Concrete Containment Buildings

Course guarantor:

Petr Bílý, Petr Štemberk

Lecturer:

Petr Bílý, Petr Štemberk

Tutor:

Petr Bílý, Petr Štemberk

Supervisor:

Department of Concrete and Masonry Structures

Synopsis:

The objective of the course is to introduce the students into the state of the art in the area of concrete nuclear containments. The course will cover selected topics from the following areas: Historical development of nuclear containments. Containment vs. confinement. Types of containments, alternative solutions. Overview of valid standards and safety requirements. Loads and load cases for structural design. Principles of structural design and design of prestress. Structural and material design of internal sealing liner. Numerical modeling of containments and their components. Construction of containments.

Requirements:

Reading of assigned literature

Preparation of assigned study

Discussion about the study

Syllabus of lectures:

see synopsis

Syllabus of tutorials:

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Study Objective:

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Study materials:

Compulsory literature:

Picaut, J. et al.: Nuclear Containments. fib Bulletin no. 13. fib, 2001. ISBN 2-88394-053-3.

Nawy, E.G.: Prestressed Concrete: A Fundamental Approach (5th Edition Uprgade). Pearson, 2009. ISBN 978-

0136081500.

Nilson, A.H., Darwin, D., Dolan, C.W.: Design of Concrete Structures (14th Edition). McGraw Hill, New York, USA,

2010. ISBN 978-0-07-329349-3.

Recommended literature:

Iskhakov, I., Ribakov, Y.: Design Principles and Analysis of Thin Concrete Shells, Domes and Folders. CRC Press, 2015. ISBN 978-1498726641.

Note:

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The course is a part of the following study plans: