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Effect of vertical seismic load on shear-bending buckling strength of thin cylindrical shells

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OSTI ID:170340
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  1. Hitachi, Ltd., Tuchiura, Ibaraki (Japan). Mechanical Engineering Research Lab.
  2. Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi, Ibaraki (Japan). Hitachi Works
  3. Central Research Inst. of Electric Power Industry, Abiko, Chiba (Japan)
  4. Univ. of Tokyo (Japan). Dept. of Architecture

The main vessels of Fast Breeder Reactors (FBR) are cylindrical structures containing liquid, and have to be thin-walled in order to withstand severe thermal condition. One of the most critical factors in the design of earthquake-resistant FBRs is the buckling strength of the cylinder part of the reactor vessel. In order to investigate various non-linear response characteristics, including buckling, of thin cylindrical shells under vertical and horizontal seismic motion, pseudo-dynamic experiments and non-linear response simulation analysis is performed. It is confirmed that buckling is caused mainly by horizontal seismic loads, and that vertical seismic loads reduce the lateral load-carrying capacity of cylinders and amplify response displacement for a given horizontal seismic load. To evaluate the amplification of non-linear horizontal responses due to vertical input motions, the authors define a response amplification factor, which is calculated from floor response spectra of seismic waves.

OSTI ID:
170340
Report Number(s):
CONF-950740--; ISBN 0-7918-1343-6
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English