1973 NRC Design Spectrum
Publication: Journal of Energy Engineering
Volume 109, Issue 1
Abstract
The 1973 Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) design response spectra have been used extensively in the seismic design of nuclear power plants and equipment. The question which has frequently been raised is whether the NRC spectra in the high frequency region (9 cps – 33 cps) overestimate or underestimate the expected response. This study presents results from a statistical study of a large number of response spectra computed from accelerograms recorded on alluvium and rock and compares them to the NRC design spectra in the high frequency region.
Get full access to this article
View all available purchase options and get full access to this article.
References
1.
Blume, J. A., Sharpe, R. L., and Dalal, J. S., “Recommendations for the Shape of Earthquake Response Spectra,” AEC Report WASH‐1254, John A. Blume and Associates, San Francisco, California, Feb., 1973.
2.
“Design Response Spectra for Seismic Design of Nuclear Power Plants,” Regulatory Guide 1.60, Directorate of Regulatory Standards, Atomic Energy Commission, Washington, D.C., 1973.
3.
Mohraz, B., “A Study of Earthquake Response Spectra for Different Geological Conditions,” Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Vol. 66, No. 3, June, 1976, pp. 915–935.
4.
Mohraz, B., Hall, W., and Newmark, N. M., “A Study of Vertical and Horizontal Earthquake Spectra,” AEC Report WASH‐1255, N. M. Newmark Consulting Engineering Services, Urbana, Ill., Apr., 1973.
5.
Newmark, N. M., Blume, J. A., and Kapur, K. K., “Seismic Design Criteria for Nuclear Power Plants,” Journal of the Power Division, ASCE, Vol. 99, No. PO2, Nov., 1973, pp. 287–303.
6.
Trifunac, M. D., Brady, A. G., and Hudson, D. E., “Analysis of Strong Motion Earthquake Accelerograms,” Vol. III, Response Spectra, Parts A‐Y, Earthquake Engineering Research Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, Calif., 1972–1975.
Information & Authors
Information
Published In
Journal of Energy Engineering
Volume 109 • Issue 1 • March 1983
Pages: 37 - 42
Copyright
Copyright © 1983 ASCE.
History
Published online: Mar 1, 1983
Published in print: Mar 1983
Authors
Metrics & Citations
Metrics
Citations
Download citation
If you have the appropriate software installed, you can download article citation data to the citation manager of your choice. Simply select your manager software from the list below and click Download.