Shaking Table Testing of a Scaled Nuclear Power Plant Structure with Base Isolation

Figure 21

Floor response spectrum of the pressure vessel support (A2) (conversion to the prototype). (a) Structure with isolations along the x-direction; (b) structure without isolations along the x-direction; (c) structure with isolations along the y-direction; (d) structure without isolations along the y-direction; (e) structure with isolations along the z-direction; (f) structure without isolations along the z-direction.

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