BENCHMARK CALCULATIONS FOR MECHANICAL STRESSES UPON A TRANSPORT CASK

In this paper, benchmark calculations are carried out using the FEM co de ADINA. Three drop tests with a DCI cask carried out in Japan are in vestigated. The drop orientations comprise the 9 m drop with impact fl at onto the cylindrical shell of the shock absorbers at the top and bo ttom part as well as the 1 m drop with impact of the bar in the center of the cylinder wall. Calculated results are compared to the experime ntal ones. It is found that the calculations meet the measurements con servatively. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science S.A.