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http://dx.doi.org/10.7734/COSEIK.2014.27.2.103

Assessment of the Internal Pressure Fragility of the PWR Containment Building Using a Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis  

Hahm, Daegi (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Integrated Safety Assessment Division)
Park, Hyung-Kui (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Integrated Safety Assessment Division)
Choi, In-Kil (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Integrated Safety Assessment Division)
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Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea / v.27, no.2, 2014 , pp. 103-111 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, the probabilistic internal pressure fragility analysis was performed by using the non-linear finite element analysis method. The target structure is one of the containment buildings of typical domestic pressurized water reactors(PWRs). The 3-dimensional finite element model of the containment building was developed with considering the large equipment hatches. To consider uncertainties in the material properties and structural capacities, we performed the sensitivity analysis of the ultimate pressure capacity with respect to the variation of four important uncertain parameters. The results of the sensitivity analysis were used to the selection of the probabilistic variables and the determination of their probabilistic parameters. To reflect the present condition of the tendon pre-stressing force, the data of the pre-stressing force acquired from the in-service inspections of tendon forces were used for the determination of the median value. Two failure modes(leak, rupture) were considered and their limit states were defined to assess the internal pressure fragility of target containment building. The internal pressure fragilities for each failure mode were evaluated in terms of median internal pressure capacity, high confidence low probability of failure(HCLPF) capacity, and fragility curves with respect to the confidence levels. The HCLPF capacity was 115.9 psig for leak failure mode, and 125.0 psig for rupture failure mode.
Keywords
internal pressure fragility; fragility curves; PWR containment building; nonlinear FEA; failure probability; failure mode; leak; rupture;
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