Seismic performance evaluation of reactor containment building considering effects of concrete material models and prestressing forces

The reactor containment building (RCB) in nuclear power plants (NPPs) plays an important role in protecting the reactor systems from external loads as well as preventing radioactive leaking. As we witnessed the nuclear disaster at Fukushima Daiichi (Japan) in 2011, the earthquake is one of the major...

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Main Authors: Bidhek Thusa, Duy-Duan Nguyen, Md Samdani Azad, Tae-Hyung Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-05-01
Series:Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S173857332300075X