Abstract
The independent support motion response spectrum method (ISM) is currently used for seismic analysis to calculate the response of multiply supported piping system with independent inputs of support excitations. This approach may derive considerable overestimation in the combination of group responses under the absolute sum rule of NUREG-1061. To reduce the excessive overestimation, an advanced method named “Spectrum Method Assisted by Time History Analysis (SATH)” has been proposed. In the SATH method, modal responses by multiple excitations are combined with correlation coefficients which are calculated from the covariances and the standard deviations of time history responses of the oscillators having each of modal frequencies of piping system by each of the floor acceleration time history excitations.
In this paper, the applicability of the SATH method to actual design which uses broadened Floor Response Spectra (FRS) was examined. Conservativeness of the SATH method is also discussed with presenting that responses derived from the SATH method tend to exceed responses by the time history analysis even when many different time intervals of acceleration time histories are used within the range of the FRS broadening.
