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Computers and Concrete Volume 13, Number 1, January 2014 , pages 1-16 DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/cac.2014.13.1.001 |
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Nonlinear time history analysis of a pre-stressed concrete containment vessel model under Japan |
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An Duan, Zuo-zhou Zhao, Ju Chen, Jia-ru Qian and Wei-liang Jin
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| Abstract | ||
| To evaluate the behavior of the advanced unbonded pre-stressed concrete containment vessel (UPCCV) for one typical China nuclear power plant under Japan\'s March 11 earthquake, five nonlinear time history analysis and a nonlinear static analysis of a 1:10 scale UPCCV structure have been carried out with MSC.MARC finite element program. Comparisons between the analytical and experimental results demonstrated that the developed finite element model can predict the earthquake behavior of the UPCCV with fair accuracy. The responses of the 1:10 scale UPCCV subjected to the 11 March 2011 Japan earthquakes recorded at the MYG003 station with the peak ground acceleration (PGA) of 781 gal and at the MYG013 station with the PGA of 982 gal were predicted by the dynamic analysis. Finally, a static analysis was performed to seek the ultimate load carrying capacity for the 1:10 scale UPCCV. | ||
| Key Words | ||
| earthquake; concrete containment vessel; unbounded tendon; nonlinear time history; finite element analysis | ||
| Address | ||
| An Duan,Ju Chen and Wei-liang Jin: College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China Zuo-zhou Zhao and Jia-ru Qian: Key Laboratory of Civil Engineering Safety and Durability of China Education Ministry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China | ||