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Pretest Round Robin Analysis of 1:4-Scale Prestressed Concrete Containment Vessel Model

Hessheimer, Michael F.; Luk, Vincent K.; Klamerus, Eric W.

The purpose of the program is to investigate the response of representative scale models of nuclear containment to pressure loading beyond the design basis accident and to compare analytical predictions to measured behavior. This objective is accomplished by conducting static, pneumatic overpressurization tests of scale models at ambient temperature. This research program consists of testing two scale models: a steel containment vessel (SCV) model (tested in 1996) and a prestressed concrete containment vessel (PCCV) model, which is the subject of this paper.