Shuichi Kamagata

Active seismic response control systems for nuclear power plant equipment facilities

Abstract To sustain severe earthquake ground motion, a new type of anti-seismic structure is proposed, called a Dynamic Intelligent Building (DIB) system, which is positioned as an active seismic response controlled the structure. The structural concept starts from a new recognition of earthquake ground motion, and the structural natural frequency is actively adjusted to avoid resonant vibration, and similarly the external counter-force cancels the resonant force which comes from the dynamic structural motion energy. These concepts are verified using an analytical simulator program. The advanced application of the DIB system, is the Active Supporting system and the Active Stabilizer system for nuclear power plant equipment facilities.

Occurrence Mechanism of Large Acceleration in KiK-net Seismic Records during Iwate–Miyagi Nairiku Earthquake in 2008

The KiK-net is a vertical array system and seismic motions are recorded at the ground surface and in the borehole. With the peak acceleration of 24.5m/s2 at AKTH04 (EW) and 38.7m/s2 at IWTH25 (UD) during the Iwate-Miyagi Nairiku earthquake in 2008, the occurrence mechanism of large accelerations is investigated by the non-stationary Fourier spectra and the double integrated displacement profile. From the difference in the occurrence time, the frequency and the amplitude of dominant components between the surface and the borehole, it is clear that the amplification in the surface soil caused the large acceleration at the surface. In the deformation process of the surface soil, the whipping mode is picked up at AKTH04. The relative displacement profile between the surface and the borehole is analyzed by the phase curves. The orbit at AKTH04 is identified by the sinusoidal waves of the sway, up-down and rocking modes. It can be concluded that the large accelerations at AKTH04 may be due to an irregular local mode caused by the collision between the base-mat and surrounding soil. From the orbit at IWTH25, the vertical pulse can be regarded as “an induced vertical motion” due to the collision between the base-mat of an observation house and the soil beneath it.

Various Occurrence Mechanisms of Large Acceleration over 20 m/s2 and Its Suitability in Design Use

Three amplification mechanisms of large accelerations over 20m/s2 are related to various non-liner behaviors and explained by using the non-stationary Fourier spectra. The frequencies of dominant components are compared with the natural frequencies with the ratios (1:3:5:7) of a shear-spring model of the underground soil. Thus, one of the amplification mechanisms is supposed to result from the natural modes in the underground soil. Furthermore the similarity of pulse waves between MYG012 (EW) and AKTH04 (EW) is pointed out in the non-stationary Fourier spectra and the double-integrated displacement profiles. The pulse waves are identified by the Ricker wavelet. This amplification mechanism is supposed to be caused by the collision between the observation house and the side soil. The modulation of dominant component is also detected in the high frequency range. The shear strain of AKTH04 is calculated using the relative displacement profiles between the surface and the borehole. The peak shear strain is fitted to the G-γ relation and the deterioration ratio of shear stiffness is evaluated. The third amplification mechanism is related to the change of depth of isolated surface soil. The depth of the isolated surface soil is evaluated from the deterioration area shallower than 20m. It is pointed out finally that the seismic records at the ground surface are unsuitable for the database of seismic design wave.