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Companion Guide to the ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Codes, Volume 1, Sixth Edition
ISBN:
9780791886519
No. of Pages:
792
Publisher:
ASME Press
Publication date:
2023

This chapter describes the bases and provisions of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code for Concrete Containments. It describes the concrete containment general environment, types of existing containments, future containment configurations, and background development including the regulatory bases of concrete containment construction code requirements. The chapter addresses reinforced-concrete containment behavior under internal pressure and temperatures of up to about 100°C. The discussion presented includes a comparison between prestressed and deformed-bar concrete reinforcements, the effects of elevated temperature on concrete, and the effect of radial and tangential shear in containment shells. It explains the analysis, design, and testing of concrete containment structures and provides information on the organization of the Concrete Containment Design Code contained in the Code Section III, Division 2, Subsection CC. The chapter summarizes the following requirements for concrete containments: general and specific construction or placement requirements for concrete, including the fabrication and placing requirements for steel reinforcement systems and the fabrication and welding requirements for liners; requirements for nondestructive examinations, procedure qualifications and evaluations; requirements for qualification and certification of nondestructive personnel; and general requirements for containment structural integrity test. The major areas to be considered in the future revisions of the Code are also highlighted in this chapter.on and certification of nondestructive personnel; and general requirements for containment structural integrity test. The major areas to be considered in the future revisions of the Code are also highlighted in this chapter.

History

John D. Stevenson was the original author of this chapter and updated it for the second edition. The third edition was updated by Joseph F. Artuso, Hansraj Ashar and Barry Scott. The fourth edition was updated by Arthur Eberhardt, Michael Hessheimer, Ola Jovall and Clayton Smith. The fifth edition was updated by Arthur C. Eberhardt, Clayton T. Smith, Ola Jovall and Christopher A. Jones. The current online edition was updated by Arthur C. Eberhardt and Christopher A. Jones.

15.1
Introduction
15.2
Future Containment Development
15.3
Background Development of Concrete Containment Construction Code Requirements
15.4
Reinforced-Concrete Containment Behavior
15.5
Concrete Reactor Containment Design Analysis and Related Testing
15.6
Code Design Loads
15.7
Allowable Behavior Criteria
15.8
Analytical Models and Design Procedures
15.9
Special Design Features
15.10
Current Organization of the Code
15.11
Article CC-4000: Fabrication and Construction
15.12
Article CC-5000: Construction Testing and Examination
15.13
Article CC-6000: Structural Integrity Test of Concrete Containments
15.14
Article CC-7000: Overpressure Protection
15.15
Article CC-8000: Nameplates, Stamping, and Reports
15.16
Practical Nuclear Power Plant Containment Designed to Resist Large Commercial Aircraft Crash and Postulated Reactor Core Melt
15.17
Items Which Should be Considered in Future Revisions of the Code
15.18
Summary
15.19
References
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