• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제52권8호
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• pp.1847-1861
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• 2020

A design study was performed to improve the limit aseismic performance (LSP) of a primary heat transport system (PHTS) pump. This pump is part of the primary equipment of a prototype generation IV sodium-cooled fast reactor (PGSFR). The LSP is the maximum allowable seismic load that still ensures structural integrity. To calculate the LSP of the PHTS pump, a structural analysis model of the pump was developed and its dynamic characteristics were obtained by modal analysis. The floor response spectrum (FRS) initiated from a safety shutdown earthquake (SSE), 0.3 g, was applied to the support points of the PHTS pump, and then the seismic induced stresses were calculated. The structural integrity was evaluated according to the ASME code, and the LSP of the PHTS pump was calculated from the evaluation results. Based on the results of the modal analysis and LSP of the PHTS pump, design parameters affecting the LSP were selected. Then, ways to improve the LSP were proposed from sensitivity analysis of the selected design variables.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제61권3호
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• pp.419-426
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• 2017

Recently, the transportation of dangerous explosive goods is increasing, which makes vehicle blasting accidents a potential threat for the safety of bridge structures. In addition, blasting accidents happen more easily when earthquake occurs. Excessive dynamic response of bridges under extreme loads may cause local member damage, serviceability issues, or even failure of the whole structure. In this paper, a new explosion-proof and aseismic system is proposed including cable support damping bearing and steel-fiber reinforced concrete based on the existing researches. Then, considering one 40m-span simply supported concrete T-bridge as the prototype, through scale model test and numerical simulation, the dynamic response of the bridge under three conditions including only earthquake, only blast load and the combination of the two extreme loads is obtained and the applicability of this explosion-proof and aseismic system is explored. Results of the study show that this explosion-proof and aseismic system has good adaptability to seism and blast load at different level. The reducing vibration isolation efficiency of cable support damping bearing is pretty high. Increasing cables does not affect the good shock-absorption performance of the original bearing. The new system is good at shock absorption and displacement limitation. It works well in reducing the vertical dynamic response of beam body, and could limit the relative displacement between main girder and capping beam in different orientation so as to solve the problem of beam falling. The study also shows that the enhancement of steel fibers in concrete could significantly improve the blast resistance of main beam. Results of this paper can be used in the process of antiknock design, and provide strong theoretical basis for comprehensive protection and support of girder bridges.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.47-56
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• 2017

잔교식 안벽의 내진설계는 보통 다중모드 스펙트럼 해석과 같은 단순 동해석 방법을 적용하여 수행된다. 이러한 단순 해석법은 구조물의 한계상태를 평가하는데 유용할 수 있다. 그러나, 과거에 발생한 잔교식 안벽의 지진피해사례를 살펴보면, 기초지반의 변형 또는 지반-말뚝 사이의 동적 상호작용이 구조물의 전체 거동에 큰 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 거동은 지반-말뚝-구조물 동적 상호작용을 정밀하게 모사할 수 있는 비선형 유효응력 해석을 수행하여 평가할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 잔교식 안벽의 내진성능을 평가할 수 있는 3차원 수치 모델링 기법을 선정하고, 이를 Hyogoken Nambu 지진(1995)시 고베항의 잔교식 안벽 피해사례에 적용하여 그 적용성을 검증하였다. 해석결과, 본 연구에서 적용한 수치 모델링 기법이 안벽의 지진피해 거동을 잘 모사할 수 있으며, 지반의 과잉간극수압증가 및 지반-구조물과의 동적 상호작용이 안벽의 지진거동에 큰 영향을 주는 것으로 나타났다.