Sensitivity Analysis of Steel-Plate Concrete Containment against a Large Commercial Aircraft

• Published in: Energies (Basel) Vol. 14; no. 10; p. 2829
• Main Authors: Zhu, Xiuyun, Li, Jianbo, Lin, Gao, Pan, Rong, Li, Liang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.05.2021
• Subjects: Aircraft; Aircraft industry; Buildings; Commercial aircraft; Concrete; Concrete properties; Containment; External walls; force time-history analysis method; Impact analysis; Impact damage; impact dynamics; Impact resistance; Impact response; Investigations; large commercial aircraft impact; Mathematical models; Nuclear accidents & safety; Nuclear power plants; Numerical analysis; Plastic deformation; Prestressed concrete; Reinforced concrete; Sensitivity analysis; Simulation; Steel; steel-plate concrete (SC) containment; Thickness; United States > US

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