Dynamic Analysis of AP1000 Shield Building Considering Fluid and Structure Interaction Effects

The shield building of AP1000 was designed to protect the steel containment vessel of the nuclear reactor. Therefore, the safety and integrity must be ensured during the plant life in any conditions such as an earthquake. The aim of this paper is to study the effect of water in the water tank on the...

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Main Authors: Qiang Xu, Jianyun Chen, Chaobi Zhang, Jing Li, Chunfeng Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-02-01
Series:Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1738573315002181