Benchmark analysis on pipe support structures for establishing inelastic seismic design
Nakamura, Izumi*; Takito, Kiyotaka
; Shimazu, Ryuya*; Okuda, Yukihiko
; Sakai, Michiya*; Otani, Akihito*; Watakabe, Tomoyoshi; Okuda, Takahiro; Shibutani, Tadahiro*; Shiratori, Masaki*
A new seismic design procedure which evaluates the inelastic behavior of piping system by detailed finite element method (FEM) analysis has been developed in Japan (the JSME CC); however, the inelastic behavior is only considered for pipe body in the JSME CC, and the evaluation of inelastic behavior of pipe support structure is still not included. To clarify the current analytical accuracy of inelastic analysis of pipe support structures and to develop an analytical guideline to reasonably include the inelastic behavior of pipe support structure in the seismic design of piping system, a series of benchmark analysis on pipe support structures has been launched in 2022. The benchmark analysis of pipe support structures consists of mainly two stages; the first stage is the analysis of pipe support structures themselves, and the second stage is the analysis of piping system with inelastic support structure. As of January 2024, the first stage of benchmark analysis is in progress. It is confirmed that there are some variabilities in modeling of support structures, stress-strain relationship, and boundary conditions. The load-deflection relationships also show variability even when the support structures are in the elastic region. The effect of these variations to the response of piping system model is remained as future tasks.