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Design assessment for transport and storage casks

Abstract

The design assessment concerning the mechanical behaviour of transport and storage casks for radioactive material to fulfil nuclear safety criteria has to be based on two essential considerations: (1) Effective analysis of the stress-strain state of the cask components under both normal operational and test conditions including hypothetical accident scenarios with suitable accepted methods. (2) Economic estimation of the required properties and the structural state of the cask components with sufficient exactness. In an overview of the codes which are available at GNS/GNB for cask impact strength analyses (ANSYS, ADINA, VDI Codes), procedures and aspects of benchmarking and validation of calculation codes are described. The results of experimental full size cask drop test programs (CASTOR, POLLUX) and corresponding pre-test calculational analyses show the suitability of the codes used. The influence of dynamic effects on the mechanical properties of material (ductile cast iron, wood) has been investigated experimentally. By consideration of these dynamic values in strength analyses of casks at impact a good agreement between experimental and calculational results has been achieved. (author).
Authors:
Janberg, K; Diersch, R; Spilker, H; Dreier, G [1] 
  1. Gesellschaft fuer Nuklearservice, Essen (Germany)
Publication Date:
Sep 01, 1995
Product Type:
Journal Article
Report Number:
CONF-9410134-
Reference Number:
SCA: 420204; PA: AIX-26:063434; EDB-95:131232; SN: 95001458055
Resource Relation:
Journal Name: International Journal of Radioactive Materials Transport; Journal Volume: 6; Journal Issue: 2-3; Conference: Brittle fracture safety assessment, Krefeld (Germany), 27-28 Oct 1994; Other Information: PBD: 1995
Subject:
42 ENGINEERING NOT INCLUDED IN OTHER CATEGORIES; CASKS; IMPACT STRENGTH; A CODES; BENCHMARKS; IMPACT TESTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; STORAGE; TRANSPORT; V CODES; VERIFICATION
OSTI ID:
100514
Country of Origin:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Journal ID: IJRTER; ISSN 0957-476X; TRN: GB9501352063434
Submitting Site:
GBN
Size:
pp. 191-196
Announcement Date:
Oct 04, 1995

Citation Formats

Janberg, K, Diersch, R, Spilker, H, and Dreier, G. Design assessment for transport and storage casks. United Kingdom: N. p., 1995. Web.
Janberg, K, Diersch, R, Spilker, H, & Dreier, G. Design assessment for transport and storage casks. United Kingdom.
Janberg, K, Diersch, R, Spilker, H, and Dreier, G. 1995. "Design assessment for transport and storage casks." United Kingdom.
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title = {Design assessment for transport and storage casks}
author = {Janberg, K, Diersch, R, Spilker, H, and Dreier, G}
abstractNote = {The design assessment concerning the mechanical behaviour of transport and storage casks for radioactive material to fulfil nuclear safety criteria has to be based on two essential considerations: (1) Effective analysis of the stress-strain state of the cask components under both normal operational and test conditions including hypothetical accident scenarios with suitable accepted methods. (2) Economic estimation of the required properties and the structural state of the cask components with sufficient exactness. In an overview of the codes which are available at GNS/GNB for cask impact strength analyses (ANSYS, ADINA, VDI Codes), procedures and aspects of benchmarking and validation of calculation codes are described. The results of experimental full size cask drop test programs (CASTOR, POLLUX) and corresponding pre-test calculational analyses show the suitability of the codes used. The influence of dynamic effects on the mechanical properties of material (ductile cast iron, wood) has been investigated experimentally. By consideration of these dynamic values in strength analyses of casks at impact a good agreement between experimental and calculational results has been achieved. (author).}
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issue = {2-3}
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journal type = {AC}
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