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Advances in Seismic Performance Assessment, Volume II

A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Civil Engineering".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (29 February 2024) | Viewed by 794

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School of Civil Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
Interests: experimental methods and techniques for seismic resistance of structures
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Dear Colleagues,

Engineering structure performance that reduces the risk of earthquake damage is an important issue for both scientists and consumers.

The seismic performance of engineering structures depends not only on the material, construction quality, and seismic design, but also on the seismic performance assessment, as an example.

The aim of modern methods of seismic performance assessment is to conduct theoretical analysis, numerical simulation, and experimental testing of materials, components, and parts of or full structures in order to promote the performance of engineering structures with widely understood safe, economical, environmentally friendly, and energy-saving properties.

This Special Issue will be dedicated to new perspectives in the seismic performance assessment of engineering structures.

Topics that will be discussed in this Special Issue will focus not only on modern methods and technologies for improving the seismic performance of engineering structures, but also on the verification of their performance with modern experimental testing, numerical simulation, and hybrid testing or simulation.

Dr. Guoshan Xu
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • seismic performance
  • engineering structure
  • seismic design
  • experimental testing
  • numerical simulation

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17 pages, 6068 KiB  
Article
Seismic Response Effect on Base-Isolated Rigid Structures by Mass Eccentricity in Nuclear Plants
by Tae-Myung Shin and Byung-Chan Lee
Appl. Sci. 2023, 13(24), 13330; https://doi.org/10.3390/app132413330 - 18 Dec 2023
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The purpose of this paper is to analyze the seismic response effect caused by the mass eccentricity of individual equipment when conducting base isolation for the improvement of the seismic performance of a nuclear power plant. Recent research has interpreted and confirmed through [...] Read more.
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the seismic response effect caused by the mass eccentricity of individual equipment when conducting base isolation for the improvement of the seismic performance of a nuclear power plant. Recent research has interpreted and confirmed through analysis and testing that base isolation for safety-related equipment in nuclear power plants is an efficient alternative to designing for excessive seismic loads. Depending on the equipment, unavoidable mass eccentricity can occur, which necessitates verification of the response impact caused by eccentricity. In this paper, we analyze the seismic response impact of equipment with mass eccentricity using small base isolators. To do so, sensitivity analysis of the seismic response due to mass eccentricity is conducted for a base-isolated concentrated mass model. Furthermore, three efficient mass eccentricity models suitable for testing are designed and manufactured. Simulation analyses using the finite element method (FEM) models are performed, followed by three-axis shake table tests to validate the seismic response impact of mass eccentricity. In conclusion, it is confirmed that applying small base isolators to equipment with mass eccentricity can affect seismic response impact to some extent when compared for a beyond-design-basis earthquake (BDBE). Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Seismic Performance Assessment, Volume II)
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