High-level seismic response and failure prediction methods for piping

Technical Report · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1988

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5747008· OSTI ID:5747008

Severud, L. K.; Anderson, M. J.; Lindquist, M. R.; Wagner, S. E.; Weiner, E. O.

Seismic response and failure analyses were performed for four piping systems that were shake-tested to high level nonlinear and inelastic response levels. Both pre- and post-test analyses were accomplished. A number of simplified elastic, elasto-plastic, and inelastic transient dynamic analysis methods were utilized. Descriptions of these methods, with their special structural parameters and comparisons of predictions using each method to test data, are provided. Reasonably useful, but conservative, methods were found for predicting the high-level inelastic response and the failure modes.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Hanford Co., Richland, WA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-87RL10930
• OSTI ID: 5747008
• Report Number(s): NUREG/CR-5023; WHC-EP-0081; HEDL-TME-86-11; ON: TI88005178
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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