• Title of article

    Cost-effectivenessanalysisofseismicallyisolatedpoolstructuresforthestorageofnuclearspent-fuelassembliesOriginalResearchArticle

  • Author/Authors

    Kwan-SoonPark، نويسنده , , Hyun-MooKoh، نويسنده , , JunhoSong، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2004
  • Pages
    12
  • From page
    259
  • To page
    270
  • Abstract
    Thisstudyintroducesamethodforevaluatingcost-effectivenessofseismicallyisolatedpoolstructures,takingaccountoffluid–structureinteractioneffects.Asameasureofcost-effectiveness,theprocedureestimatesminimumlife-cyclecost,sumofinitialconstructioncostandexcepteddamagecistoverlife-cycleofthestructure.Theexpecteddamagecostisthefunctionoffailureprobabilities,whicharecomputedbyfrequencydomainanalysisforconvenience.Inputgroundmotionsarerepresentedbyapowerspectraldensityfunctioncompatiblewithsite-dependentresponsespectrums.Theinteractioneffectsbetweenflexiblewallsandcontainedfluidareconsideredintheformoftheaddedmassmatrix.Thethicknessofwallandthestiffnessofisolatorareconsideredtwokeydesignvariablesinachievingadesignwithminimumlife-cyclecost.Thenumericalexamplesshowthatseismicallyisolatedpooltanksarehighlycost-effectiveinlow-to-moderateseismicregions.
  • Journal title
    Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
  • Serial Year
    2004
  • Journal title
    Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
  • Record number

    894766