Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology: Recent submissions
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Guest Editorial
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2004)This special issue of the ASME Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology is focused on various technical aspects of seismic engineering. Design of pressure equipment for earthquake loadings is an ... -
Restoring Force Characteristics of Laminated Rubber Bearings Under Various Restraining Conditions
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2004)We conducted the measurement of restoring force characteristics of laminated rubber bearings under various restraining conditions. In the experiment, we provided three laminated rubber bearings ... -
Stabilization of a Plastic-Deformed Structure by Air Jet Pulse
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2004)When a strong earthquake occurs, many buildings are destroyed. For the inhabitants of such buildings, having sufficient time to take refuge is critical. This study presents the basic concept ... -
Vibration Characteristics and Seismic Responses of Mechanical Structures With Hysteresis Elements
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2004)Hysteresis elements such as elasto-plastic dampers are important for mechanical structures. They have nonlinearities and thus the vibration characteristics of mechanical structures with hysteresis ... -
Seismic Response Analysis of Piping Systems With Nonlinear Supports Using Differential Algebraic Equations
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2004)Hysteresis elements such as elasto-plastic dampers are important elements for mechanical structures, especially for earthquake-proof structures. When such nonlinear supports are utilized for piping ... -
Failure Behavior of Piping Systems With Wall Thinning Under Seismic Loading
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2004)Shaking table tests of three-dimensional piping models with degradation were conducted in order to investigate the influence of degradation on dynamic behavior and failure modes of piping systems. ... -
Development of Large Capacity Semi-Active Seismic Damper Using Magneto-Rheological Fluid
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2004)In recent years, there has been increasing research in several industrial fields for development of semi-active vibration control devices. In particular, devices using magneto-rheological (MR) fluid ... -
Design of Earthquake Resistant Server Computer Structures
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2004)This paper presents the design features of an electrical equipment frame structure that can withstand a severe earthquake test profile. Original designs of these structures were optimized to ... -
Insights Gleaned From NRC-BNL Benchmark Evaluation of Seismic Analysis Methods for Non-Classically Damped Coupled Systems
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2004)Under the auspices of the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) developed a comprehensive program to evaluate state-of-the-art methods and computer programs ... -
Research and Development of Measurement Method for Structural Fracturing Process in Shake Table Tests Using Image Processing Technique
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2004)The largest three-dimensional shake table is now being constructed in Hyogo prefecture, Japan for a solution of fracturing process of structures, buildings, and soils. However, it seems to be ... -
Experimental Study on Ball Screw Type Magnetic Friction Damper: Semiactive Control Using Electromagnet
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2004)This report deals with the fundamental behavior of friction dampers for piping systems installed in industrial facilities. Energy dissipating effect depends on sliding displacement and friction ... -
Evaluation of Aseismic Reliability of Actual Boiler Structures and a Study on Design of Seismic Ties Based on Proof Tests Using a Large Scaled Shaking Table
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2004)This paper deals with the evaluation of aseismic reliability of actual boiler plant structures in conjunction with seismic ties, installed between the boiler and the support structures. Proof ... -
Seismic Soil-Structure Interaction Responses of N-Reactor Facility
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2004)This paper summarizes our seismic analysis of the soil structure interaction (SSI) responses of N-reactor facility. In the SSI analysis, CLASSI computer codes were used to calculate SSI responses ... -
Motion Analysis of Pendulum-Type Isolation Systems During Earthquakes: Dynamic Test and Response Analysis on a Three Story Steel Frame Model Supported by Four Friction Pendulum Bearings
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2004)After the Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake Disaster, the number of earthquake isolated buildings is increasing. Most of the base isolated buildings or structures are built on laminated rubber bearings ... -
Development of Seismic Design Code for High Pressure Gas Facilities in Japan
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2004)The Seismic Design Code for High Pressure Gas Facilities was established in 1982 in advance of those in other industrial fields, the only exception being that for nuclear power plants. In ... -
Seismic Performance Evaluation of Seismically Isolated Buildings Introduced to the Building Code of Japan
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2004)The Building Code of Japan (the Building Standard Law of Japan) has been changed from the former prescriptive type into a performance-based type in June, 2000. This paper presents the evaluation ... -
New Seismic Design Criteria of Piping Systems in High-Pressure Gas Facilities
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2004)After the Great Hyogoken-nanbu Earthquake (1995), the Seismic Design Code for High-Pressure Gas Facilities of Japan was amended. This amended code requires two-step seismic assessments, that is, ... -
Experimental and Analytical Study of Free Lift-Off Motion Induced Slip Behavior of Rectangular Rigid Bodies
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2004)The mechanism of the slip of a rectangular rigid body during free lift-off motion is investigated analytically and experimentally. Equations of motion of slipping rectangular rigid body during ... -
Nonlinear Seismic Responses of Container Cranes Including the Contact Problem Between Wheels and Rails
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2004)This paper presents a modeling method based on multibody dynamics formulation for simulating the three-dimensional nonlinear seismic response of a large, movable container crane, including the ... -
Experimental and Numerical Analysis of Transient Liquid Slug Motion in a Voided Line
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2004)In this paper, the hydrodynamics of a single transient slug in a voided line was investigated numerically and experimentally. In the experiments, the liquid slugs of various lengths were propelled ...