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Seismic isolation of nuclear power plant based on layered periodic foundation

  • Mi Zhao (Key Laboratory of Urban Security and Disaster Engineering of Ministry of Education, Beijing University of Technology) ;
  • Qun Chen (Key Laboratory of Urban Security and Disaster Engineering of Ministry of Education, Beijing University of Technology) ;
  • Junqi Zhang (Key Laboratory of Urban Security and Disaster Engineering of Ministry of Education, Beijing University of Technology) ;
  • Xiuli Du (Key Laboratory of Urban Security and Disaster Engineering of Ministry of Education, Beijing University of Technology)
  • Received : 2022.10.21
  • Accepted : 2023.03.14
  • Published : 2023.04.25
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Abstract

In this paper, mechanical properties of periodic foundation made of concrete and rubber are investigated by a parametric study using the finite element method (FEM). Periodic foundation is a special type of seismic isolation foundation used in civil engineering, which is inspired by the meso-scale structure of phononic crystals in solid-state physics. This type of foundation is capable of reducing the seismic wave propagating though the foundation, therefore providing additional protection for the structures. In the FEM analysis, layered periodic foundation is frequently modelled due to its simplicity in numerical modeling. However, the isolation effect of periodic foundation on nuclear power plant has not been fully discussed to the best knowledge of authors. In this work, we construct four numerical models of nuclear power plant with different foundations to investigate the seismic isolation effects of periodic foundations. The results show that the layered periodic foundation can increase the natural period of the nuclear power plant like traditional base isolation systems, which is beneficial to the structures. In addition, the seismic response of the nuclear power plant can also be effectively reduced in both vertical and horizontal directions when the frequencies of the incident waves fall into some specific frequency bandgaps of the periodic foundation. Furthermore, it is demonstrated that the layered periodic foundation can reduce the amplitude of the floor response spectrum, which plays an important role in the protection of the equipment.

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Acknowledgement

This research was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51738001). The support is gratefully acknowledged.

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