U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Revision 2July 2006
REGULATORY GUIDE
OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REGULATORY RESEARCH
REGULATORY GUIDE 1.92
(Draft was issued as DG-1127, dated February 2005)
COMBINING MODAL RESPONSES AND SPATIAL COMPONENTS
IN SEISMIC RESPONSE ANALYSIS
A. INTRODUCTION
This revised regulatory guide provides licensees and applicants with improved guidance concerning methods
that the staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) considers acceptable for combining modal responsesand spatial components in seismic response analysis of nuclear power plant structures, systems, and components(SSCs) that are important to safety.
Appendix A, “General Design Criteria for Nuclear Power Plants,” to Title 10, Part 50, “Domestic Licensing
of Production and Utilization Facilities,” to the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR Part 50), Criterion 2,“Design Bases for Protection Against Natural Phenomena,” requires, in part, that nuclear power plant SSCs
important to safety must be designed to withstand the effects of natural phenomena (such as earthquakes) withoutloss of capability to perform their safety functions. Such SSCs must also be designed to accommodate the effects of,and be compatible with, the environmental conditions associated with normal operation and postulated accidents. Appendix S, “Earthquake Engineering Criteria for Nuclear Power Plants,” to 10 CFR Part 50 specifies, in part,requirements for implementing General Design Criterion 2 with respect to earthquakes.1
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Appendix S to 10 CFR Part 50 applies to applicants for a design certification or combined license pursuant to 10 CFRPart 52, “Early Site Permits; Standard Design Certifications; and Combined Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants,” or aconstruction permit or operating license pursuant to 10 CFR Part 50 after January 10, 1997. However, the earthquakeengineering criteria in Section VI of Appendix A to 10 CFR Part 100 continue to apply for either an operating licenseapplicant or an operating license holder whose construction permit was issued before January 10, 1997.
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This guide describes methods that the NRC staff considers acceptable for complying with
the agency’s regulations regarding the following aspects of seismic response analysis:(1)
combining the responses of individual modes (in the case of the response spectrum method)to a component of the three orthogonal spatial components of earthquake motion (two horizontaland one vertical), to find the representative maximum response of interest (such as displacement,acceleration, shear, moment, stress, or strain) for a given element of a nuclear power plant SSCcombining the maximum responses (in the case of the time history method) or the representativemaximum responses (in the case of the response spectrum method) of an SSC, when such responsesare calculated either separately (for the response spectrum method or the time history method)or simultaneously (for the time history method) for each of the three orthogonal spatial components(two horizontal and one vertical) of an earthquake
(2)
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B. DISCUSSION
Background
For several decades, the nuclear industry has used the response spectrum method and the time
history method (described below) for the seismic analysis and design of nuclear power plant structures,systems, and components (SSCs) that are important to safety. In 1976, the NRC issued Revision 1 of thisguide, which described then up-to-date guidance for using the response spectrum and time history methodsfor estimating SSC seismic response. Since that time, research in the United States has resulted inimproved methods for combining modal responses and spatial components that provide more accurateestimates of SSC seismic response, while reducing unnecessary conservatism. This guide (Revision 2)describes methods that the NRC staff considers acceptable in view of those improvements. The moreconservative methods of combining modal responses (as described in Revision 1) remain acceptable. However, if applicants for new licenses choose to use Revision 1 methods for combining modal responses,their analyses should address the residual rigid response of the missing mass modes (as discussedin Regulatory Positions C.1.4.1 and C.1.5.1 of this guide). Licensees of existing operating plantsare also encouraged to consider the residual rigid response of the missing mass modes in their seismicanalyses of SSCs (as discussed in Regulatory Positions C.1.4.1 and C.1.5.1) when they choose to useRevision 1 methods for combining modal responses, because doing so will produce more accurate results.It is noted that systems or components (e.g., piping) may be supported at several locations
either within a single structure or in two separate structures (multi-supported systems or components),and the motions of the primary structure(s) at each support location may be quite different. An acceptableapproach for analyzing systems or components supported at multiple locations within a single structureis to define a uniform response spectrum (URS) that envelops all of the individual response spectraat the various support locations. The URS is applied at all support locations to calculate the maximuminertial responses of the system or component. This is referred to as the uniform support motion (USM)method. The modal and spatial combination methods described in this regulatory guide apply only whenusing the USM method for response spectrum analysis of multi-supported systems or components(such as piping).
In addition, the relative displacements at the support points should be considered. Conventional
static analysis procedures are acceptable for this purpose. The maximum support displacements are imposedon the supported item in the most unfavorable combination. The responses attributable to the inertia effectand relative displacements are then combined using the absolute sum method.
The USM method can result in considerable overestimation of seismic responses. In the case of
multiple supports located in a single structure, an alternative method is to use the independent supportmotion (ISM) approach. See Section 2 of Reference 1 for the current NRC position on use of the ISMmethod. Any future changes to the NRC position will be addressed in future revisions to NUREG-0800,Standard Review Plan (SRP), Section 3.7.3 (Ref. 2).
In lieu of the response spectrum approach, time histories of support motions may be used
as excitations to the system or component. Because of the increased analytical effort compared to
the response spectrum techniques, usually only a major equipment system would warrant a time historyapproach. However, compared to the response spectrum envelope method for multi-supported systemsor components, the time history approach provides more realistic results in some cases.
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Combination of Individual Modal Responses
For the purpose of seismic design of a nuclear power plant structure, system, or component
(SSC), the representative maximum response of interest for design (e.g., displacement, acceleration,shear, moment, stress, strain) can be obtained by combining the corresponding maximum individualmodal responses derived from the response spectrum method (e.g., see References 3 or 4).
In general, it is unlikely that the maximum individual modal responses would all occur at the same timeduring an earthquake. Thus, it is necessary to identify appropriate combination methods to obtainthe representative maximum response of interest from the maximum individual modal responses.All methods utilized to combine seismic responses of individual modes obtained from the response
spectrum method can provide only approximate representative maximum values, which are not exactin the sense of a time history method. The goal is to develop methods that enable one to estimatethe maximum responses of interest as accurately as possible for the design of nuclear SSCs. The timehistory method, applying either modal superposition or direct integration, has been used by researchersas a benchmark for gauging the degree of accuracy of these combination methods.
Since the issuance of Revision 1 of Regulatory Guide 1.92 in 1976, research in the United States
has resulted in improved methods for combining modal responses that provide more accurate estimatesof SSC seismic response, while reducing unnecessary conservatism. NUREG/CR-6645, “Reevaluationof Regulatory Guidance on Modal Response Combination Methods for Seismic Response SpectrumAnalysis” (Ref. 5), documents the results of an NRC evaluation of these recent developments for modalresponse combination, which includes a literature review and extensive analytical efforts, and providesthe technical bases for the regulatory positions on combination of individual modal responses delineatedin Section C.1 of this current guide (Revision 2).
For the purpose of discussion, the broad-banded spectrum in Figure 1 is chosen. However, this
guide and the following discussion are applicable to all types of response spectra. This includes broad-banded spectra, such as a design ground spectrum, as well as single-peaked, narrow-banded spectra(Figure 2) and multiple-peaked, narrow-banded spectra (Figure 3), typical of in-structure spectra. Regulatory Position C.1.3 of this guide defines f1, f2 , and fzpa as used in Figures 1, 2, and 3.
The seismic response of interest with regard to an SSC consists of two parts, which are referred to
(in structural dynamics) as the damped-periodic (or simply “periodic”) response and the “rigid” response. (In the theory of vibrations, these two parts are referred to as “transient” and “steady-state,” respectively.) These two parts of the seismic response correspond respectively to the homogeneous and particular solutionsof the differential equation of motion of an SSC. The periodic responses have the frequencies
of the oscillators (or individual modes), and the rigid responses have the frequencies of the input motion. For a more detailed discussion of periodic and rigid responses, see Chapter 3 of Reference 6.
For periodic modal responses with sufficiently separated frequencies, as indicated in Revision 1
of this guide, Goodman, Rosenblueth, and Newmark (Ref. 7) showed that the Square-Root-of-the-Sum-of-the-Squares (SRSS) method is the appropriate method to combine these modal responses. When modeswith closely spaced frequencies are present, several conservative methods presented in Revision 1 of thisguide can be used to combine these modal responses. Research since the 1970s (e.g., Refs. 8 and 9)has shown that for periodic modal responses, the double sum equation with appropriate formulas
for calculating modal correlation coefficients will more accurately combine modal responses for modeswith closely spaced frequencies. For modes with sufficiently separated frequencies, this double sumequation reduces to the SRSS method.
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Figure 1. Regions of a broad-banded response spectrum
KEY REGIONS IN FIGURE 1AB - amplified periodic spectral displacementBC - amplified periodic spectral velocityCD - amplified periodic spectral accelerationDE - transition from amplified periodic spectral acceleration to rigid spectral accelerationEF - transition from rigid spectral acceleration to maximum base accelerationFG - maximum base accelerationWhen using the response spectrum method, in most cases, it is not practical to calculate all mode
shapes and frequencies. Research since the 1980s has shown that in the regions of rigid modal responses,the appropriate method to combine rigid responses is the algebraic sum method (Ref. 10). Some nuclearpower plant SSCs may have a number of important modes beyond the zero period acceleration (ZPA)frequency (fzpa). As discussed in Regulatory Position C.1.4, the residual rigid response of the missingmass modes should be addressed (Refs. 11 and 12); otherwise, it may result in underestimation of someSSC element forces and moments in the vicinity of supports, as well as underestimation of some supportforces and moments.
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Figure 2. A narrow-banded response spectrum
Figure 3. A multiple narrow-banded response spectrum
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Research since the 1980s (e.g., Refs. 12, 13, and 14) has shown that between the end of the region
of amplified spectral acceleration, D, and the beginning of the rigid region, E, in Figure 1, the modal responseconsists of both the periodic and rigid components. Appropriate methods, as discussed in RegulatoryPosition C.1.3, should be used to separate the two components in this transition region. The periodiccomponents of modal responses are combined with the other periodic modal responses in accordancewith Regulatory Position C.1.1; the rigid components of modal responses are combined with the otherrigid responses in accordance with Regulatory Position C.1.2.
Finally, after calculating the total periodic response, total rigid response, and residual rigid response,
an appropriate combination method, as discussed in Regulatory Position C.1.5, should be used to obtainthe total response.
Combination of Spatial Components
Regulatory Guide 1.60, “Design Response Spectra for Seismic Design of Nuclear Power Plants”
(Ref. 15), specifies that the design of all Seismic Category 1 SSCs should be based on three orthogonalcomponents (two horizontal and one vertical) of a prescribed design earthquake motion.
Regulatory Position C.2 of this guide, for the combination of spatial components, is the same
as in Revision 1 of this guide, with one notable addition. When using the response spectrum method,use of the 100-40-40 percent combination rule proposed by Newmark (Ref. 16), as described inRegulatory Position C.2.1 of this guide, is acceptable as an alternative to the SRSS method.Response Spectrum MethodFor response spectrum analysis, in which each of the three spatial components are calculated
separately, Chu, Amin, and Singh (Ref. 17) concluded that for an SCC subjected to the action of the threecomponents of an earthquake motion, the representative maximum response of interest of the SSC can besatisfactorily obtained by taking the SRSS of the corresponding representative maximum responsefor each of the three components calculated separately.
The SRSS procedure for combining the responses to the three components of an earthquake
motion is based on the consideration that it is very unlikely that the maximum response for each of thethree spatial components would occur at the same time during an earthquake.
The 100-40-40 percent rule was originally proposed as a simple way to estimate the maximum
expected response of a structure subject to three-directional seismic loading for response spectrumanalysis, and is the only alternative method for spatial combination that has received any significantattention in the nuclear power industry. The results of the 100-40-40 spatial combination have beencompared with the SRSS spatial combination. Generally, they indicate that the 100-40-40 combinationmethod produces higher estimates of maximum response than the SRSS combination method by as muchas 16 percent, while the maximum under-prediction is 1 percent.Time History MethodWhen using the time history method, the representative maximum response of interest of the SSC
can be obtained either by performing separate analyses for each of the three components of earthquakemotion, or by performing a single analysis with all three components of earthquake motion appliedsimultaneously. In the latter case, the three components of earthquake must be statistically independent(Ref. 18).
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C. REGULATORY POSITION
This guide (Revision 2) describes methods that the NRC staff considers acceptable to account for
knowledge gained by research conducted in the United States since Revision 1 of this guide was issuedin 1976. The more conservative methods of combining modal responses (as described in Revision 1)remain acceptable. However, if applicants for new licenses choose to use Revision 1 methods for
combining modal responses, their analyses should address the residual rigid response of the missing massmodes (as discussed in Regulatory Positions C.1.4.1 and C.1.5.1 of this guide). Licensees of existingoperating plants are also encouraged to consider the residual rigid response of the missing mass modesin their seismic analyses of SSCs (as discussed in Regulatory Positions C.1.4.1 and C.1.5.1) when theychoose to use Revision 1 methods for combining modal responses, because doing so will produce moreaccurate results.
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1.1
Combination of Individual Modal Responses
Combination of Periodic Modal ResponsesResearch since the late 1970s has shown that in the regions of amplified spectral displacement,
amplified spectral velocity, and amplified spectral acceleration of a spectrum (regions AB, BC, and CDin Figure1), the periodic responses are dominant. Beyond amplified spectral acceleration region CDand up to E, the modal responses consist of both the periodic and rigid components. (Refer to Chapter 3of Reference 6 for a discussion of periodic and rigid responses, as well as periodic and rigid componentsof responses.) The periodic modal responses and the periodic components of modal responses are combinedusing the following double sum [“complete quadratic combination” (CQC)] equation:
(1)
where RpI = combined periodic response for the Ith component of seismic input motion (I = 1, 2, 3,
for one vertical and two horizontal components), ,ij = the modal correlation coefficient for modes i and j,Rpi = periodic response or periodic component of a response of mode i, Rpj = periodic response
or periodic component of a response of mode j, and n = number of modes considered in the combinationof modal responses.
For completely correlated modes i and j, ,ij = 1; for partially correlated modes i and j, 0 < ,ij < 1;
for uncorrelated modes i and j, ,ij = 0.
The modal correlation coefficients are uniquely defined, depending on the method chosen
for evaluating the correlation coefficient, as follows.
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1.1.1 Square Root of the Sum of the Squares (SRSS) Method
At the foundation of all methods for combining uncorrelated modal responses is the SRSS method.
All methods for combination of periodic modal response components are equivalent to the SRSS methodif the frequencies of the modes are all sufficiently separated. In this case,and
,ij = 1.0,ij = 0.0
for i = jfor i j
and Equation 1 reduces to the following:
(2)
If modes with closely spaced frequencies exist, the SRSS method is not applicable, and one
of the two methods in Regulatory Positions C.1.1.2 and C.1.1.3 (below) should be used instead. The definition of modes with closely spaced frequencies is a function of the critical damping ratio(Ref. 5, page 66):(1)(2)
For critical damping ratios #2%, modes are considered closely spaced if the frequenciesare within 10% of each other (i.e., for fi < fj , fj # 1.1 fi).
For critical damping ratios >2%, modes are considered closely spaced if the frequenciesare within five times the critical damping ratio of each other (i.e., for fi < fj and 5% damping,fj # 1.25 fi; for fi < fj and 10% damping, fj # 1.5 fi).Rosenblueth Correlation Coefficient
1.1.2
Rosenblueth (Ref. 8) provided the first significant mathematical approach to the evaluation
of modal correlation for seismic response spectrum analysis. It is based on the application of randomvibration theory, utilizing a finite duration of white noise to represent seismic loading. A formula forcalculation of the coefficient ,ij as a function of modal frequencies (fi, fj), modal damping ratios (8i, 8j),and the time duration of strong earthquake motion (tD) was derived as follows:
(3)
where
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and , are similarly defined.
Appendix D to Reference 5 tabulates numerical values of ,ij for the Rosenblueth formula
as a function of frequency, frequency ratio, and strong motion duration time for constant modal dampingof 1%, 2%, 5% and 10%. The effect of tD is most significant at 1% damping and low frequency. For 5%and 10% damping, tD = 10 sec. and 1,000 sec. produced similar values for ,ij regardless of frequency. The most significant result is that ,ij is highly dependent on the damping ratio; for 2%, 5%, and 10%damping, ,ij = 0.2, 0.5, and 0.8, respectively, at a frequency ratio of 0.9 (modal frequencies within 10%).1.1.3
Der Kiureghian Correlation Coefficient
Der Kiureghian (Ref. 9) presents an expression for ,ij similar to Rosenblueth’s. It is also based
on the application of random vibration theory, but utilizes an infinite duration of white noise to representseismic loading. A formula for calculation of the coefficient ,ij as a function of modal frequencies (fi, fj)and modal damping ratios (8i, 8j) was derived as follows:
(4)
While the form of Equation 4 differs significantly from that of Equation 3, the two equations
produce equivalent results if tD is assumed to be very large in Equation 3. This is shown in Appendix Dto Reference 5, where ,ij is tabulated for the Rosenblueth formula (with tD = 1,000 sec.)and the Der Kiureghian formula.1.2
Combination of Rigid Modal ResponsesIn the high-frequency regions (regions EF and FG in Figure 1), the rigid responses predominate.
Also, beyond the amplified acceleration region of CD and up to E in Figure 1, the modal responsesconsist of both periodic and rigid components.
The rigid responses and rigid components of responses are combined algebraically, as follows:
(5)
where RrI = combined rigid response for the Ith component of seismic input motion (I =1, 2, 3, for onevertical and two horizontal components), Rri = rigid response or rigid component of a response of mode i,and n = number of modes considered in the combination of modal responses.
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1.3Modes with Both Periodic and Rigid Response ComponentsBeyond the amplified acceleration region of CD and up to E in Figure 1, the modal responses
consist of both the periodic and rigid components. Several methods were examined for the separationof periodic and rigid response components (Ref. 5). The Gupta method (Refs. 12, 13, and 19)
and Lindley-Yow method (Ref. 14) are considered acceptable by the NRC staff, subject to the limitationsdiscussed below. For the Ith direction of seismic input motion, the periodic components of modalresponses obtained in this section should be combined with the other periodic modal responses
(or periodic components of modal responses) using Equation 1. Similarly, for the Ith direction of seismicinput motion, the rigid components of modal responses obtained in this section should be combined withthe other rigid modal responses (or rigid components of modal responses) using Equation 5.1.3.1
Gupta Method
Gupta separated the periodic and rigid components of a response by a rigid response coefficient
\"i. Using the notations in Regulatory Positions C.1.1 and C.1.2 above, the rigid response componentof a modal response, Ri , is defined as follows:
(6.1)
The periodic response component of Ri can then be expressed as follows:
where
With proper selection of key frequencies f1 and f2, Gupta determined that the rigid response
coefficient, \"i, can be idealized as follows:
(6.2)
(7.1)
and
for
for
Gupta expressed the key frequencies f1 and f2 as follows:
and (7.2)
where Sa max = the maximum spectral acceleration, Sv max = the maximum spectral velocity, fr = the rigidfrequency. fr is the lowest frequency at which the responses of single degree of freedom (SDOF)oscillators become completely correlated with the input motion (i.e., \"i =1 for all fi $fr).
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Gupta has postulated that fr can be identified as the frequency where response spectral curves
for different damping values converge, and that above this frequency, the periodic component of the modalresponse is essentially zero. It was found (Ref. 5) that when using Gupta’s method, the results of combiningmodal responses are somewhat sensitive to the value of f2 used, and there are situations that f2 may notbe uniquely determined by postulating convergence of spectral curves of different damping values. In such cases, Appendix B to this guide recommends a more systematic method to determine f2, as firstproposed in Appendix F to Reference 5.
The definition of f2 in Equation 7.2 (above) is applicable to all types of response spectra (broad-banded, narrow-banded, or multiple narrow-banded).
The definition of f1 in Equation 7.2 (above) is applicable to single-peaked, unbroadened spectra.
When the spectral peak has been broadened ±15% to account for uncertainty, as shown in Figure 2,it is acceptable to select f1 at point D in Figure 2. The staff will review alternative f1 selectionson a case-by-case basis.
For multiple-peaked, narrow-banded spectra, as shown in Figure 3, the selection of f1 is not
straightforward, because there is more than one frequency region of the spectrum that exhibits significantamplification above the ZPA, due to predominantly periodic response. To avoid possible overestimationof the rigid response component in this higher frequency, amplified response region, an acceptable approachis to select the highest frequency of all significant peaks as f1, such as point D in Figure 3. Alternativeselection of f1 will be reviewed by the staff on a case-by-case basis.
For broad-banded spectra, as shown in Figure 1, typical of a design ground spectrum or a design
spectral envelope of multiple in-structure response spectra, an acceptable approach is to select f1at point D in Figure 1. The staff will review alternative f1 selections on a case-by-case basis.1.3.2
Lindley-Yow Method
In the Lindley-Yow method, separate analyses are performed for periodic and rigid response
components. The periodic response component is calculated as follows:
(8.1)
where a modified spectral acceleration is used and defined as follows:
(8.2)
where Sa i = spectral acceleration of mode i, and ZPA = zero period acceleration, which is the maximumacceleration of the base input time history record.
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Employing Gupta’s notations, the rigid response component is calculated using the following
definition for the rigid response coefficient:
(9)
The rigid response component is calculated in accordance with Equation 6.1, while the periodic
response component is calculated in accordance with either Equation 6.2 or Equation 8.1.
There is one limitation on the use of Lindley-Yow’s method. Specifically, Equation 9 gives
\"i = 1 when Sai = ZPA at fzpa (the ZPA frequency) and higher frequencies. It has its minimum valueat the spectral acceleration peaks (C–D in Figure 2, C–CC and DD–D in Figure 3), where the modifiedspectral acceleration from Equation 8.2 is essentially equal to the spectral acceleration. However, atfrequencies below point C in Figures 2 and 3, \"i begins to increase and would exceed 1.0 for Sai < ZPA. Therefore, Lindley-Yow’s method should not be used for SSCs that have natural frequencies less thanthe frequency of the lowest-frequency spectral acceleration peak (point C in Figures 2 and 3), unless it ismodified to set \"i = 0 for frequencies below point C.1.4
Residual Rigid ResponseUnlike tall buildings and other relatively flexible systems, nuclear power plant SSCs may have
important natural vibration modes at frequencies higher than the ZPA frequency, fzpa. In most cases, it isnot practical to accurately calculate these high-frequency modes, which are not excited by the seismicground or in-structure motion. If only modes with frequencies below fzpa are included in the dynamicanalysis, the mass associated with the modes with frequencies higher than fzpa has not been included in(i.e., is “missing” from) the dynamic analysis. It is important to account for the residual rigid responseif a nuclear power plant SSC has significant natural vibration modes at frequencies higher than fzpa. Ignoring the residual rigid response in these cases may result in underestimation of some SSC element forcesand moments in the vicinity of supports, as well as underestimation of some support forces and moments(e.g., Ref. 10). The residual rigid response of the missing mass modes (or the “missing mass response”)can be calculated using the Missing Mass method of Kennedy (Ref. 10) or the Static ZPA method. These two methods, which were examined in Reference 5, have been selected as providing acceptableresults as noted below.
Use of the Missing Mass method for calculating the contribution of high frequency modes is acceptablefor both response spectrum analysis and modal superposition time history analysis. In modal superpositiontime history analysis, a procedure analogous to the approach used in Combination Method A
(see Regulatory Position 1.4.1) for response spectrum analysis is acceptable. Only modes with f < fzpaparticipate in the modal solution; the missing mass contribution, scaled to the instantaneous input acceleration,is treated as an additional mode in the algebraic summation of modal responses at each time step. The missing mass contribution is considered for all degrees of freedom.
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1.4.1Missing Mass Method
The Missing Mass method (Ref. 10) is a convenient, computationally efficient and accurate method
for the following uses:(1)(2)
Account for the contribution of all modes with frequencies above the frequency (fzpa) at whichthe response spectrum returns to the zero period acceleration (ZPA).
Account for the contribution to support reactions of mass that is apportioned to system supportpoints.
The Missing Mass method constitutes the total effect of all system mass that is not included
in the modes with frequencies below fzpa. The system response to the missing mass is calculatedby performing a static analysis for an applied load that equals the missing mass multiplied by
the spectrum ZPA. This method is considered the only acceptable method to account for high-frequencymodal contributions (f $ fzpa) and the effects of mass apportioned to system support points.
Kennedy (Ref. 10) documented this method and recommended including it in regulatory
guidance. The mathematical details are presented in References 6 and 19, while the mathematicalformulation is included as Appendix I to Reference 5 and is reproduced as Appendix A to this guide.The guideline provided in References 10 and 19, that the missing mass contribution needs to be
considered only if the fraction of missing mass at any degree of freedom exceeds 0.1, is non-conservativeand should not be used. This guideline does not consider the total mass that is missing, which, in the limit,could be 10%. In a static analysis, this represents a 10% reduction in the applied load. The missing masscontribution should be calculated in all response spectrum analyses because its potential effect onsupport reactions is difficult to judge based on the fraction of missing mass. This calculation has beenautomated in a number of piping analysis codes and does not represent a significant computational effort.The missing mass contribution to the response spectrum analysis solution represents response
that is completely in-phase with the time-varying acceleration input and can be scaled to the instantaneousacceleration to obtain its contribution at any specific point in time. This characteristic is not importantin response spectrum analysis because only peak response is predicted. In this case, the ZPA is usedto calculate the missing mass contribution. However, the importance of the missing mass contributionis not limited to response spectrum analyses alone. Mode superposition time-history analysis is mostaccurately and efficiently performed by a procedure similar to that employed in response spectrum analysis(Ref. 6). Only modes that vibrate at frequencies below fzpa need to be included in the transient modesuperposition solution. The missing mass contribution, scaled to the instantaneous acceleration, is thenalgebraically summed with the transient solution at the corresponding time to obtain the total solution. This method is more rigorous and accurate than including additional modes in the transient modesuperposition solution. Even if additional modes are included, it is still necessary to calculatethe missing mass for the excluded, higher frequency modes and system support points.
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1.4.2Static ZPA Method
The Lindley-Yow method (Ref. 14) defines the acceleration of the rigid response component
of all modes to be the ZPA of the response spectrum. The algebraic summation of the rigid responsecomponents for all modes (RrI) is equivalent to the static response for a load equal to the total mass timesthe ZPA. When using the Lindley-Yow method, an alternative approach to including the contributionof high-frequency (f $ fzpa) modes is to calculate RrI directly by the Static ZPA method. This eliminatesthe need for calculation of the missing mass, since it is automatically included in the static analysisof total mass times ZPA. The periodic response component (RpI) is calculated in accordance withthe Lindley-Yow method.1.5
Complete Solution for Response Spectrum AnalysisTwo methods are acceptable for obtaining the complete (periodic plus rigid) response spectrum
analysis solution for each of the three orthogonal component motions (two horizontal and one vertical)of a prescribed design earthquake. The coefficients ,ij in each method are determined by one ofthe combination methods for periodic modal responses (see Regulatory Position C.1.1).
The Lindley-Yow method is not suitable for analysis of systems with significant low-frequency
response (f < fspectral peak), unless the low-frequency correction is implemented (see Regulatory PositionC.1.3.2).
The contribution of high-frequency modes (f $ fzpa) should be included in all response spectrum
and modal superposition time history analyses. (See Regulatory Position C.1.4.)1.5.1
Combination Method A
Combination Method A introduces the concept of periodic and rigid modal response components
for the amplified modes (f < fzpa). Mathematically, the complete solution is represented as follows:
where n = number of modes below fzpa
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where R Missing Mass I is the residual rigid response of the missing mass modes for the Ith component
of seismic input motion (I = 1, 2, 3, for one vertical and two horizontal components), calculated by usingthe missing mass method described in Regulatory Position C.1.4.1.
Combination Method A is equally applicable to both the Lindley-Yow and Gupta methods
(Regulatory Position C.1.3, “Modes with Both Periodic and Rigid Response Components”). Only the definition of \"i changes. It is to be noted that when using Revision 1 of this guide forcombining modal responses, Rri terms are all identically zero.1.5.2
Combination Method B
Combination Method B is to be used only when implementing Regulatory Positions C.1.3.2
and C.1.4.2. This method utilizes the Static ZPA method to calculate RrI. Combination Method Bis completely compatible with the Lindley-Yow method only when the low frequency correction
(see Regulatory Position C.1.3.2) is not necessary, because calculation of RrI by the Static ZPA methodis based on the Lindley-Yow definition for \"i, using Equation 9.
However, use of Combination Method B is acceptable even when using the low-frequency
correction, because the predicted response will always be more conservative than Combination Method A.
Mathematically, the complete solution is represented as follows:
where n = number of modes below fzpa
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RrI = R StaticZPA I
where R StaticZPA I is the rigid response for the Ith component of seismic input motion (I = 1, 2, 3,
for one vertical and two horizontal components), calculated by using the static ZPA method described inRegulatory Position C.1.4.2.
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2.Combining Effects Caused by Three Spatial Components of an Earthquake
Depending on which basic method is used in the seismic analysis (i.e., response spectra or time
history method), the following two approaches are considered acceptable for the combination of three-dimensional earthquake effects.2.1
Response Spectra MethodWhen the response spectra method is used, the representative maximum earthquake-induced
response of interest in an SSC should be obtained by the SRSS combination of the maximumrepresentative responses from the three earthquake components calculated separately as follows:
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Where R = any response of interest of an SSC, RI = combined response for the Ith component of seismicinput motion (I = 1, 2, 3 for one vertical and two horizontal components), as obtained from Equations 10or 11.
As an alternative, the 100-40-40 percent combination rule proposed by Newmark (Ref. 16)
may be used in lieu of the SRSS method. The 100-40-40 procedure is as follows:(1)
Let R1, R2, R3, be the maximum responses of an SSC caused by each of the three earthquakecomponents calculated separately, such that
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The maximum seismic response attributable to earthquake loading in three orthogonal directionsis given by the following equation:
R= (1.0*R1* + 0.4*R2* + 0.4*R3*)
2.2
Time History MethodWhen time history analysis method is employed for seismic analyses, two types of analyses
are generally performed:(1)
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For time history analysis when each of the three spatial components are calculated separately,the representative maximum response of interest of an SSC can be satisfactorily obtainedby taking the SRSS of the maximum responses from the time history analysis for each ofthe three earthquake components:
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If the three components of earthquake motion are statistically independent (e.g., Ref. 18),the maximum response of interest of an SSC can be obtained from algebraic summationof the three component responses at each time step.
When the effect of all three components of earthquake motion is calculated simultaneously,in a single dynamic analysis, algebraic summation is automatically achieved.
When the effect of each component of earthquake motion is calculated in a separate dynamicanalysis, algebraic summation is obtained as follows:
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After algebraic summation at each time step, it is necessary to search the entire response timehistory, in order to find the maximum response. Because the time of maximum response may varyfrom location to location within the SSC, and also may vary for different responses at the samelocation (e.g., stresses vs. deflections), this process is carried out for each response of interest.When using algebraic summation, it is important that the response of interest be consistentwith the structural acceptance criterion. For example, an acceptance criterion for a beam-typestructural member may be the maximum allowable axial stress, which is composed of
a component attributable to axial force and two components attributable to bending moments. In this case, the response of interest would be the maximum axial stress, not the maximum axialforce and maximum moment responses.
3.Methods Used
If the applicant has used the methods described in this guide, each applicable section of
the safety analysis report (SAR) should state specifically which acceptable methods were used in analyzingthe SSCs covered by that section.
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D. IMPLEMENTATION
The purpose of this section is to provide information to applicants and licensees regarding
the NRC staff’s plans for using this guide. No backfitting is intended or approved in connection withthe issuance of this guide.
This revision identifies improved methods that the NRC staff considers acceptable for combining
modal responses and spatial components in seismic response analysis for the design of Category I SSCs. The more conservative methods for combining modal responses identified in Revision 1 of this guidealso remain acceptable. However, if applicants for new licenses choose to use Revision 1 methodsfor combining modal responses, their analyses should address the residual rigid response of the missingmass modes (as discussed in Regulatory Positions C.1.4.1 and C.1.5.1 of this guide). Licensees of existingoperating plants are also encouraged to consider the residual rigid response of the missing mass modesin their seismic analyses of SSCs (as discussed in Regulatory Positions C.1.4.1 and C.1.5.1) when theychoose to use Revision 1 methods for combining modal responses, because doing so will producemore accurate results.
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NUREG-0800, “Standard Review Plan for Review of Safety Analysis Reports for Nuclear PowerPlants,” Section 3.7.3, “Seismic Subsystem Analysis,” U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,Washington, DC.2
R.W. Clough, J. Penzien, Dynamics of Structures, 2nd Edition (Revised), ISBN 0-923907-50-5,Computers and Structures, Inc., Berkeley, California, 2004.3
A.K. Chopra, Dynamics of Structures: Theory and Applications to Earthquake Engineering,2nd Edition, Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 2001.4
R. Morante and Y. Wang, “Reevaluation of Regulatory Guidance on Modal ResponseCombination Methods for Seismic Response Spectrum Analysis,” NUREG/CR-6645,U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC, December 1999.5
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Copies may be purchased from Computers and Structures, Inc., 1995 University Ave., Suite 540, Berkeley, CA 94704(telephone: 510-845-2177). Purchase information is available through the Computers and Structures Web siteat http://www.csiberkeley.com/dynamics.html.
Copies may be purchased from the publisher, Prentice Hall, One Lake Street, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458(telephone: 201-236-7000). Purchase information is available through the publisher’s Web siteat http://vig.prenhall.com/catalog/academic/product/0,1144,0130869732,00.html.
Copies are available at current rates from the U.S. Government Printing Office, P.O. Box 37082, Washington, DC20402-9328 (telephone 202-512-1800); or from the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) by writing NTISat 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22161; http://www.ntis.gov; telephone 703-487-4650. Copies are availablefor inspection or copying for a fee from the NRC’s Public Document Room at 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD;the PDR’s mailing address is USNRC PDR, Washington, DC 20555 (telephone: 301-415-4737 or 800-397-4209;fax: 301-415-3548; email: PDR@nrc.gov). NUREG/CR-6645 is also available through the NRC’s AgencywideDocuments Access and Management System (ADAMS) at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html, underAccession No. ML003724092.
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E. Rosenblueth and J. Elorduy, “Responses of Linear Systems to Certain Transient Disturbances,”Proceedings of the 4th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Santiago, Chile,
January 13–18, 1969, Volume I, pp. 185–196, Conference organized by the Chilean Associationon Seismology and Earthquake Engineering, 1969, available through ADAMS under AccessionNo. ML060860419.7
E.L. Wilson, A. Der Kiureghian, and E.P. Bayo, “A Replacement for the SRSS Method in SeismicAnalysis,” in Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, Vol. 9, No. 2, pp. 187–192,John Wiley & Sons, New York, New York, March–April 1981, available through ADAMS underAccession No. ML060870067.7
R.P. Kennedy, “Position Paper on Response Combinations,” Report No. SMA 12211.02-R2-0,March 1984 (Published in “Report of the U.S. Regulatory Commission Piping Review Committee: Evaluation of Other Dynamic Loads and Load Combinations,” NUREG-1061, Vol. 4,December 1984).8
A.K. Gupta and J.W. Jaw, “Modal Combination in Response Spectrum Analysis of Piping
Systems,” Seismic Effects in PVP Components, ASME-PVP-88, American Society of MechanicalEngineers (ASME), 1984.9
A.K. Gupta and K. Cordero, “Combination of Modal Responses,” Transactions of the 6th
International Conference on Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology, Paper No. K7/5,Paris, France, August 17–21, 1981, North-Holland Publishing Company, for the Commissionof the European Communities, 1981, available through ADAMS under AccessionNo. ML060870046.7
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Copies are available for inspection or copying for a fee from the NRC’s Public Document Room at 11555 Rockville Pike,Rockville, MD; the PDR’s mailing address is USNRC PDR, Washington, DC 20555 (telephone: 301-415-4737or 800-397-4209; fax: 301-415-3548; email: PDR@nrc.gov).Copies are available at current rates from the U.S. Government Printing Office, P.O. Box 37082, Washington, DC20402-9328 (telephone (202) 512-1800); or from the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) by writing NTISat 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22161; http://www.ntis.gov; telephone (703) 487-4650. Copies areavailable for inspection or copying for a fee from the NRC’s Public Document Room at 11555 Rockville Pike,Rockville, MD; the PDR’s mailing address is USNRC PDR, Washington, DC 20555; telephone (301) 415-4737or (800) 397-4209; fax (301) 415-3548; email is PDR@nrc.gov.
Seismic Effects in PVP Components, ASME-PVP-88, is available through Amazon.com
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Regulatory Guide 1.60, “Design Response Spectra for Seismic Design of Nuclear Power Plants,”Rev. 1, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, December 1973.11
N.M. Newmark, “Seismic Design Criteria for Structures and Facilities: Trans-Alaska PipelineSystem,” Proceedings of the U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Ann Arbor,Michigan, June 18–20, 1975, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, 1975, available throughADAMS under Accession No. ML060870055.7
S.L. Chu, M. Amin, and S. Singh, “Spectral Treatment of Actions of Three Earthquake
Components on Structures,” Nuclear Engineering and Design, Vol. 21, No. 1, pp. 126–136,Reed Elsevier Group, New York, April 1972.12
C. Chen, “Definition of Statistically Independent Time Histories,” Journal of the StructuralDivision, Vol. 101, No. ST2, ASCE, Virginia, February 1975, available through ADAMS underAccession No. ML060870061.7
American Society of Civil Engineers Standard ASCE 4-98, “Seismic Analysis of Safety-RelatedNuclear Structures and Commentary,” ASCE, Virginia, 1999.13
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REGULATORY ANALYSIS
1.
Statement of the Problem
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued Revision 1 of Regulatory Guide 1.92,
“Combining Modal Responses and Spatial Components in Seismic Response Analysis,” in February 1976to describe acceptable methods for complying with the NRC’s regulations governing the seismic analysisand design of nuclear power plant structures, systems, and components (SSCs) that are important to safety. Since the issuance of Revision 1 of Regulatory Guide 1.92 in 1976, research in the United States
has resulted in improved methods for combining modal responses and spatial components that providemore accurate estimates of SSC seismic response, while reducing unnecessary conservatism. This guide(Revision 2) describes methods that the NRC staff considers acceptable in view of those improvements.
2.Objectives
The objective of the regulatory action is to update the NRC’s guidance in the area of seismic
analysis and design of nuclear power plant SSCs in order to give licensees and applicants an opportunityto use state-of-the-art methods that are available in one document.
3.
3.1
Alternatives and Consequences of the Proposed Action
Alternative 1: Do Not Revise Regulatory Guide 1.92Under this alternative, the NRC would not revise Regulatory Guide 1.92 and licensees would
continue to rely on the current version (Revision 1), which is based on technology developed in the1970s. This alternative is considered the baseline or “no-action” alternative.3.2
Alternative 2: Update Regulatory Guide 1.92Under this alternative, the NRC would update Regulatory Guide 1.92 to reflect improved
methods for combining modal responses and spatial components that provide more accurate estimates ofSSC seismic response, while reducing unnecessary conservatism. The staff has identified the followingconsequences associated with adopting Alternative 2:(1)
Licensees would have guidance on the use of the latest technology available, with consequentimprovements in the seismic analysis and design of SSCs. The more conservative methodsfor combining modal responses in Revision 1 of this guide would remain acceptable. However,if applicants for new licenses choose to use Revision 1 methods for combining modal responses,their analyses should address the residual rigid response of the missing mass modes (as discussedin Regulatory Positions C.1.4.1 and C.1.5.1 of this guide). Licensees of existing operating plantsare also encouraged to consider the residual rigid response of the missing mass modes in theirseismic analyses of SSCs (as discussed in Regulatory Positions C.1.4.1 and C.1.5.1) when theychoose to use Revision 1 methods for combining modal responses, because doing so will producemore accurate results. The cost and effort to address the residual rigid response effect are consideredan insignificant part of the overall effort for the seismic design of an SSC, as no extensivecomputer calculation is expected. Previous analyses need not be repeated, since the seismicdesign process used for the existing operating plants, including Revision 1 of this guide,contain ample conservatism, such that the omission of the residual rigid response effectis not expected to raise any safety concern for the seismic design of SSCs for these plants.
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Regulatory efficiency would be improved by reducing uncertainty as to what is acceptableand by encouraging consistency in the seismic analysis and design of SSCs. Benefits to the industryand the NRC will accrue to the extent this occurs. NRC reviews would be facilitated becauselicensee submittals would be more predictable and analytically consistent.
Both the NRC and the nuclear industry would realize cost savings. From the NRC’s perspective,relative to the baseline, the NRC will incur one-time incremental costs to issue the revised
regulatory guide. However, the NRC should also realize cost savings associated with the reviewof licensee submittals. In the staff’s view, the ongoing cost savings associated with these reviewsshould more than offset the one-time cost.
On balance, the NRC staff expects that industry would realize a net savings, as their one-timeincremental cost to review and comment on the revised regulatory guide would be more thancompensated for by the efficiencies (e.g., reduced unnecessary conservatism, followup questions,and revisions) associated with each licensee submission.
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4.Conclusion
Based on this regulatory analysis, the staff recommends that the NRC should revise Regulatory
Guide 1.92. The staff concludes that the proposed action will reduce unnecessary burden on the part of boththe NRC and its licensees, while improving the process for seismic analysis and design of safety-relatedSSCs. Furthermore, the staff sees no adverse effects associated with revising Regulatory Guide 1.92.
BACKFIT ANALYSIS
This regulatory guide gives licensees and applicants an opportunity to use state-of-the-art methods
that are available in one document. As such, this revision of Regulatory Guide 1.92 does not requirea backfit analysis as described in 10 CFR 50.109(c), because it does not impose a new or amended provisionin the Commission’s rules or a regulatory staff position interpreting the Commission’s rules that is eithernew or different from a previous applicable staff position. In addition, this regulatory guide does not requiremodification or addition to structures, systems, components, or design of a facility or the proceduresor organization required to design, construct, or operate a facility. Rather, a licensee or applicant is freeto select a preferred method for achieving compliance with a license or the rules or orders of the Commissionas described in 10 CFR 50.109(a)(7). The more conservative methods for combining modal responsesin Revision 1 of this guide remain acceptable. However, if applicants for new licenses choose to useRevision 1 methods for combining modal responses, their analyses should address the residual rigid responseof the missing mass modes (as discussed in Regulatory Positions C.1.4.1 and C.1.5.1 of this guide). Licensees of existing operating plants are also encouraged to consider the residual rigid responseof the missing mass modes in their seismic analyses of SSCs (as discussed in Regulatory PositionsC.1.4.1 and C.1.5.1) when they choose to use Revision 1 methods for combining modal responses,because doing so will produce more accurate results. It is the staff’s judgment that there is ampleconservatism in the seismic design process for the existing operating plants (including Revision 1of this guide), such that the omission of the residual rigid response effect is not expected to raiseany safety concern for the seismic design of SSCs for these plants.
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APPENDIX A
CALCULATION OF MISSING MASS CONTRIBUTION
TO TOTAL RESPONSE
(From Appendix I to Reference 5)
Mathematical descriptions of the “missing mass” contribution to total response are contained
in References 5, 6, and 10, while Reference 10 presents a step-by-step, mechanistic approach. Reference 6presents a more complete mathematical description, which provides additional insight, and Reference 5essentially incorporates that mathematical description. It is recommended that Section 3.4 of Reference 6be reviewed to attain an understanding of the procedure.
The following steps can be utilized to calculate the response contribution of all system modes
of vibration with frequencies equal to or greater than fzpa. (Note that each direction of earthquake inputmotion must be considered separately.)
Step1.Determine the modal responses only for those modes with natural frequencies less than that
at which the spectral acceleration approximately returns to the ZPA (fzpa).Step2.For each degree-of-freedom (DOF) included in the dynamic analysis, determine the fraction
of DOF mass included in the summation of all modes included in Step 1. This fraction difor each DOF i is given by the following equation:
(A.1)
where
n = mode number (1, 2, …, N)
N = the number of modes included in Step 1
= eigenvector value for mode n and DOF i
j = direction of input motion
= participation factor for mode n in the jth direction:
(A.2)
where is the Kronecker delta, which is 1 if DOF i is in the direction of the earthquake input
motion j and 0 if DOF i is a rotation or not in the direction of the earthquake input motion j. This assumes that the three orthogonal directions of earthquake input motion are coincident withthe DOF directions. Also, [m] is the mass matrix.
Appendix A to RG 1.92, Rev. 2, Page A-1
Next, determine the fraction of DOF mass not included in the summation of these modes:
(A.3)
Step3Higher modes can be assumed to respond in phase with the ZPA and, thus, with each other;
hence, these modes are combined algebraically, which is equivalent to pseudostatic response tothe inertial forces from these higher modes excited at the ZPA. The pseudostatic inertial forcesassociated with the summation of all higher modes for each DOF I are given by the following:
(A.4)
where Pi is the force or moment to be applied at DOF i, Mi is the mass or mass moment of inertiaassociated with DOF i.
The structure is then statically analyzed for this set of pseudostatic inertial forces applied to alldegrees of freedom to determine the maximum responses associated with high-frequency modes notincluded in Step 1.
This procedure requires the computation of individual modal responses only for lower-frequency
modes. Thus, the more difficult higher-frequency modes need not be determined. The procedure ensuresinclusion of all modes of the structural model and proper representation of DOF masses.
Appendix A to RG 1.92, Rev. 2, Page A-2
APPENDIX B
ALTERNATIVE METHOD FOR DETERMINATION
OF THRESHOLD FREQUENCY FOR RIGID MODAL RESPONSE
(From Appendix F to Reference 5)
This appendix presents an alternative method for determining the threshold frequency
for rigid modal response (f2 in Gupta’s method, Regulatory Position C.1.3.1 of this guide), which wasfirst proposed in Appendix F to Reference 5.
During the generation of a response spectrum from a ground or in-structure time history record,
the complete time history of each single degree of freedom (SDOF) oscillator response is calculatedand processed to identify the peak response. This peak response becomes a single point on the responsespectrum plot. Each SDOF oscillator peak response has an associated time of occurrence and directionof the peak response, although this information is typically not retained because it is not needed
in the generation of response spectrum. Nonetheless, valuable conclusions can be derived by comparingthis information to the time and direction of the peak acceleration from the input time history record.The lowest SDOF oscillator frequency (f2 in Gupta’s method) for which the time and direction
of peak response coincide with the time and direction of the peak of the input time history representsthe onset of rigid modal response that is in-phase with the input, provided that all higher-frequencySDOF oscillators exhibit the same behavior (i.e., for f$ f2, all SDOF oscillator peak responses occurat the same time and in the same direction as the peak of the input time history). To further verifythat rigid modal response exists, a comparison of the crossings of the acceleration equal to zero datumbetween the input time history and SDOF oscillator time history response should be performed for SDOFoscillator frequencies in the vicinity of f2.
The calculation of f2, for each critical damping ratio of interest, can be fully automated and made
a part of the response spectrum generation algorithm.
Appendix B to RG 1.92, Rev. 2, Page B-1
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