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INTRODUCTION

Reinforced concrete containment vessel (RCCV) is one of the key contributors to a nuclear power plant system’s Defense in Depth (DID) strategy. The interaction between in-plane and out-of-plane shear has been recognized as a complex mechanical problem that requires in-depth investigations using modern experimental technology, particularly in the post-Fukushima era of nuclear history. The NCREE brings together domestic and international collaborators, including the University of Houston, National Taipei University of Technology, and the University of Parma, to participate in this large-scale project which is among few of its kind in the world. A reversed cyclic test will be conducted on the 1:13 scaled RCCV specimen measuring 225 cm in height, 250 cm in its outer diameter, and 15 cm in shell thickness. Pre-test predictions employing finite element models were conducted through implementing CSMM (Cyclic Softened Membrane Model) in academic software OpenSEES and PARC_CL (Physical Approach for Reinforced Concrete under Cyclic Loading condition) in commercial analysis tool Abaqus.


 
 


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