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SeismicQualificationofNPPStructures,
SystemsandEquipmentComponents

MarekTengler

SeismicEngineeringKnowledgeTransferSeminar

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TOPICS

OverviewofExistingStandards

PrinciplesofEquipmentSeismicQualification(SQ)

AnalysisMethods

ExperimentalMethods

MethodologyofSQincludingGIPandPracticalExamples

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1.OVERVIEWOFEXISTINGSTANDARDS

National
Nuclear Law,
Convention on Nuclear
Safety

Documents of the National


Nuclear Authority,
relevant IAEA documents

Other relevant national and international codes, norms and


standards, industrial standards
as IEC, IEEE, ASME, PNAE, KTA etc.

HierarchyofLegislation,Codes,NormsandStandardsRelatedtoSeismicQualification

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2.OVERVIEWOFEXISTINGSTANDARDS (Contd)

~4500OtherStandardsCitedinRegulatoryDocuments

Reference:NUREG/CR5973,PNL8462Rev.3,CodesandStandardsandOtherGuidanceCitedinRegulatory
Documents,PublishedAugust1996.

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2.SEISMICQUALIFICATION
MOTHERHOOD STD.

IEC 980:1989

IEEE Std 344-2004

ASME QME-1-2007

Consequentialapplicablestandardsofseismicqualification:
Partialstandardsoftribalstandards:IECseries600682,600683
(standardsformechanicalandvibrationresistance)
Specificstandards:IEC255213,C37.981987,IEEEStd3822006,
IEEEStd3171983etc.

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2.SEISMICQUALIFICATION INTRODUCTION
WithintheseismicsectionoftheEQprogram,allsafetyrelated
equipmentmustproveitsseismicadequacytowithstandtheeffectsof
theearthquakecorrespondingtothemaximumdesignearthquake(SSE,
S2,SL2).Onepartoftheseismicadequacyverificationisthe
demonstrationtheequipmentiscapabletowithstandthecumulative
degradationeffectoffiveprojectdesignearthquakes(OBE,S1,SL1),
whichmustnotaffecttheresistanceoftheequipmenttotheimpactof
themaximumdesignearthquake(SSE,S2,SL2).
Theseismicqualificationmustassuretheequipmentwillholdits
capabilitytoperformtherequiredsafetyfunctionsduringand/oraftera
seismiceventkeepingsuchastatethatcorrespondstotheendofits
qualifiedlife.

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2.SEISMICQUALIFICATION SEISMICCLASIFICATION
TheequipmentofanNPPsafetysystemsisgroupedintoseismicclasses (sub
classes)accordingtothefollowingdefinitions(Generaldefinition):
1(A)fullfunctionalityisrequireduptoandincludingthemaximumdesign
earthquakelevel(SSE,S2,SL2).
1(B)onlymechanicalintegrityisrequired(i.e.strengthandleaktightness)in
accordancewithrelevantstrengthstandardsandregulations;partialfailuresof
thefunctionalityareadmitteduptoandincludingthemaximumdesign
earthquakelevel(SSE,S2,SL2).
1(C)onlystabilityisrequired,i.e.toavoidseismicinteractionswithotherSSC
(tokeepthestablepositionmostly);partialfailuresofthefunctionalityaswell
asthemechanicalintegrityareadmitteduptoandincludingthemaximum
designearthquakelevel(SSE,S2,SL2).

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2.SEISMICQUALIFICATION SEISMICINPUT
Seismicconditions ofthebuildings arerepresentedbyrequiredresponse
spectra(RRS)ofthelocations,onwhichtheequipmentsubjecttoqualification
isinstalled.
FiguresonnextpageshowanexampleoftheRRS(smoothed)formaximum
designearthquake(SSE,S2,SL2).
ThesmoothingofcalculatedRRScanbedoneusingthemethoddescribedinUS
NRCRG1.122.
Thespectrashallcorrespondtothesignificantplaces(floororstructures)
situatedinsidetheseismicclassifiedcivilstructures(buildings)whereclassified
equipmenttobeinstalled.

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2.SEISMICQUALIFICATION SEISMICINPUT(Contd)

RRSenvelope,horizontaldirection.Earthquake RRSenvelope,verticaldirection.Earthquake
levelSSE,S2,SL2
levelSSE,S2,SL2.

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2.SEISMICQUALIFICATION SEISMICINPUT(Contd)
Theaccelerationsneededtodeterminetheseismicexcitationwiththeintensityofthe
projectdesignearthquake(OBE,S1,SL1)arederivedfromtheshownRRSofmaximum
designearthquakeastheonehalfoftheaccelerationRRSSSE(S2,SL2)forthespecified
frequency.
Fortheequipmentwhichisconnectedwithapipelinesysteminaverygoodmanner,
liketemperaturesensors,valveactuatorsetc.,andwhichrequirethedemonstrationof
theirfunctionality,aspecifictechniqueoftheseismicqualificationneedstobeapplied.
Suchequipmentactsasthepipelinecomponentsandtheyaresubjectedtoveryhard
seismicloads.Theseloadsaregeneratedintheplaceoftheequipmentastheseismic
responseofthepipelinesystem.Amplifiedexcitationforcesareofthediscretenature
withasingledominantfrequency.Toqualifytheequipmentconnectedwithpipeline
systemstheseismicexcitationderivedfromtheRIMcurvemustbeadditionallyapplied
togenericseismicqualificationRRStests.

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2.SEISMICQUALIFICATION SEISMICINPUT(Contd)

RequiredInputMotion(RIM)curve(seeIEEEStd382).LevelSSE,S2,SL2.

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2.SEISMICQUALIFICATION METHODS
Todemonstratetheseismicadequacyofseismiccategory1structures,systems
andequipmentcomponentsthefollowingmethodsareused:

(a)seismicanalyses(mainpipelines,mainmechanicalcomponents,
anchorageofequipment),
(b) seismictests(activemechanicalcomponents,electricalandI&C
components),
(c)earthquakeexperienceandindirectprocedures(smallborepipes,HVAC
ducts,additionalapproachtoverifyseismicadequacyofequipment
componentsasmountedusingtheGIPVVERprocedure).

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4.QUALIFICATIONBYSEISMICANALYSIS

Purpose:Tedeterminedcriticalresponseparametersofequipmenttobe
evaluatedforoperationalandseismicloadsbycalculation.
Generalmethodsofresponsecalculation:
Handcalculus(simplyequation);
FiniteElementMethod;
Combinationofbothabovementioned.

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4.QUALIFICATIONBYSEISMICANALYSIS(Contd)

Methodsofthecalculationofseismicresponse
- Staticanalysisforstiffcomponentswithnaturalfrequencyabove33Hz;
Equivalentstaticanalysisforsimplycomponents
Responsespectramethodcomplexcomponentslineardynamicbehavior
assumed
Timehistorymethodcomplexcomponentslinearandnonlineardynamic
behaviorassumed

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4.QUALIFICATIONBYSEISMICANALYSIS(Contd)

Assessmentofbaseparametersofcomponentcapacity
- Integrityofpressureboundary(housing,nozzles);
Capacityofinternals;
Supports(supportingstructure)capacity;
Anchor/fixtureresistance.

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4.QUALIFICATIONBYSEISMICANALYSIS(Contd)
Assessmentofperformancecapabilityofcomponent
Inaddition,fordocumentationofperformancecapability(functionality)of
activemechanicalcomponentsareevaluatedparametersthataffectingtheir
performanceofdemandedsafetyfunction:
- Totalrelativedisplacementsofmovingandstaticpartstoassesstheir
collisionsduringinducedseismicmotionsdepletionofdesignspacings
betweenparts.
Totalreactionforcesandoveralldisplacementsinpointofpartsplacing
jamingofbearings.
Totaldeformationinplacesofacontactofsealingareasviolationof
pressuretightness.
- Otherspecificparametersrelatingtoevaluatedcomponent.

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4.QUALIFICATIONBYSEISMICANALYSIS EXAMPLE

MathFEmodeloftheflapvalveDN1000

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4.QUALIFICATIONBYSEISMICANALYSIS EXAMPLE(Contd)

SeismicexcitationRIMaccordinglyIEEEStd3822006

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4.QUALIFICATIONBYSEISMICANALYSIS EXAMPLE(Contd)

MaximumresultingdistributionoftotaldisplacementsatexcitationinZ
direction,max.11.4mm

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4.QUALIFICATIONBYSEISMICANALYSIS EXAMPLE(Contd)

Evaluation Maximum Displacements


Place of maximum
displacement

Disc of flap

Loading

Max. displ. X
[mm]

Max. displ. Y
[mm]

Max. displ. Z
[mm]

Max. displ
[mm]

NOC

0,0

0,0

0,3

0,3

SSE X

1,5

2,0

1,5

2,6

SSE Y

4,7

5,6

2,9

5,7

SSE Z

1,1

1,6

11,3

11,4

Max. total
displacement
[mm]

Allowable
displacement
[mm]

11,5

20,0

Evaluation of sliding bearings in flap shaft


Loading

Fy
[kN]

Fz
[kN]

Stress
[MPa]

NOC

1,43

3,83

1,29

SSE X

5,00

1,07

1,62

SSE Y

12,25

1,24

3,90

SSE Z

3,30

11,42

3,77

Max. stress
[MPa]

Allowable stress
[MPa]

5,19

30,0

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5.QUALIFICATIONBYSEISMICTEST GENERALLY

TheseismictestsofequipmentinNPPsaregenerallypreferredmethodsforthe

qualificationprogramof

Activetechnologicalequipment(e.g.valvesandtheiractuators)
Electricalequipment(e.g.switchgears)
I&Cequipment(cabinetsandpanels)
Sensitiveequipmentcomponentslikerelays,contactors,circuitbreakers,
transmitters,sensorsetc.

Theseismiccapacityofsuchequipmentinregardoftheirfunctionalityduringandafter
anearthquakeisimpossible,difficultorunreliabletoevaluatebyothermethods.

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5.QUALIFICATIONBYSEISMICTEST DIVISION
SEISMICINPUTMOTION
Singlefrequencymotion(withassumptiontheequipmentwillbesubjectedtosteady
vibrationswithonedominantfrequency,seeRIM,or,iftheexaminationofthe
naturalfrequenciesandthedampingvaluesoftheequipmentisperformed);
Multifrequencymotion(generallypreferredfortheverificationoftheseismic
capabilityoftheequipment,themotionsimulationisveryclosetothetypical
earthquakemotion).Inmultifrequencyseismictestingtwoapproachesareapplied:
o Testwithrandomexcitation(inputseismicmotionappliedonthetestpieceis
givenbysynthetictimehistory;TRScorrespondstorealquakemotion);
o Testwithcomplexsineexcitation(inputseismicmotionappliedonthetest
pieceisgivenbythesuperpositionofcomplexsinewaves)

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5.EXPERIMENTALMETHODS EXCITATIONDIRECTIONS

TESTSAMPLEORIENTATION
Singleaxistests(seismicinputmotionisappliedonlyinonedirection);
Biaxialtests(seismicinputmotionisappliedintwodirections)
o Biaxialinstallationtestingfortwoindependentdirections(seismicinputmotionfor
eachdirectionisstatisticallyindependent);
o Singleaxisinstallationtestsfortwodependentdirections(seismicplatformmoveson
inclinedplane);
Triaxialtests(seismicinputmotionappliedinthreedirections/axesofatestpiece
simultaneously).
o Triaxialinstallationtestperformedwithsimultaneousbutindependentinputwaveform
intothethreepreferredaxesofthespecimen;
o Biaxialinstallation(vertical/horizontal)testswithindependentsimultaneousexcitation
signalsinhorizontalandverticalplane.

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5.EXPERIMENTALMETHODS RRS
RequiredResponseSpectrum(RRS)istheresponsespectrumissuedbytheuserofthequalified
equipmentorbytheusersagentaspartofthespecificationforqualification.RRSrepresentsa
requirementtobemet.Theyarepreparedforallthreeorthogonalspacedirectionsoratleastfor
horizontalandverticaldirections.
RequiredResponseSpectrapreparation
Createdtocoverapplicationforwholebuilding/wholeplant;
EnvelopeofbroadenedandsmoothedFRSforequipmentinstallationlocation(equipment
anchoredtotherelevantfloor/structure);
MultipleofbroadenedandsmoothedFRSduetoexcitationappliedonlyinonedirection(factor
1.5);
MultipleofbroadenedandsmoothedFRSduetoequipmentinstallationonotherstructuresor
equipment(usingamplificationfactor);
Combinationofpreviousboth.

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5.EXPERIMENTALMETHODS RRSVS.TRS
TestResponseSpectra(TRS)arecalculatedfromtherecordingsoftheactualmotionofthe
shakingtable.TRSshallenveloptheRRSortheapplicableportionoftheRRStakingintoaccount
thedynamiccharacteristicsoftheequipmenttested(naturalfrequency).TRSshallbecomputed
with1/3octave(ornarrower)bandwidthresolution.
TRSandRRScomparisonismadefororallthreeorthogonalspacedirectionsoratleastfor
horizontalandverticaldirectionsandforfiveOBE(S1,SL1)earthquakesfollowedbyoneSSE(S2,
SL2)earthquakes.Howeverinsteadof5OBE(S1,SL1)earthquakesthespecimenmaybe
subjectedto2testscorrespondingtolevelSSE(S2,SL2).
TRSandRRSarecomparedwhichhavethesamedampingvalue.Recommendeddampingvalueis
5%damping.ItisacceptabletocompareRRSwithTRSofhigherdampingvaluethenisthe
dampingvalueofRRS,nevertheless,TRSmustenvelopRRS.
Iftheresonancephenomenadoesnotexistbelow5Hz,theRRSshouldbeenvelopedfor
frequencyvaluesabove3.5Hz.Bandwidth13.5Hz,howevershouldbecovereduptolevel
providedbytestingdevice.Ifresonancephenomenaexistbelow5Hz,TRSshallenvelopRRSfrom
1Hz.

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5.EXPERIMENTALMETHODS RRSVS.TRS(Contd)

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6.QUALIFICATIONBYEXPERIENCE/INDIRECTMETHOD
In1982havebeenestablishedSeismicQualificationUtilityGroup,wita
purposedofcoordinatingandfoundingworksondevelopmentofstudy
aboutbehaviorofmechanicalandelectricalcomponentsincaseof
destructiveearthquakes.

Firstphaseofthoseworksfinishedalreadyin1978,whenhavebeen
publishedreportdefined20equipmentclassesindentifiedasinevitable
forsafeshutdownofnuclearunits.

Thereportevaluatedfeaturesofdifferentequipmentclassesduring
severeearthquakeandfoundedcriteriaofseismiccapacity,i.e.caveats,
thathavebeendevelopedforeachequipmentclass.
Ithasbeenalsodeterminedthecapacityspectrumofequipment,so
called,BoundingSpectrum,BS.

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6.QUALIFICATIONBYEXPERIENCE/INDIRECTMETHOD

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6.QUALIFICATIONBYEXPERIENCEGIP
Thescopeofequipmentcoveredbythe currentversionoftheGIP procedureincludes, the
followingtwentyclassesofmechanicalandelectricalequipment:
(1)MotorControlCenters;

(11)Chillers;

(2)LowVoltageSwitchgears;

(12)AirCompressors;

(3)MediumVoltageSwitchgears;

(13)MotorGenerators;

(4)Transformers;

(14)EngineGenerators;

(5)HorizontalPumps;

(15)DistributionPanels;

(6)VerticalPumps;

(16)BatteriesonRacks;

(7)FluidOperatedValves;

(17)BatteryChargersand

Inverters;

(8)MotorOperatedandSolenoid

OperatedValves;

(18)InstrumentsonRacks;

(9)Fans(ventilators);

(19)TemperatureSensors;

(10)AirHandlers;

(20)I&CPanelsandCabinets.

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6.QUALIFICATIONBYEXPERIENCE GIP (Contd)


EuropeanandparticularlyVVERtyperelays,switches,transmittersandelectric
penetrationsaresignificantlydifferentfromthoseincludedintotheoriginalGIPdatabases.
Thesetwoclassesofequipmentarenotincludedinspecificmodifiedprocedurefor
EuropeanNPPs,socalledGIPVVERprocedure(orGIPInternational),andtheirseismic
verificationshallbebasedontesting.
Inadditiontotwentyclasseslistedabove,theGIPVVERprocedurealsoincludesguidelines
forsimplifiedanalyticalseismicevaluationofthefollowingclassesofequipment:
(23)CableSupportingStructures(basedmainlyontheEPRImethodology);
(24)Tanks,HeatExchanger,Filters(TANKVcomputercode,basedonthepublicavailable
documents);
(25)PipelinesandHVACDucts(basedonthepublicavailabledocuments).
GIPVVERalsoincludestwospecialguidelinestoverifyadequacyofanchorageandseismic
adequacyofnonbearingmasonrywalls.

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6.GIPVVERPROCEDURE WALKDOWNPROCEDURE
TheGIPaswellastheGIPVVERortheDOEGIPisprimarilyascreeningandwalkdown
procedure.However,ifanequipmentitemisclassifiedasanoutlier,rigorous
approachesastestingonshakingtable,deepstudyofinputdata,sophisticatedanalysis
etc.maybeusedtoverifyitsseismicadequacy.Generally,fourmajorstepsofthis
procedurewhenappliedevaluationofseismicadequacyofclassesofequipment
identifiedaboveareasfollows:
selectionofSeismicReviewTeam(SRT);
identificationofequipmenttheseismicadequacyshallbeevaluatedandsetupthe
SeismicEquipmentList(SEL);
screeningverificationandwalkdowns;
outlieridentificationandresolution.

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6.GIPVVERPROCEDURE WALKDOWNPROCEDURE(Contd)
AnengineeringjudgmentisthemajortoolusedbySRTduringthescreeningverification
andwalkdownstoevaluateseismicadequacyoftheequipment.TheSRTshouldinclude
thesystemengineers,plantoperationpersonnel,experiencedandprofessionally
trainedseismiccapacityengineers,andalsopersonneltoidentifyandevaluate
essentialrelays(ifnecessary).
Seismicevaluationengineersshouldhaveatleast3yearsexperienceinseismicdesign
orqualificationofnuclearsafetyrelatedstructures,systemsandcomponents.They
shouldhaveatleastabachelorsdegreeincivilormechanicalengineeringandformal
instructioninstructuraldynamicanalysis.Theyshouldalsohavecompletedatleasta3
daycourseincludingfieldanalysisintheuseofGIPVVERmethodologyinseismic
evaluationofnuclearfacilitysafetyrelatedSSCs.ItisforbiddentousetheGIPVVER
procedurewithoutdeepstudyofcorrespondingdocumentation,trainingandpractical
experience.

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6.GIPVVERPROCEDURE CRITERIA
Thebasiccriteriatoverifyseismicadequacyofanequipmentitemduringthescreeningwalkdown
are(seealsoschema&flow):
seismiccapacitygreaterthanseismicdemand(bycomparisonofthecorresponding
ISRSRLE(SL2,SSE)orGRSRLE(SL2,SSE)totheBoundingSpectrum;
similaritytotheequipmentintheseismicexperiencedatabases(checkingofcaveats,based
onwalkdownandinformationavailablefromdocumentation);
adequateanchorageofequipment (calculationsorengineeringjudgment,basedonwalkdowns
andinformationavailablefromdocumentation);
potentialseismicinteractionsevaluated(basedonwalkdowns).
TheGIPVVERprocedureusestwoboundingspectra(BS):
(a) BSattachedtoPGA=0.33g(thesameasintroducedbySSRAPandusedbyGIP);
(b) BSattachedtoPGA=0.50g(1.5timesSSRAPBS)forselectedVVERequipmentclasses,which
areevidentlyrobustandrugged.

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6.GIPVVERPROCEDURE SCHEMA&FLOW
START

DOES CAPACITY EXCEED


DEMAND?

NO

CHOOSE ALTERNATE METHODS


FOR CAPACITY/DEMAND

YES
CAPACITY/DEMAND OUTLIER

NO
ARE CAVEATS MET?

CHOOSE ALTERNATE METHODS


FOR CAPACITY
(DETAIL INVESTIGATION)

YES
CAVEAT OUTLIER

NO
IS ANCHORAGE ADEQUATE?

DETAIL INVESTIGATION

YES
ANCHORAGE OUTLIER

ARE INTERACTIONS
ACCEPTABLE?

NO
DETAIL INVESTIGATION

YES
INTERACTION OUTLIER

ARE FOUR ABOVE CRITERIA


MET?

NO

IDENTIFICATION AND RESOLUTION


OF OUTLIERS

YES

VERIFIED

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6.GIPVVERPROCEDURE CAPACITYSPECTRA

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6.GIPVVERPROCEDURE CAPACITYVS.DEMAND

A.ComparisonwithRLE(SL2,SSE)GroundResponseSpectra(GRS)2)

Thiscanbeusedwhentheequipmentitemismountedbelowabout12mabovethe
effectivegradeandwhenthenaturalfrequencyofequipmentisgreaterthan12Hz3)

BSGRSRLE(SL2,SSE)(5%damping)4)

B.ComparisonwithRLE(SL2,SSE)InStructureResponseSpectra(ISRS)

1.5xBSrealistic(median,mean,bestestimated)ISRSRLE(SL2,SSE)(5%damping)4)

Notes:
(1)Applyatleastoneofthesetworules,whichapplicable.
(2)ThecriterionAcanbeusedonlywiththewellrigidbuildingstructuresasthelowerconcrete
reactorbuilding.Donotusethiscriterionwithevidentlyflexiblebuildingstructures.
(3)Donotapplythe12Hzlimitforequipmentmountedonpipingsystems(valves,valveoperators
etc.).
(4)Thesecriteriashallbemetforallthreeorthogonalspatialdirections.

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6.GIPVVERPROCEDURE SIMILARITY
SimilarityofVVERtypeequipmenttoequipmentincludedinthedatabases ofseismicresistant
equipmentisthemostimportantkeystoneofpracticalapplicationoftheGIPVVERprocedure.
Generally,theprincipalofsimilarityisbaseduponcomparisonofequipmentdynamicandphysical
characteristics.Theproceduretoestablishsimilaritywithinaneachequipmentclassincludesthe
followingcomparisons:
mostprobablemodesofmalfunction(basedonrecognizedbehaviorofallcriticaldevices);
predominantresonantandcriticalfrequenciesandmodeshapes;
criticaldamping;
mostimportantphysicalequipmentcharacteristics,like
equipmentsize,massandposition(vertical,horizontal,inclinedetc.);generalmaking,qualityof
making,ageofequipment;locationofthecenterofgravity,presenceandlocationof
cantileveredparts;implementationofheavyand/ormovinginternalparts;implementationof
supportsandanchorage;implementationofattachedlines,substructures,devicesetc.;
presenceofdevices(mechanicalorelectrical)sensitivetovibrationsandshocks.

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6.GIPVVERPROCEDURE ANCHORAGE
Thescreeningapproachtoverifyofequipmentanchorageisbaseduponacombinationof
inspections,calculations,andengineeringjudgment.
Inspectionsconsistofmeasurementsandvisualevaluationsoftheequipmentanditsanchorage,
supplementedbyuseofplantdocumentationanddrawings.Calculationsshouldbeperformedto
comparetheanchoragecapacitytothecorrespondingloading(demand)imposeduponthe
anchorage.Engineeringjudgmentisalsoanimportantpartintheevaluationofequipment
anchorage.
Generally,evaluationtheadequacyofequipmentanchorageincludes:
anchorageinstallationinspection,
anchoragecapacitydetermination,
anchoragedemanddetermination,
comparisonofcapacitytodemand.

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6.GIPVVERPROCEDURE SEISMICINTERACTIONS
Thefourseismicinteractioneffectsthatareconsideredare:
proximity(impactsofadjacentequipmentorstructuresonsafetyrelatedequipment
duetotheirrelativemotionduringanearthquake),
structuralfailureandfallingofoverheadoradjacentstructures,systems,or
equipmentcomponents),
flexibilityofattachedlinesandcables,
floodingduetoearthquakeinducedfailuresoftanksorvessels.

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