Structural Mechanics in Nuclear Power Technology

Readings

This page presents the assigned readings for some of the lectures, and supplemental reading material.

Notes by T. Jaeger and J. E. Meyer were internal documents and may not be available outside MIT.

Basic Relationships in Elasticity Theory (PDF)

LEC #	TOPICS	READINGS
1	Introduction	Collins, chapters 1.1 to 1.5.
2	Metal Design Methods Mechanics Fundamentals	Metal Design Methods Collins, chapters 2.1 to 2.3. Meyer, J. E. “Structural Design Notes.” Mechanics Fundamentals Collins, chapter 4. Wolf, Lothar, Mujid S. Kazimi, and Neil E. Todreas. “Introduction to Structural Mechanics.” (PDF)
3	Mechanics Fundamentals (cont.) Pressure Values of LWRs	Mechanics Fundamentals Collins, chapters 5.1 to 5.3. Pressure Values of LWRs Meyer, J. E. “Pressure Vessel Design Analysis.”
4	Elastic Stress Analysis	Jaeger, T. “Appendix: Continuum Equations for Three Dimensional Elastic and Thermoelastic Stress-strain Fields in Cylindrical Cooridinates.”
5	Elastic Stress Analysis (cont.)
6	Design Limits	Collins, chapters 6.8 to 6.11. Wolf, Lothar, Mujid S. Kazimi, and E. Neil. Todreas. “Introduction to Structural Mechanics.” (PDF)
7	Fusion First Wall Description and Thermal Stresses	Collins, chapter 8.3.
8	Introduction to Plasticity/Damage Mech.	Collins, chapters 8.5 and 8.6. Jaeger, T. “Appendix: Some Introductory Notes to the Theory of Plasticity.”
9	The Deformation Prediction - Creep	Collins, chapters 13.1 to 13.8. Jaeger, T. “Introductory Discussion on Creep.” ———. “Two-Bar Mechanism Mathematical Model for Linear-Creep Ratcheting of Thin-Walled Cylindrical Fuel Element Claddings Subjected to Internal Pressure and Thermal Cycling.”
10	Fuel Pin Design	Jaeger, T. “Axisymmetric Elastic-Plastic Plane Strain Deformation of a Solid Circular Cylinder of Tresca-Material Under Uniform Heat Generation.” ———. “Thermoelastic Stressesina Hollow Cylinder with Thin-Walled Internal Cladding for Axisymmetric Plane Strain Conditions.”
11	Fuel Pin Design (cont.)	Jaeger, T. “Axisymmetric Elastic-Plastic Plane Strain Deformation of a Hollow Cylinder of Von Mises-Material Under Internal Pressure and Thermal Cycling.”
12	Fuel Pin Design (cont.)	Collins, chapter 5.4.
13	Fuel Pin Design (cont.)	Collins, chapters 6.2 and 6.8.
14	Containment Design
15	Containment Design (cont.)
16	Containment Design (cont.) / NDE
17	Dynamic Analysis	Jaeger, T. “Survey of Problems of Seismic Analysis and Aseismic Design of Nuclear Power Plant Structures and Equipment.”
18	Dynamic Analysis (cont.)
19	Quiz 1
20	Dynamic Analysis (cont.)
21	Dynamic Analysis (cont.)
22	Brittle Fracture	Collins, chapters 3.7 to 3.11.
23	Brittle Fracture (cont.)
24	Special Topic: PSA
25	Special Topic: Pressurized Thermal Shock
26	Term Paper Presentation
27	Term Paper Presentation (cont.)