7th International Conference on 
Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology


 

DIVISION M: RELIABILITY AND RISK ANALYSIS OF
NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS


M1 - Stochastic Fracture Mechanics and Dynamics

M1/1

Fracture Mechanics in Strucural Reliability
J.N. Yang, G.L. Rudd

M1/2 A Critical Review of Methods in Stochastic Structural Dynamics
W. Wedig
M1/3 An Application of Probabilistic Fracture Mechanics to Reactor Pressure Vessels Including Multiple Initiation and Arrest Events
G.M. Jones, F.J. Witt
M1/4 On Pressure Vessel Failure Probability
H. Bargmann, H. Hirschmann, R. Wanner
M1/5 Piping Reliability Analysis for Recirculation Safe Ends of a Boiling Water Reactor
L. Boyce, H.H. Woo
M1/6 A Probabilistic Assessment of the Primary Coolant Loop Pipe Fracture for a Typical Combustion Engineering PWR Plant
H.H. Woo, L. Boyce
M1/7 A Simplified Reliability Analysis for Pressurized Components at the Presence of Small Cracks
H. Hirschmann
M1/8 Sequential Cumulative Fatigue Relaibilkity of a Redundant Peripheral Connector Array Including Depletion Effects
A.N. Kinkead, P. Martin
M1/9 A Method for Generating Floor Response Spectra Through Power Spectra/Response Spectra Relationship
B.J. Sullivan

M2 - Load Combinations

M2/1

Combined Dynamic Effects of Correlated Load Processes
Y.-K. Wen

M2/2 Partial Safety Factors for Combined Loading
F. Casciati
M2/3 Estimation of Structural Reliability Under Combined Loads
M. Shinozuka, T. Kako, H. Hwang, P. Brown, M. Reich
M2/4 Evaluation of Concurrent Peak Responses
P.C. Wang, J. Curreri, M. Reich
M2/5 Probabilistic Response Spectrum Method for Multidirectional Seismic Input
A. Der-Kiureghian, W. Smeby
M2/6 Load Combination for the Primary Pipe of a PWR
P. Kafka, G. Zipf, R. Schäfer
M2/7 A Probabilistic Concept for the Aseismic Design of Nuclear Power Plants
G. König, D. Hosser

M3 - Quality Assessment and Reliability I

M3/1

Damage Evaluation for Structural Reliability Assessment
J.T.P. Yao

M3/2 Structural Modelling and Limit State Identification for Reliability Analysis of RC Containment Structures
M. Chang, P. Brown, H. Hwang, T. Kako
M3/3 Uncertainty Analysis of Containment Resistance Subjected to Seismic Loading
L.F. Greimann, F.S. Fanous, D.D. Ketelaar
M3/4 A Method for Estimating Fragility Curves Using Expert Opinions
A. Mosleh, G. Apostolakis
M3/5 Evaluation of an Expert Opinion Survey to Determine Component Seismic Fragility
V.N. Vagliente, M. Voutyras, A. Curtis
M3/6 Uncertainty Evaluation of Fast Reactor Core Seismic Response
A. Martelli, M. Forni, A. Amendola, A.C. Lucia, G. Maresca
M3/7 Failure Probabilities of LMFBR-Components Under Extreme-Load Conditions
H. Schulz, M. Glahn, S. Beliczey
M3/8 Probabilistic Analysis of Turbine Missle Damage to Nuclear Power Plant Structures
L.A. Twisdale, W.L. Dunn, R.A. Frank

M4 - Quality Assessment and Reliability II

M4/1

The Effect of Quality Control on Reliability Estimation
S. Garribba

M4/2 Reliability Studies of Bored Concrete Pile Foundations
J.D. Riera, F.C.P. de Barros
M4/3 Integrity and As-Built Capacity of Bored Pile Group
D. Shaw, J.F. Kissenpfenning, M.R. Hümmer
M4/4 Probabilistic Seismic Analysis of Slender Infinite Burried Structures
J. Goodman, J.E. Koch
M4/5 Probabilistic Analysis of a Nuclear Auxiliary Building on Aseismic Bearing Pads
N.R. Vaidya, M.D. Snyder, A.J. Eggengberger
M4/6 Inspection of Small Samples of Nominally Identical, High Integrity Components
G.O. Johnston
M4/7 Stochastic Finite Element Analysis of Uncertain Intrinsic Stresses
T. Hisada, S. Nakagiri, T. Nagasaki
M4/8 Reliability Analysis for Stiff Versus Flexible Piping Systems
S.C. Lu, C.K. Chou

M5 - Structural Systems/Component Reliability

M5/1

Reliability Assessment of Nuclear Structural Systems
M. Reich

M5/2 Interaction of Structural and Component Reliability
G.I. Schuëller
M5/3 Development of a Reliability Analysis Method for Category 1 Structures
M. Shinozuka, T. Kako, H. Hwang, M. Reich
M5/4 Logic Flowgraph Methodology for Use in Disturbance, Reliability and Risk Analysis
S. Guarro, D. Okrent
M5/5 Dynamic Simulation Model for PWR
M. Motamed, D. Okrent
M5/6 The Contribution of Control Systems in LWR Safety
J. Alter, D. Okrent
M5/7 Application of the SSMRP Methodology to the Seismic Probabilistic Risk Analysis at the Zion Nuclear Power Plant
M.P. Bohn, L.C. Shieh, J.E. Wells, L.L. George, R.W. Mensing, L.E. Cover, D.L. Bernreuter, J.J. Johnson
M5/8 Structural/Piping Sensitivity Studies for the USNRC Seismic Safety Margins Research Program
L.C. Shieh, W.J. O'Connell, J.J. Johnson
M5/9 Seismic Risk Analysis for the Fast Breeder Prototype SNR-300 in Kalkar (FRG)
D. Hosser

M6 - Risk Studies

M6/1

Use of PRA and Safety Goals in Nuclear Power Plant Regulation
M.L. Ernst

M6/2 German Risk Study of PWR's
P. Kafka
M6/3 PRA and the Implementation of Quantitative Safety Goals
D. Okrent
M6/4 Lessons Learned from Seismic PRA Studies
M.K. Ravindra, R.P. Kennedy
M6/5 PRA Has Many Faces - Can the Safety Goal be Well-Posed?
H. Bargmann
M6/6 Study of the Accidental Risk of the German Fast Breeder Prototype Reactor SNR-300
K. Koeberlein
M6/7 Probabilistic Seismic Design of a Dedicated Shutdown Heat Removal System Including Benefit Considerations
Y.T. Lee, D. Okrent
M6/8 Reliability Analyses to Detect Weak Points in Secondary Plants
R. Schiling


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