Realistic seismic qualification using the updated finite element model for in-core components of reactors

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 236, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 232-237

  Sinha, Jyoti K ^a   Rao, A Rama ^a   Sinha, R K ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MODAL ANALYSIS; SEISMOLOGY;

FINITE ELEMENT MODEL; MODAL DATA; SAFETY-RELATED STRUCTURES; SEISMIC QUALIFICATION;

REACTOR CORES;

EID: 31144458490     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2005.07.007     Document Type: Article

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