Abstract
Though the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station was subjected to significantly strong ground motions of the Niigataken Chuetsu-okiEarthquake in 2007, the main facility buildings had almost no damage. Since a large amount of land subsidence was observed near the buildings, the soil around the buildings was expected to be in the strong nonlinear state during the earthquake. In this paper, the authors tried to clarify actual behavior of Unit No.7 reactor building during the earthquake through the simulation analyses using the finite element method. In our analyses, nonlinear effects were considered in contact conditions between the buildings and the surrounding soil by employing joint elements in addition to soil materials.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 319-327 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Journal of Structural and Construction Engineering |
| Volume | 76 |
| Issue number | 660 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2011 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- Nonlinear behavior of soil
- Reactor building
- Seismic response behavior
- Simulation analysis
- The Niigataken Chuetsu-oki Earthquake in 2007
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Building and Construction
- Architecture
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Dynamic response of unit no.7 reactor building during the Niigataken Chuetsu-Oki Earthquake in 2007. / Hijikata, Katsuichirou; Kikuchi, Rikiro; Nukui, Yasushi; Imamura, Akira; Yagishita, Fumio; Mase, Tatsuya; Yoshida, Hiroyuki; Yoshida, Kazuhiro; Koyamada, Kohji; Shiomi, Tadahiko.
In: Journal of Structural and Construction Engineering, Vol. 76, No. 660, 2011, p. 319-327.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Dynamic response of unit no.7 reactor building during the Niigataken Chuetsu-Oki Earthquake in 2007
AU - Hijikata, Katsuichirou
AU - Kikuchi, Rikiro
AU - Nukui, Yasushi
AU - Imamura, Akira
AU - Yagishita, Fumio
AU - Mase, Tatsuya
AU - Yoshida, Hiroyuki
AU - Yoshida, Kazuhiro
AU - Koyamada, Kohji
AU - Shiomi, Tadahiko
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
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KW - Nonlinear behavior of soil
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KW - Seismic response behavior
KW - Simulation analysis
KW - The Niigataken Chuetsu-oki Earthquake in 2007
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