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Seismic Design Criteria for Structures, Systems, and Components in Nuclear Facilities

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Abstract

  • Prepared by the Nuclear Standards Committee and the Task Committee on Dynamic Analysis of Nuclear Structures of the Codes and Standards Activities Division of the Structural Engineering Institute of ASCE

    Seismic Design Criteria for Structures, Systems, and Components in Nuclear Facilities provides stringent design criteria for multiple aspects associated with nuclear facilities. Because of the potential risk with nuclear hazards, nuclear facilities need to have a much lower probability than conventional facilities of sustaining structural damage caused by earthquake. The goal of this standard is to ensure that nuclear facilities can withstand the effects of earthquake ground-shaking while retaining target performance goals.

    Topics include evaluation of seismic demand, evaluation of structural capacity, load combinations and acceptance criteria for structures, ductile detailing requirements, equipment and distribution systems, and seismic quality provisions. This new edition, which updates and replaces the previous edition of ASCE 43, includes a new chapter on the design of seismically isolated nuclear facilities, as well as provisions for prototype and production testing of isolators.

    Standard ASCE/SEI 43-19 will be of use to engineers and analysts involved in the design and assessment of new or existing nuclear structures, systems, or components. It can also be used for facilities handling explosives, toxic materials, or chemicals, and for facilities where safety, mission, or investment protection is an explicit design goal.

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Front Matter
i–xvii
    Chapter 1 Introduction
    1–4
    Chapter 2 Earthquake Ground Motion
    5–6
    Chapter 3 Evaluation of Seismic Demand
    7–7
    Chapter 4 Structural Capacity
    9–10
    Chapter 5 Load Combinations and Acceptance Criteria for Structures
    11–14
    Chapter 6 Ductile Detailing Requirements
    15–16
    Chapter 7 Special Considerations
    17–18
    Chapter 8 Seismic Qualification of Equipment and Distribution Systems
    21–24
    Chapter 9 Seismically Isolated Structures
    25–27
    Chapter 10 Quality Assurance Provisions
    29–30
    Appendix A Alternate Method to Meet ASCE 43 Performance Goals when Seismic Capabilities are Defined at the 50% Probability of Failure Level
    31–31
    Appendix B Alternate Method to Meet ASCE 43 Performance Goals when Seismic Capabilities are Defined at the 10% Probability of Failure Level
    33–33
    References
    35–37
    COMMENTARY TO ASCE 43-19
    39–85
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    Index
    87–88
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