Regulatory Guide 1.60

Design Response Spectra for Seismic Design of Nuclear Power Plants

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Issue date:	10/31/1973
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DIRECTORATE

OF REGULATO

RY STANDARDS

REGULATORY

GUIDE 1.60DESIGN RESPONSE.SPECTRA

FOR SEISMIC.DESIGN

OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTSOciober 1973WIDESA..

A. INTRODUCTION

Criterion

2, "Design Bases for Protection AgainstNatural Phenoniena,"

Of 'Appendix A, "General DesignCriteria for Nuclear.Power Plants."

to 10 CFR Part 50.L'.'icensing of Production and Utilization Facilities."

requires, in part, that nuclear power plant structures, syYStems,

.,and components important to safety b'hdesigned to -withstand.

the' effects of earthquakes.

Proposed Appendix A, "Seistnic and Geologic SitingCriteria,'"to

10 CFR Part .100, "Reactor Site Crinteria,i.

• Would require, in part, that the Safe ShutdownEarthquake (SSE) be defined by response spectracorrespoanding

'to the expected maximum ground, acc:elerations..,This guide. describes

a. piocedure

.. .acceptable:

to the 'AEC ARegulatory staff- for definingS espqnsei spectra for the seismic design of nuclear power1 kplants.

The Adviory Committee on Reactor Safeguards bas been consulted concerning this guide and hasconcurred in the regulatory position.

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B. DISCUSSION

in o.rder. to approximate the intensity and therebyestimate, the maximum :.gr6tund'

acceleriationo Of the:.expcted strongesýt..ground

'm'tion,(SsE)

for a given site,: p

r. oposed

-Append*-

A, to I 0.'.CFR-

Part 100. specifies.

anumber of,'required investigations.

It does not, however.giye a -method for 'defining..

the response spectralcorresponding to 'tile expected nmaximunt.

groundacceleration"

The recorded ground acccleratioihs and responsespectra of' past. earthquakes provide a, basis for therational design of structures to resist earthquakes.

TheDesign Response Spectra,'

.specified for design purposes, can be developed.statistically from.response spectra of.past strong-motion earthquakes (see' reference I).. AnSee definitions at the end of the guide..extensive study.'has hlcn described by Newmiaik andBlunie in re!ferences I. 2, .and After ieviewing th'sereterenced documents, tilt AE( RegtIu10toiy

'staff hasdetermined as acceptahle tile fI llowicni procedilre

1or'defining the Design RIeslponse Spectra representing theeffects of the vibratory

111i00 Otf thi SS[, 1./2 the SS!.',and the Operating Basis Earthquake

(0111) on sitesunderlain by either rock or sOil deIposits d:l CoVerfinig Allfrequencies of inter.st.

However, for uliustially soft site..modification to this procedure will.he requited.

In this procedure,

• the .configurali6ios of tihehorizonial.

component Design Response Spectra i'm eachof the two: mutually perpendicular honizontal axes areshown in Figure 1. of this guide. These sh lpe% agree wilhdeveloped by', Newmnz'k, Blune. and Kapur inreference

1. In Figure 1 tihe ase diagram consists ofthree parts: the bottom. line:on he left part represents the maximum ground displacement, the bottom line onthe right part represents, the maximum a celeration, andithe middle part depends.

on the maximum velocity.

Thlehorizontal component Design Response Spectra inFigure I of tids guide correspond'

to a 'maximuin horiznital ground acceleration of 1 .0 g. "rlie maxintum,ground displacement.

is. uiken.'propportional to themaximum ground accekeration.

and is'set.at

36 inchesfor'

a. ground

"acceleratioin of1.tI, 0 g."Thc nunierical valuesof design displacements, velocities, and accelerations forthe horizont-al component Design Response Spectra areobtained by multiplying the corresponding values of themaximum ground displacement and acceleraliol by thefactors given in Table I of this guide. Tile displacenient region lines of the Design Response Spectra ame parallelto the maximum ground displacement line and areshown. un lhie left of Figure I. The velocity region linessl.ope. downward from a. frequency nf 0.25" cps (controlpoint D)'to a. frequency of 2.5 cps (control point C) andare shown at. the 'top. The remainting two sets' of" linesbetween the frequencies of 2.5 cps and 33 cps (controlpoint A), with a break ata freqtuency cf 9 cps (controlUSAEC REGULATORY

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10. General F-point W. constituit:

tile acceleration region h ot' thehorizontal I)csrgn Response Spectra.

Fot frequencies Ihigher than 33 cps. the maximum ground acceleration line represents the Design Response Spectra.The vereial corrrponent I.sign Response Spectra.corrtesponlding to tile IllaxiuIIInIl hIri:minrlal

,rtlndacceh'rafioi of I.0 g are slhown in Figure 2 of ih' is guide.The nuneltici al vlues of design displacements.

veloci ics.and acceleratiotis inl these spetra are obtained byantrltiivying tile conrespol.Jing values of" the lrlaxitIniun lihri:mital gr.u mIud moriott (acceleration

= 1.0 g anddisplacemotw t = 3(N in.) hy the tactors given in Table II oflhi, guide. T"he displacentrertt reliunt lines of tlle DesignRe-sponse Spectr;t

are parallel to the mnaxirritimum grounddiisplacemtne line and are sMiomin on the left of Figure 2.vhe velocity region lines slope downward f'rom aI'requency t' 0.25 cps (CIICttti l pohlt DI) to :1 fleqtuency oIf 3.5 cps (control point C) and are shown at the top.Titi reniahitnn twIO sets of lines bet weeni th ie frequencies of" 3.5 cps and 3,3 cps Icontrol poini A). withI a break attile I'reqtlellcv ot Q cps (conitmll point 13). contllitute tIleaccelera.li n tetioti o)f' tihe veefical Design ResponseSpectra.

It shliold be noted tltt tre vertical DesignResponse Spectra values are 2/3 tl.,)se of the horizontal Design Resp-nqt e Spectra for frequencies less than 0.25:I'm Ifrequencies higher tli:m 3.5. tiley are tIle wlhilethe ratio varies between 2/3 arid I I'Mr frceuiencies between 0.25 and 3.5. For frequencies higher thtan 33cps. the Design Response Spectra ftollow tile rrraxirnrnl giound :acceleration lirte.The horizontal antd vertical comnponent DesignRespomn:e Spectra irt Figures 1 and 2. respectively, of thisguide cirrespond to a tixitimuri horizontal groundacceleratiin of I 1.) e. FFr sites with different values specit'ied b'or the design earthquake.

Ile Design Response Spectra should be linearly sacledIfrom Fiigures I mrid 2 iti proportion to the specifled tmaximtumn horizmontal ground acceleration.

For sites that( are relat ivelv close to tile epicenter of :ai expectedearthquake or (2) have physical characteristics thfatcould significanrtly afT'ct tile spectial pattern (f inputmotion, such as heing underlain by poor soil deposits.

Ilte procedure described above will not apply. Irt thesecases, ile D)esign Resixrse Spectra should be developed iitdi\idua.ly ding to thie site characteristics.

C. REGULATORY

POSITIONI .Tlie horizontal comtponrent ground 1elsign ResponseSpectra.

without soil-structn tre irtteractiorn effects, of theSSIE, 112 the SSE, Otr the OBE on sites underlain by rockor by soil should he linearly scaled from Figure 12 inpropOrtiOrr to tire rnt:ixiruittn lt horizortmal groundacceleration specilied for tIre ear thlquake closen. i FigureI coitrespt;Ids to a tntaxinulti horimrilal groundacceler;tiont ofI 1.t) aind ,,ccomtlpanlyitig displacerternI

of36 irt.l The applicable multiplicatiot fI'ctors ald corttrolpoints are given ill Table I. For darmping ratios totinchludd itt Fi.mrc I or Tible I. at line:tr interpolation should be used.2. The vertical c nmttment ground Design Resporrse Spectta.

without soil-stiructure interaction effects, of1 titeSSE, 1/2 tite SSI.E, or the OWI" on sites underlain by rockor hr soil should lie line:irlv scaled fronni Figure 22 illproportion to tlt illraXilliLlin horizontal grouindacceletafion specified for tile earthlquake chosen. (Figure" is based on a maxitimum

/iri-'iial Sround acceleraiion of 1 .0 g and accomtpanying displacement of 3R in.) Theapplicable muliiplication I'actors arnd control points aregiven ill Table II. For dalmping ratios riot incltded irtFigure 2 or Table II, a linear irierpolatiin shiould beused.2Tlhis does nor a pply to sites which It ) ar relalively clnoto Ire epicenter ot an expecled eanrthquakc or (21 which havephysic.il characteristics thil could significantly affect titespectral riombinatioin o1" input molion. The D)esign RcsponseSpectra for such sites irould tie developed on a case-by-case

1srsis.I .0.-2 DEFINITIONS

Response Spectrum means a rlot 'l f lite maxi1mumresponse (acceleration.

velocity, or displacement)

Of afamily of idealized sinoe-degree.of.fiecdomn dampedoscillators as a function of natural irequencies (orperiods)

of the oscillators to a specified vibratory nmotion input a( their supports.

When obtained from arecorded earthquake record, the response spectruin lends to be irregular.

with a mlnihet of peaks andvalleys.Design ,,soonse Spectrum is a relatively smotothrelationship obtained by analyzing, evaluating.

andstatistically combining a number of individual icspi-mse spectra derived from the records of siguificamit pasteart hquakes.Maximum (peak) Ground Acceleration specified for agiven sito means that value of the acceleiatioa whichcorecslx)nd-s to zero period in the design response spectrafor that site. At zero period lie d&sign response sp-.clraacceleration is identical for all damping "alues and isequal to the maximum (peak) ground acceleration specified for that sit

e. TABLE IHORIZONTAL

DESIGN RESPONSE

SPECTRARELATIVE

VALUES OF SPECTRUM

AMPLIFICATION

FACTORSFOR CONTROL POINTSSPercent Amplification Factors for Control Pointsof Acceleration'

2 Displacement'

2CriticalDamping A(33 cls) B(9 cps) C(2.5 cps) D(0.25 cps)0.5 1.0 4.96 5.95 3.202.0 1.0 3.54 4.25 2.505.0 1.0 2.61 3.13 2.057.0 1.0 2.27 2.72 I .8810.0 1.0 1.90 2.28 1.70'Maximum

,sound displacement is taken proportional to maximumground acceleration, and is 36 in. for ground acceleration of 1.0 gravity.2Acoeleration and displacement amplification factors are taken fromrecommendations given in reference I.1.60-3 TA13LE IIVERTICAL

DESIGN RESPONSE

SPECTRARELATIVE

VALUES OF SPECTRUM

AMPLIFICATION

FACTORSFOR CONTROL POINTSPercnt Ariplificaiion Factors for Control PointsofCriticr'l D spllccmnt

2Dampring A(33 8(9 cp) C(3.5 cps) D (0.2 5 c1o.g I .A) 4,%o 5.95.0 1.0 3.54 4.2. I.075.0 1.0 2.(11 3.13 1. 377.0 I .0 2.27 2.72 I.2510.0 1.0 I.90 2.2SSMaximum ground displawcement Ik.n proportional to na \imumngpund acckleraion and is 36 in. fIor cround accelcration tit 1.0 gr.vity.2 Accelera tion amplificalion lactots tilc I ical design rep'.nseslctra are equal 1o iho1c oS f O'h ril(ontia design reslidnwc pretra. %%hercdis displaceient amplification faitorq are 2/3 those hori/tnral dcsign rekponc:rpccira.

Thcsc~. ratiois belwccn tie arnplifiwation f'aciors ofl the t.o dcsicnrc.pons spectra are in agrceenln with those recommetnded in re.l'cretw I,REFERENCES

1. Newmark, N. W.. John A. Blume. and Kanwar K.Kapur. "Design Responsc Spectra for Nuclear PowerPlants,"

ASCE Structural Engineering Nleeting.

SanFrancisco.

April 2. N. N1. Newmark Consulting Engineering Services.

"AStudy of' Vertical and Horizontal Earthquake Spectra.*'

Urbana. Illinois.

USAEC Corntra.c No.AT(4'?-5)-26o7.

WASI.1 255. April 1073.3, John A. Blume & Associates,

"Recommendations for Shape of Earthquake Response Spectra,"

SanFrancisco.

California.

USAEC Contract No.AT(49-5.)-301

1. WASH-1254.

February

19.73.a81.60-4

1000500200100>: /\ -,. U S20- -5 511100.1 0.2 0.5 1 2 5 10 20 50 100FREQUENCY.

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DESIGN RESPONSE

SPECTRA -SCALED TO ig HORIZONTAL

GROUND ACCELERATION

a

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cps ___FIGURE

2. VERTICAL

DESIGN RESPONSE

SPECTRA-SCALED

TO lg HORIZONTAL

GRCUND ACCELERATION

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