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Effects of characteristic parameters of isolation system on seismic response of isolated nuclear power plants
Author(s) -
Xu Liuyun,
Zhao Jinyi,
Zhou Zhiguang
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the structural design of tall and special buildings
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1541-7808
pISSN - 1541-7794
DOI - 10.1002/tal.1697
Subject(s) - nuclear power plant , nuclear power , seismic isolation , isolation (microbiology) , acceleration , structural engineering , finite element method , seismic analysis , computer science , engineering , physics , nuclear physics , microbiology and biotechnology , classical mechanics , biology
Summary Seismic isolation is increasingly being used in both traditional and industrial structures for its ability to reduce structural responses while effectively protecting systems and components, such as machinery. After applying isolation, the standardize design can be achieved during seismic design of nuclear power plant. However, the seismic response of nuclear structure with different isolation characteristic parameters under different ground motions has not been fully studied. In this paper, a new generation passive nuclear power plant model was simulated with finite element method. The acceleration response, deformation, seismic mitigation efficiency, and response discreteness of nuclear structures with different isolation characteristic parameters were analyzed. The effect degree of isolation characteristic parameters on seismic response of nuclear structures was investigated. Performance spaces are introduced as an alternate method for evaluating responses of nuclear structures. The results show that isolation systems largely reduce both the mean value and discreteness of seismic response of nuclear structures.