Project Work Presentation

Development of incabinet response spectra using

Ritz vector approach

Pragya Vaishanav

Advisor: Prof. Abhinav Gupta

CCEE, NC State University

20 Oct, 2017
 Introduction
•Incabinet response spectra used for seismic
quantification of safety related instruments
•Traditional approach- Vibration testing or Finite
element analysis
•Traditional approach could be tedious for various
possible mounting arrangements
•Rastogi and Yang developed formulation for various
cabinets employing Ritz vector approach
•Dynamic properties of significant cabinet modes are
evaluated and compared with finite elements analysis
results

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Ritz Vector Approach (Formulation for Plates)

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Comparison of Ritz vector approach with FEM of Plates
Clamped (C), Pinned (P), Free (F), Sliding (S)

BC1-P, BC2-P, BC3-P BC4-P BC1-P ,BC2-S ,BC3-P ,BC4-P

BC1-C , BC-P, BC-P, BC4-P
BC1-C ,BC2-P ,BC3-P ,BC4-P BC1-P ,BC2-S ,BC3-P ,BC4-P
BC1-P ,BC2-C ,BC3-P ,BC4-P BC1-S ,BC2-S ,BC3-P ,BC4-P
BC1-C ,BC2-P ,BC3-C ,BC4-P BC1-S ,BC2-C ,BC3-C ,BC4-C
BC1-P ,BC2-C ,BC3-P ,BC4-C BC1-C ,BC2-S ,BC3-C ,BC4-C
BC1-C ,BC2-C ,BC3-P ,BC4-P BC1-S ,BC2-S ,BC3-C ,BC4-C BC1-F , BC2-C, BC3-C, BC4-C
BC1-C ,BC2-C ,BC3-C ,BC4-P BC1-F ,BC2-C ,BC3-C ,BC4-C
BC1-C ,BC2-C ,BC3-C ,BC4-C BC1-F ,BC2-C ,BC3-F ,BC4-C
BC1-S ,BC2-P ,BC3-P ,BC4-P BC1-C ,BC2-F ,BC3-C ,BC4-F
BC1-C ,BC2-F ,BC3-C ,BC4-C

BC1-C , BC2-F, BC3-C, BC4-C

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Ritz Vector Approach for Frames and Stiffened Plates

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Response of frame systems

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Difficulties in predicting Dynamic properties

• Differences in both the results are as large as 10-20%

• Modelling connections between Joints
• No well-defined mode shapes for intermediate frame members
• Dependence of response of intermediate frame on end members
while in the assumed mode shapes methods they are defined
separately

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Thank You