Round-robin analysis of the behavior of a 1:6-scale reinforced concrete containment model pressurized to failure: Posttest evaluations
A 1:6-scale model of a reinforced concrete containment building was pressurized incrementally to failure at a remote site at Sandia National Laboratories. The response of the model was recorded with more than 1000 channels of data (primarily strain and displacement measurements) at 37 discrete pressure levels. The primary objective of this test was to generate data that could be used to validate methods for predicting the performance of containment buildings subject to loads beyond their design basis. Extensive analyses were conducted before the test to predict the behavior of the model. Ten organizations in Europe and the US conducted independent analyses of the model and contributed to a report on the pretest predictions. Predictions included structural response at certain predetermined locations in the model as well as capacity and failure mode. This report discusses comparisons between the pretest predictions and the experimental results. Posttest evaluations that were conducted to provide additional insight into the model behavior are also described. The significance of the analysis and testing of the 1:6-scale model to performance evaluations of actual containments subject to beyond design basis loads is also discussed. 70 refs., 428 figs., 24 tabs.
- Research Organization:
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC (USA). Div. of Engineering; Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- NRC
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-76DP00789
- OSTI ID:
- 5315986
- Report Number(s):
- NUREG/CR-5341; SAND--89-0349; ON: TI90002911
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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