Structural Engineering and Mechanics
Volume 19, Number 1, 2005, pages 97-106
DOI: 10.12989/sem.2005.19.1.097
Seismic qualification using the updated finite element model of structures
Jyoti K. Sinha, A. Rama Rao and R. K. Sinha
Abstract
The standard practice is to seismically qualify the safety related equipment and structural components used in the nuclear power plants. Among several qualification approaches the qualification by the analysis using finite element (FE) method is the most common approach used in practice. However the predictions by the FE model for a structure is known to show significant deviations from the dynamic behaviour of
Key Words
modal test; FE modelling; model updating; seismic analysis.
Address
Jyoti K. Sinha and A. Rama Rao;<br />Vibration Laboratory, Reactor Engineering Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400 085, India<br />R. K. Sinha; Reactor Design and Development Group, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400 085, India