Abstract: A procedure is presented for the design of a steel nuclear containment vessel subject to seismic loads. A design spectra representation of the loadings is used with a cantilever beam model ...

Abstract: The stiffness coefficients presented in this paper simulate the actual local translational and flexural restraint of the nozzle connection due to the attached tank shell. These coefficients can ...

Abstract: Stresses and displacements for a nozzle connection typical of those found in a large storage or pressure vessel were measured for applied radial forces, circumferential moments and longitudinal ...