Title of article
SeismicqualificationofexpansionanchorstoCanadiannuclearstandardsOriginalResearchArticle
Author/Authors
AGhobarah، نويسنده , , T.SAziz، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2004
Pages
16
From page
377
To page
392
Abstract
Alargenumberofuniqueseismicqualificationtestswereperformedondifferenttypesofexpansionanchorstodeterminetheirseismiccapabilities.ThesetestsfollowedtherequirementsoftheCanadianCSAN287.2aswellastheASTME488Standards.Expansionanchorsrangingindiameterfrom1/4to114in.weresubjectedtothisseismicqualificationtesting.Strategicallydesignedandstandardisedconcreteblocksweremanufacturedtoreceiveeachexpansionanchor.Theanchorswereinstalledaccordingtotheanchormanufacturerinstructionsandtheinstallationwasconsistentwithconstructionpractice.Eachanchortypeandsizewassubjectedtofourdifferenttypesoftestscoveringstatic,dynamic,tensionandshearloading.ThedynamiccyclicloadsappliedrepresentedastrongearthquakewhosespectrumenvelopsthatoftheDesignBasisEarthquake(DBE).Theseismictestingqualificationprograminvolved300tests.Resultsofthetestingprogramareobtainedforeachtypeofanchor.Resultsfromthesetestsconfirmthatthesetypesofexpansionanchorshavemaintainedtheirtension(pull-out)andshearcapabilitiesfollowingasevereseismicshaking.
Journal title
Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
Serial Year
2004
Journal title
Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
Record number
894692
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