiling Water Reactor
C.V. Subramanian, I.M. Idriss
K10/9 Seismic Sensitivity Study of a Generic CANDU Nuclear Power Plant: Soil-Structure Interaction
L.S.S. Lee, C.G. Duff
K10/10 High Soil/Structure Interaction Combined with Low Structural Damping
C.A. Miller, C.J. Costantino, A.J. Philippacopoulos
K10/11 Analytical Investigation of the Influence of Soil on Tanks for Seismic Analysis of Nuclear Power Plant
M. Nakahara, J.T. Wright, J.D. Stevenson
K10/12 Comparison of Results of Soil-Structure Interaction Analyses Based on Time and Frequency Domain Approaches with Emphasis on Treatment of Damping
A. Gantayat, H. Kamil, N. Krutzik

K11 - Pile Response and Underground Structures

K11/1

Dynamic-Stiffness Matrix of Embedded and Pile Foundations by Indirect Boundary Element Method
J.P. Wolf, G.R. Darbre

K11/2 Predicting Forces and Margins of Safety of Pile Foundations
P.P. Christiano, J.-N. Levadous, F. Henning
K11/3 Three-Dimensional Pile-Soil-Pile Interaction Analysis in Time Domain
V. M. Trbojevic, R.R. Kunar
K11/4 Analysis of Pile-Soil-Structure Interaction for Aircraft Impact
R. Danisch, K. Delinic, R.R. Kunar, V.M. Trbojevic
K11/5 Pile Groups Analysis Under Static and Dynamic Loads - Effect of Soil Non-linearities
K. Ickroth, F. Henning
K11/6 Experimental Evaluation of the Dynamic Properties of a Massive Pile Foundation
P. Gülkan, M. Erdik, A. Gürpinar
K11/7 Seismic Loads on Tunnels and Buried Pipelines
M.V. Ionita, F. Volpe, A. Castellani
K11/9 Response of Buried Tunnels to Earthquake Excitation
P.P. Christiano, D.A. Raynaud
K11/10 Deterministic Seismic Analysis of Slender Infinite Buried Structures
J. Goodman, Y. Zaslavsky
K11/11 Soil Structure Seismic Interaction in the Analysis of Underground Tunnels
A.G. Masso, I. Attalla, E. Kisiridis

K12 - Response of Piping and Equipment

K12/1

Piping System Seismic Capacity
G.C. Slagis, W. Hahn

K12/2 Seismic Responses of a Piping System with Valves and Other Concentrated Masses
G. Veiss
K12/5 An Experimental Study on Damping Characteristics of Mechanical Snubber for Nuclear Power Plant Piping Systems
T. Chiba, H. Kobayashi, K. Kitamura, K. Ando, R. Koyanagi
K12/7 Combination of the Primary and Secondary Stress Components for Piping Systems
M. Subudhi, Y.K. Wang, P. Bezler
K12/8 Response of a Piping System Under Seismic and Thermal Loading
S. Schneider, H.M. Lee, W.G. Gooden
K12/9 Equivalent Statis Coefficients for Simplified Seismic Analysis of Piping Systems
C.-W. Lin, T.C. Esselman
K12/10 A Proposal for Aseismic Design Method of Equipment and Pipings for NPP in Low Seismisity Area
H. Shibata
K12/11 Relative Conservatisms of Combination Methods Used in Response Spectrum Analyses of Nuclear Piping Systems
S. Gupta, O. Kustu, D.P. Jhaveri, J.A. Blume
K12/12 Influence of Supports on the Vibration Behavior and on Stresses of HDR Piping Systems
K. Waldner

K13 - Seismic Qualification of Systems and Equipment

K13/1

A Pilot Program for the Development of an Alternative Approach to Seismic Equipment Qualification
P.I. Yanev, S.W. Swan

K13/2 Theory and Implementation of Analytical Tools to Calculate Response Changes in Equipment Previously Evaluated by Testing
W. Djordjevic, S. Anagnostis
K13/3 Seismic Tests According to New Spcifications
G. Cotel, H. Lemaire
K13/4 Equivalent Usage Factor for Equipment Qualification Testing
A. Javid, B. Fatemi, R. Santoro
K13/5 About Seismic Qualification of Equipments by Multi-Spectra Method
P. d'Anthouard
K13/6 Seismic Qualification of Valves in Nuclear Applications
R. Manuelyan, E.J. Bond, C.M. Jan
K13/7 Effective Combination Methods for Seismic Qualification of Electrical and Control Equipment
K.K. Bandyopadhyay, C.M. Jan
K13/8 A Seismic Evaluation Study of Mechanical and Electrical Equipment at an Existing Nuclear Handling Facility
W. Djordjevic, F. Elsabee, L. Serdar, R. Graves

K14 - Design Concepts

K14/1

Nuclear Power Plant Seismic Design - A Review of Selected Topics
W.J. Hall, R.P. Kennedy, J.D. Stevenson

K14/2 Principles of Earthquake Design for Nuclear Power Plants in the FRG - Historical Develoment and a Critical Review
M. Hintergräber, R. Wittmann.
K14/3 Changes of the Basic Principles for the Seismic Design of Nuclear Power Plants
M. Hintergräber, R. Wittmann
K14/5 Seismic Capacities of Existing Nuclear Power Plant Structures
D.A. Wesley, P.S. Hashimoto, R.B. Narver
K14/6 Load Factor Determination in LRF - Design for Safety Related Reinforced Concrete Structures
P. Varpasuo
K14/7 Seismic Evaluation of a Connected Versus - A Disconnected Auxiliary-Turbine Building Complex
K.K. Bandyopadhyay, C.M. Jan
K14/8 Seismic Behaviour of Spent Fuel Racks in Different Configurations of Support Design
D. Bouche-Pillon, F. Le Breton, A. Thouvenot

K15 - Behavior of Structures and Systems During Tests and Earthquakes

K15/1

Identification of Natural Frequencies and Modes of a Nuclear Power Plant by Means of Excitation with Environment Noise
E. Luz, C. Gurr-Beyer, W. Stoecklin

K15/3 Forced Vibration Tests of a Model Foundation on Rock Ground
N. Kisaki, M. Siota, M. Yamada, A. Ikeda, H. Tsuchiya, K. Kitazawa, Y. Kuwabara, Y. Ogiwara
K15/4

HDR Steel Containment Vessel Dynamic Inertance Tests
J.G. Arendts

K15/5 HDR Flood Water Storage Tank Modal Vibration Tests
V.W. Gorman, G.L. Thinnes
K15/6 Evaluation of Damping Values for Reactor Building and Components from Seismic Tests at the HDR Facility
H. Steinhilber
K15/7 Forced Vibration Tests and Simulation Analyses of Reactor Containment Facilities (PWR-Type)
T. Iwatate, A. Sakurai, Y. Masuko, T. Utsunomiya, G. Hirose, Y. Watanabe, I. Hama, K. Hagio, T. Nishiyama
K15/8 Observations of Earthquake Motions and Their Simulative Analyses of a PWR-Type Nuclear Power Station
T. Utsunomiya, H. Tanaka, Y. Watanabe, K. Matsuda, I. Hama, S. Kawamura, K. Hagio, T. Nishiyama

K15/9

Evaluation Procedures for Single Axis Sinusoidal Test to Design Spectrum Requirements
P.C. Sun, A. Javid

K15/10 Theoretical and Experimental Study of Auxiliary Pump During Faulted Condition Accident
D. Bouche-Pilon, M. Gonin, J.C. Queval
K15/11 Experimental Determination of Damping Factors for Walls of Masonry and Reinforced Concrete
P. Buttmann
K15/12 Seismic Testing of a Three-Hour Fire-Rated Steel-Framed Gypsum Drywall Partition for Nuclear Plants
F.A. Thulin, Jr.

K16 - PANEL DISCUSSION: Seismic Isolation Concepts

K16/1

Response of a Nuclear Power Plant on Aseismic Bearings from Horizontally Propagating Waves
J.M. Wolf, P. Obernhuber, B. Weber

K16/2 Seismic Isolation for Nuclear Power Plants
J.M. Eidinger
K16//3 Comparative Analyses of a Nuclear Island on Linear and Non-Linear Aseismic Bearing Pads
J.-N. Levdous, A.P. Michalopoulos, C. Coladant
K16/4 Aseismic Design of Nuclear Power Plants
B. Ballweber, U. Graubner, H. Schillberg
K16/5 Influence of Elasticity and Damping of the Building-Support System on the Response of Equipment Inside
G. Hüffmann, W. Kuitzsch
K16/6 Alexisismon Isolation Engineering for Nuclear Power Plants
A.S. Ikonomou
K16/7 Analysis of Spring-Supported Platforms by Modal Combination
K. Sachs, D.H. Rutherford
K16/8 Periodically Layered Composites for Mountings
A.K. Ghosh
K16/9 Active Control for Extinction in Minimum Time of a Fluid Coupled Coaxial Cylinders Vibrations
V.F. Poterasu


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