Ageing and air leakage assessment of a nuclear reactor containment mock-up: VERCORS 2nd benchmark
L Charpin, J Niepceron, M Corbin, B Masson… - … Engineering and Design, 2021 - Elsevier
Electricité de France (EDF) operates a large fleet of nuclear reactors and is responsible for
demonstrating the safety of facilities, including concrete containment buildings (CCB), which …
demonstrating the safety of facilities, including concrete containment buildings (CCB), which …
Application of stochastic finite element modeling to reinforced lightweight concrete beams containing expanded polystyrene beads
M Ghannoum, L Abdelkhalek, JJ Assaad - Buildings, 2023 - mdpi.com
Limited investigations have evaluated the effect of expanded polystyrene (EPS) beads on
the structural lightweight concrete properties. EPS offers many features compared to natural …
the structural lightweight concrete properties. EPS offers many features compared to natural …
Stochastic finite elements analysis of large concrete structures' serviceability under thermo-hydro-mechanical loads–Case of nuclear containment buildings
This work proposes a global Stochastic Finite Element Method (SFEM) to model the effects
of concrete ageing uncertainties on the serviceability and durability of large reinforced and …
of concrete ageing uncertainties on the serviceability and durability of large reinforced and …
Bayesian updating for nuclear containment buildings using both mechanical and hydraulic monitoring data
Leak tightness of concrete containment structures such as Nuclear Containment Buildings
(NCB) plays a key role in their serviceability and the safety of their surrounding environment …
(NCB) plays a key role in their serviceability and the safety of their surrounding environment …
Experimental characterisation of the isosteric desorption energy of VeRCoRs concrete: Comparison of the isotherms and hygrometric methods
S Poyet, JL Adia, S Michel-Ponnelle - Cement and Concrete Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Clausius-Clapeyron equation is an effective tool for describing the effect of
temperature on water vapour adsorption isotherms in cementitious materials. The key …
temperature on water vapour adsorption isotherms in cementitious materials. The key …
Analysis of time-varying mechanical properties of prestressed concrete containment during the tensioning process and service considering the influence of creep
Q Yang, D Yao, J Yan, M Liu, F Fan, Z Fu - International Journal of Pressure …, 2023 - Elsevier
The containment structure is an important barrier that ensures the safe operation of nuclear
power plants. Currently, most studies on concrete creep in containment structures assumed …
power plants. Currently, most studies on concrete creep in containment structures assumed …
A Bayesian strategy for forecasting the leakage rate of concrete containment buildings–Application to nuclear containment buildings
The forecast of large concrete structures behavior such as Nuclear Containment Buildings
(NCB) is a critical safety issue, whether for the structure itself or for its surrounding …
(NCB) is a critical safety issue, whether for the structure itself or for its surrounding …
Hygro-mechanical modeling of restrained ring test: COST TU1404 benchmark
The restrained ring test belongs to a traditional method for estimating cracking tendency of a
paste, mortar or concrete mix. The test involves hygro-mechanical interactions with intricate …
paste, mortar or concrete mix. The test involves hygro-mechanical interactions with intricate …
A homogenized formulation to account for sliding of non-meshed reinforcements during the cracking of brittle matrix composites: Application to reinforced concrete
A Sellier, A Millard - Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 2019 - Elsevier
Non-linear finite element modelling of complex structures made of composites, such as
reinforced concrete, remains a challenge because, until now, the only way to consider the …
reinforced concrete, remains a challenge because, until now, the only way to consider the …
Probabilistic analysis of concrete cracking using stochastic finite element methods: application to nuclear containment buildings at early age
In the case of quasi-homogeneously applied tensile loads, the intrinsic scattering of concrete
properties leads to spatially random strain localization, crack initiation and propagation. The …
properties leads to spatially random strain localization, crack initiation and propagation. The …