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Ground motions associated with the design basis earthquake at the Savannah River Site, South Carolina, based on a deterministic approach

Conference ·
OSTI ID:5509087
;  [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. Geomatrix Consultants, Inc., San Francisco, CA (United States)
  2. Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC (United States)
  3. Pacific Engineering and Analysis, El Cerrito, CA (United States)
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Ground motion assessments are presented for evaluation of the seismic safety of K-Reactor at the Savannah River Site. Two earthquake sources are identified as the most significant to seismic hazard at the site, a M 7.5 earthquake occurring in Charleston, South Carolina, and a M 5 event occurring in the site vicinity. These events control the low frequency and high frequency portions of the spectrum, respectively. Three major issues were identified in the assessment of ground motions for the Savannah River site; specification of the appropriate stress drop for the Charleston source earthquake, specification of the appropriate levels of soil damping at large depths for site response analyses, and the appropriateness of western US recordings for specification of ground motions in the eastern US.
Research Organization:
Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC09-89SR18035
OSTI ID:
5509087
Report Number(s):
WSRC-MS-91-124; CONF-9110122--25; ON: DE92010823
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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