Description
Seismic isolation technology has the potential to significantly reduce the overall risk to nuclear power plants posed by earthquake ground motions. A testing programme is an integral part of a seismic isolation project. Not only do the isolating devices need to be characterized for design purposes, but the analytical procedures used in design need to be validating. Hybrid simulation is a testing technique which is a good candidate to experimentally assess the behaviour of an isolation system. The method combines the computation of the response of the isolated structure with the experimental determination of the behaviour of full-scale isolators under the demand imposed by the movement of ground and structure. This publication contributes to the assessment of the method as a tool for the design and safety demonstration of base-isolated nuclear facility buildings.
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Keywords
Seismic Isolation Technology, Seismic Hazard, Nuclear Safety, Safety, NPP, Nuclear Power Plant, Plant Design, Testing Programme, Isolating Devices, Hybrid Simulation, Hybrid Models, Isolation System, Experimental Determination, Assessment, Safety Demonstration, Base-Isolated Nuclear Structures, External Events Safety Section, Division of Nuclear Installation Safety, Benchmark Activities, Archetype Plant Models, Isolator Properties, Models, Seismic Motion, Computational Approaches, Computed Responses, LRB, Lead-Rubber Bearing Isolator, EQSB, Eradi Quake System Bearings, TPFB, Triple Pendulum Friction Bearing Isolator, Isolated Superstructure, Isolator Test Specimens, FP, Friction Pendulum Bearing, ACB, Auxiliary Complex Building, DBE, Design Basis Earthquake, DSP, Digital Signal Processor, RCB, Reactor Containment Building