Abstract: This paper presents a computational failure analysis of piping systems with and without thinned elbows on triaxial shake table tests. In a previous experimental study, two piping models, a sound piping system and a degraded ...

Abstract: A Code Case in the framework of the Nuclear Codes and Standards of Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers (JSME) has been published to incorporate seismic design evaluation methodologies for piping systems by detailed ...

Abstract: A series of inelastic benchmark and parametric analyses was conducted on the tests of a pipe elbow and a piping system model made from carbon steel to investigate variabilities of elastic–plastic analysis results and clarify ...

Abstract: The uniform response spectrum (URS) analysis method is generally used to seismic qualification of piping systems in nuclear power plants (NPPs). This method can reasonably not only compute dynamic responses of the piping ...