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Title: Advanced Seismic Fragility Modeling using Nonlinear Soil-Structure Interaction Analysis

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1371513· OSTI ID:1371513
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  1. Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
  2. Simpson-Gupertz & Heger, Waltham, MA (United States)

The goal of this effort is to compare the seismic fragilities of a nuclear power plant system obtained by a traditional seismic probabilistic risk assessment (SPRA) and an advanced SPRA that utilizes Nonlinear Soil-Structure Interaction (NLSSI) analysis. Soil-structure interaction (SSI) response analysis for a traditional SPRA involves the linear analysis, which ignores geometric nonlinearities (i.e., soil and structure are glued together and the soil material undergoes tension when the structure uplifts). The NLSSI analysis will consider geometric nonlinearities.

Research Organization:
Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE)
DOE Contract Number:
AC07-05ID14517
OSTI ID:
1371513
Report Number(s):
INL/EXT-15-36735; M2LW-15IN0702036; TRN: US1701943
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English