Shaking Table Testing of a Scaled Nuclear Power Plant Structure with Base Isolation

To investigate the seismic performance and isolation effect of a high-temperature gas-cooled reactor, a 1/20 scale model including a reactor, a spent-fuel plant, and a nuclear auxiliary plant was fabricated. In addition, 220 mm lead-rubber bearings were designed and produced for use in the shaking t...

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Main Authors: Linlin Song, Xueming Zhang, Mingyang Wei, Yunlun Sun, Shicai Chen, Yan Chen
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-01-01
Series:Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/2536474
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description To investigate the seismic performance and isolation effect of a high-temperature gas-cooled reactor, a 1/20 scale model including a reactor, a spent-fuel plant, and a nuclear auxiliary plant was fabricated. In addition, 220 mm lead-rubber bearings were designed and produced for use in the shaking table test, which included both isolated and nonisolated conditions. Two historical earthquake records and three artificial earthquake motions were used to input the ground motion in the tests. The results demonstrated that the seismic performance of the plant was better and that the structure was in an elastic state, under a safe shutdown earthquake event. Isolation bearings were found to effectively reduce the dominate frequency of the structure. The acceleration amplification factor of the superstructure was found to be less than 1. The isolation test results showed that the peak of the floor response spectrum at the pressure vessel support was less than 0.1 g. In the nonisolation test, the peak of the floor response spectrum was greater than 1 g. In the isolation test, the relative displacement of the structure was less than 1.1 mm, which was relatively small. The structure maintained a good isolation performance and exhibited improved safety under extreme ground motion.
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spelling doaj-art-afc6f9ccdbca48e3b2ca38d8e1ef5d642025-08-20T03:39:18ZengWileyScience and Technology of Nuclear Installations1687-60832023-01-01202310.1155/2023/2536474Shaking Table Testing of a Scaled Nuclear Power Plant Structure with Base IsolationLinlin Song0Xueming Zhang1Mingyang Wei2Yunlun Sun3Shicai Chen4Yan Chen5Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Roads and Railway Engineering Safety ControlMinistry of Education Key Laboratory of Roads and Railway Engineering Safety ControlMinistry of Education Key Laboratory of Roads and Railway Engineering Safety ControlChinergy Co., Ltd.Beijing Key Laboratory of Earthquake Engineering and Structural RetrofitChinergy Co., Ltd.To investigate the seismic performance and isolation effect of a high-temperature gas-cooled reactor, a 1/20 scale model including a reactor, a spent-fuel plant, and a nuclear auxiliary plant was fabricated. In addition, 220 mm lead-rubber bearings were designed and produced for use in the shaking table test, which included both isolated and nonisolated conditions. Two historical earthquake records and three artificial earthquake motions were used to input the ground motion in the tests. The results demonstrated that the seismic performance of the plant was better and that the structure was in an elastic state, under a safe shutdown earthquake event. Isolation bearings were found to effectively reduce the dominate frequency of the structure. The acceleration amplification factor of the superstructure was found to be less than 1. The isolation test results showed that the peak of the floor response spectrum at the pressure vessel support was less than 0.1 g. In the nonisolation test, the peak of the floor response spectrum was greater than 1 g. In the isolation test, the relative displacement of the structure was less than 1.1 mm, which was relatively small. The structure maintained a good isolation performance and exhibited improved safety under extreme ground motion.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/2536474
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