Vibration testing of a 1/4-scale containment model
This paper presents programs for the validation of soil-structure interaction (SSI) analysis methods with data that include ground and structural response motions during natural earthquakes and structural response from low-level vibration tests. The primary source of the data is the 1/4-scale containment building situated in Lotung in a seismically active region of Taiwan. The analysis validation program involves blind predictions of site and structural response to the vibration test excitations and to a selected strong-motion seismic event, and the subsequent comparison of predictions with corresponding measurements. This paper focuses on the vibration testing of the model containment structure and the determination of its dynamic characteristics from the experimental data. The 1/4-scale reinforced concrete containment structure, built by EPRI in cooperation with Taiwan Power Company, is located within an array of strong-motion seismographs, known as the SMART-1 array.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- OSTI ID:
- 6304184
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-870812-21; ON: DE87011058; TRN: 87-030029
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 9. SMIRT: international conference on structural mechanics in reactor technology, Lausanne, Switzerland, 17 Aug 1987; Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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