Extension of the linear nodal method to large concrete building calculations

Conference · Fri Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1985 · Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5726768

Childs, R L; Rhoades, W A

Studies of radiation penetration into large concrete and masonry structures are in progress at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Accomplishments to date include the development of TORT, a three-dimensional (3-D) extension of the DOT discrete ordinates transport code, and the completion of an experiment at the Tower Shielding Facility for methods testing purposes. In this paper, the implementation of the linear nodal method in the TORT code is described, and the results of a mesh refinement study to test the effectiveness of the linear nodal and weighted diamond-difference methods available in TORT are presented.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN
• OSTI ID: 5726768
• Report Number(s): CONF-851115-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc.; (United States) Journal Volume: 50
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

654002* -- Radiation & Shielding Physics-- Shielding Calculations & Experiments-- (-1987)
73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
BUILDING MATERIALS
BUILDINGS
CALCULATION METHODS
COMPUTER CODES
CONCRETES
D CODES
DISCRETE ORDINATE METHOD
MATERIALS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
ORNL
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
SHIELDING
T CODES
TEST FACILITIES
TESTING
THREE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
US AEC
US DOE
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS
VALIDATION