Center for Nuclear Power Plant Structures, Equipment and Piping

List of Research Projects

Number/Year Project Principal Investigators
1/91 Development of Original CREST and CREST-IRS Programs for Coupled Seismic Analysis of Equipment and Piping Gupta
2/91 Methods to Improve CREST and CREST-IRS Gupta
3/92 Improvements and Validation of CREST and CREST-IRS Gupta
4/92 Ductility Criteria for Seismic Response of Component Supports Tung
5/92 Reconciling Results of Seismic Test on Piping Systems with Analysis Methods Matzen
6/93 Simplified Response Calculation of Equipment and Piping Gupta
7/94 Application of Coupled Seismic Analysis (CREST, CREST-IRS) to Piping Systems Gupta
8/94 Simplified Response Calculation of Equipment and Piping Gupta
9/94 Ductility Criteria for Seismic Response of Component Supports Tung and Hassan
10/94 Reconciling Results of Seismic Test on Piping Systems with Analysis Methods Matzen and Hassan
11/95 Reduction in Piping Supports and Snubbers and Use of Flexible Supports Gupta
12/95 In-Cabinet Response Spectra Gupta
13/95 Validation of CREST and CREST-IRS Computer Programs Gupta
14/95 Reconciling Results of Seismic Tests on Piping Systems with Analysis Method Matzen and Hassan
15/95 Operability Criteria for Nuclear Piping and Support Systems Tung and Hassan
16/96 High Cycle Fatigue Evaluation for Welded Nozzles and Pipe-Vessel Junctures Hassan
17/96 Reconciliation of Analysis and Experimental Results for Realistic In-Cabinet Spectra Gupta and Gupta
18/96 Design Criteria for Temporary Structures and Loads Tung
19/96 ASME Code and Ultimate Seismic Capacity of Elbows: Component Experiments Matzen
20/96 ASME Code and Ultimate Seismic Capacity of Elbows: Finite Element Analysis Hassan
21/96 Further Reduction in CREST - Calculated Response Gupta and Gupta
22/96 Stress Indices Using Finite Element Analysis Matzen
23/96 Design Rules for Buried Piping Gupta and Gupta
24/97 Fatigue Failures of Small Bore Piping Weld Connections (continuation of 16/96) Hassan
25/97 Reconciliation of Analysis and Experimental Results for Simplified Evaluation of Incabinet Spectra (continuation of 17/96) Gupta and Gupta
26/97 Design Criteria for Temporary Structures and Loads (continuation of 18/96) Tung
27/97 ASME Code and Ratcheting of Piping Components: Component Experiments (continuation of 19/96) Matzen
28/97 ASME Code and Ratcheting of Piping Components: Finite Element Analysis (continuation of 20/96) Hassan
29/97 Improvement of CREST for Piping Systems Attached to Multiple Buildings (continuation of 21/96) Gupta and Gupta
30/97 Stress Indices Using Finite Element Analysis (continuation of 22/96) Matzen
31/97 Design Rules for Buried Piping (continuation of 23/96) Gupta and Gupta
32/98 Fatigue Failure of Socket Welded Joints Hassan
33/98 Sliding and Rocking of Unanchored Structures Tung
34/98 Experimental Investigation on Unanchored Structures Matzen and Tung
35/98 Computer Program for Incabinet Spectra Gupta and Gupta
36/98 CREST and NRC-BNL Study Gupta and Gupta
37/98 ASME Code and Ratcheting in Piping Components: Experiments Matzen
38/98 ASME Code and Ratcheting in Piping Components: Finite Element Analysis Hassan
39/98 B2 Stress Index Unsing Finite Element Analysis Matzen
40/99 Fatigue Failure of Socket Welded Joints Hassan
41/99 Experimental Investigation of Response of Unanchored Structures and Equipment to Base Excitation Matzen and Tung
42/99 Enhancing Applicability of INCABS Gupta and Gupta
43/99 CREST and NRC-BNL Study Gupta and Gupta
44/99 ASME Code and Ratcheting in Piping Components: Experimental and Analyses Hassan and Matzen
45/99 B Stress Index Using Finite Element Analysis Matzen
46/00 B2 Stress Index: Monotonic and Cyclic Loading Matzen and Hassan
47/00 Experimental Investigation of Sliding and Rocking Matzen
48/00 ASME Code and Ratcheting in Piping Components: Experiments and Analyses Hassan and Matzen
49/00 Fatigue Failure of Socket Welded Joints Hassan
50/01 B2 Stress Index: Monotonic and Cyclic Loading Matzen and Hassan
51/01 ASME Code and Ratcheting in Piping Components: Experiments and Analyses Hassan and Matzen
52/01 Fatigue Failure of Socket Welded Joints Hassan

 


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