ATLAS thermosiphon project

Piping design and seismic analysis framework

Délio Ramos EN/MME, 28.05.2010

Outline

• Piping layout• Regulations and standards• Strength analysis to EN 13480• Seismic analysis– Calculation method– Assumptions and requirements– Seismic actions– Load combination

• Conclusion

LayoutDesign goal:

A. Define supports layout in order to allow enough flexibility for thermal loads

B. Provide sufficient piping restraints to limit static deflection and dynamic (seismic) load consequences

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Regulations and standardsGeneral Safety Instruction

GSI-M2 - Standard Pressure Equipment

European Directive 97/23/EC

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Eurocode 8EN 1998-1 GeneralEN 1998-4 Silos, tanks and pipelines

EN 13480 – Metallic industrial piping

ATLAS Seismic requirements

Actions (from national regulations)

Piping Design

EN 13480 Strength analysis

Permanent mechanical loads

Occasional or exceptional loads

Thermal and variable loads

MA + MB obtained directly from the FE model. k=1.2 for seismic loads.

Applied moments and their combination

From Ansys 3D model Excel or Ansys post-processor

k=1

Criteria Allowable stresses

N<7000 cycles => U=1

Preliminary designD. Ramos, Piping analysis for the ATLAS thermosiphon project - Preliminary engineering analysis, EDMS 1064571, 2010-04-03

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Earthquake: Methods of analysis

• Options provided by EN 1998-1 for the design of buildings:– Linear static analysis (“lateral force” method or

“equivalent static”)– Modal response spectrum analysis– Non-linear static– Non-linear dynamic (time-history)

Implemented in Ansys but requires post-processing to combine loads from X, Y and Z action spectrum

Response spectrum analysis

Mode combination

Structure response

Eigenmode-eigenvalue analysisSpecified response spectrum

Combination of modal responses

• Sum of squares of modal responses (SRSS)– When all relevant modal responses may be

regarded as independent of each other (Tj<=0.9Ti)• Complete quadratic combination (CQC)– If Tj<=0.9Ti not satisfied

Both available in Ansys

Clause 4.3.3.3.2, EN 1998-1

Modelling requirementsClause 5.4.1, EN 1998-4

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Seismic actions specificationBenincasa and Schmidt, 2000

Combination of X, Y, Z action’s effects

• SRSS combination– Is the reference method (conservative)– Yields the expected result if the modal

contributions have been combined using the CQC rule

• 30% rule as an alternative

Clause 4.3.3.5.1, EN 1998-1

Easier implementation in Ansys

Conclusion

• Strength analysis of the piping to EN 13480 has been performed on a preliminary design and will be repeated once the layout has been completely approved.

• The requested seismic analysis can be performed following the procedures of Eurocode 8– Through a response spectrum analysis (linear)– CQC modal contribution combination + SRSS action combination– For specified X, Y and Z spectra applied to all supports

• The seismic analysis will not take into account the– Effects of the supporting structure dynamics– Influence in the actions from the difference in elevation