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Title: Effects of a major earthquake on the PEP housing, structures, and utilities

Abstract

The PEP tunnel, above-ground structures, and utility structures have been designed to withstand a major earthquake. This means they will experience minor or moderate damage in an earthquake which will cause widespread devastation in the surrounding region. The earthquake on October 17, 1989, which was not very severe locally, caused no damage to the PEP tunnel, buildings, or utilities. There was apparently some permanent displacement of the PEP tunnel. The PEP ring magnets moved enough to require re-alignment. A major earthquake will probably cause sufficient displacement of the PEP tunnel and magnet systems to necessitate extensive re-alignment. This may be the dominant factor determining the length of the shutdown after the quake.

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
DOE/ER
OSTI Identifier:
6430961
Report Number(s):
SLAC-ABC-11
ON: DE91004372
DOE Contract Number:  
AC03-76SF00515
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; PEP STORAGE RINGS; SEISMIC EFFECTS; ALIGNMENT; EARTHQUAKES; MECHANICAL STRUCTURES; SEISMIC EVENTS; STORAGE RINGS; 430400* - Particle Accelerators- Storage Rings

Citation Formats

Weidner, H. Effects of a major earthquake on the PEP housing, structures, and utilities. United States: N. p., 1990. Web. doi:10.2172/6430961.
Weidner, H. Effects of a major earthquake on the PEP housing, structures, and utilities. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/6430961
Weidner, H. 1990. "Effects of a major earthquake on the PEP housing, structures, and utilities". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/6430961. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/6430961.
@article{osti_6430961,
title = {Effects of a major earthquake on the PEP housing, structures, and utilities},
author = {Weidner, H},
abstractNote = {The PEP tunnel, above-ground structures, and utility structures have been designed to withstand a major earthquake. This means they will experience minor or moderate damage in an earthquake which will cause widespread devastation in the surrounding region. The earthquake on October 17, 1989, which was not very severe locally, caused no damage to the PEP tunnel, buildings, or utilities. There was apparently some permanent displacement of the PEP tunnel. The PEP ring magnets moved enough to require re-alignment. A major earthquake will probably cause sufficient displacement of the PEP tunnel and magnet systems to necessitate extensive re-alignment. This may be the dominant factor determining the length of the shutdown after the quake.},
doi = {10.2172/6430961},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6430961}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1990},
month = {Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1990}
}