Analysis of nuclear material shipping containers using a three-dimensional, dynamic finite-element program
The methods employed at Sandia National Laboratories to conduct 3-D analyses of the structural response of nuclear-material shipping containers to regulatory and accident environments are described. First, the pre-processing program used to construct the finite-element model of the container is described, followed by a discussion of the computer program utilized to calculate the deformations and the stresses in the container. Third, the post-processing programs and their options are described. This is followed by a group of examples from various container analyses to illustrate the modeling, analysis, and presentation of the results. Three-dimensional, finite-element analyses are rapidly becoming feasible due to advances in both computer hardware and software. Since many regulatory and accident environments are 3-D in nature, these analyses allow the structural behavior of nuclear materials shipping containers in response to these environments to be predicted. By using appropriate pre-processing and post-processing programs, the models can be created in a reasonable and economical period of time, and the results can be displayed in a way that increases the understanding of the results of the analyses.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-76DP00789
- OSTI ID:
- 6310847
- Report Number(s):
- SAND-83-1097C; CONF-830528-7; ON: DE83011859
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 7. international symposium on packaging and transportation of radioactive materials, New Orleans, LA, USA, 15 May 1983; Other Information: Portions are illegible in microfiche products
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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