This report describes the mathematical analysis, the physical scale modeling, and a full-scale crash test of a railcar spent-nuclear-fuel shipping system. The mathematical analysis utilized a lumped-parameter model to predict the structural response of the railcar and the shipping cask. The physical scale modeling analysis consisted of two crash tests that used 1/8-scale models to assess railcar and shipping cask damage. The full-scale crash test, conducted with retired railcar equipment, was carefully monitored with onboard instrumentation and high-speed photography. Results of the mathematical and scale modeling analyses are compared with the full-scale test. 29 figures. (ERA citation 06:027538)
Analysis, Scale Modeling, and Full-Scale Test of a Railcar and Spent-Nuclear-Fuel Shipping Cask in a High-Velocity Impact Against a Rigid Barrier
1981
64 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
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