Soil-structure interaction effects on the reliability evaluation of reactor containments

Conference · Tue Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:5548548

Pires, J; Hwang, H; Reich, M

The probability-based method for the seismic reliability assessment of nuclear structures, which has been developed at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), is extended to include the effects of soil-structure interaction. A reinforced concrete containment building is analyzed in order to examine soil-structure interaction effects on: (1) structural fragilities; (2) floor response spectra statistics; and (3) correlation coefficients for total acceleration responses at specified structural locations.

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH00016
• OSTI ID: 5548548
• Report Number(s): BNL-NUREG-38048; CONF-860816-1; ON: TI86011198
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS
220200* -- Nuclear Reactor Technology-- Components & Accessories
BUILDING MATERIALS
BUILDINGS
CONCRETES
CONTAINMENT
CONTAINMENT SYSTEMS
ENGINEERED SAFETY SYSTEMS
EVALUATION
MATERIALS
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
POWER PLANTS
REINFORCED CONCRETE
REINFORCED MATERIALS
RELIABILITY
SEISMIC EFFECTS
SOIL-STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS
SOILS
THERMAL POWER PLANTS