AIRCRAFT CRASH UPON OUTER CONTAINMENT OF NUCLEAR-POWER-PLANT

In this paper, analysis of an aircraft crash upon an outer containment of a nuclear power plant is presented. The effect of target yielding is considered simultaneously by calculating the reaction time in a tim e marching scheme. The concrete model employed is capable of predictin g the cracking and yielding. The response for different cracking strai ns and different locations of aircraft strike for different aircraft h as been studied. Critical location of aircraft strike for the containm ent has been investigated. The analytical procedure and the material m odel used are found to be capable of representing the aircraft impact response of the containment structure.