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Introduction of application examples of ultrasonic simulation in the development of nuclear reactor measurement technology

Abe, Yuta; Otaka, Masahiko; Sekiya, Naoki*; Makuuchi, Etsuyo*

Hihakai Kensa, 71(2), p.69 - 74, 2022/02

no abstracts in English

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Novel bond stress evaluation technique using neutron diffraction

Suzuki, Hiroshi; Kusunoki, Koichi*; Kanematsu, Manabu*; Mukai, Tomohisa*

Konkurito Kozobutsu No Hihakai Kensa Shimpojiumu Hobunshu, 6, p.343 - 348, 2018/08

no abstracts in English

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Visualization technique with the energy-resolved neutron imaging system, RADEN

Kai, Tetsuya; Shinohara, Takenao; Hiroi, Kosuke; Su, Y. H.; Oikawa, Kenichi

Hihakai Kensa, 67(5), p.209 - 216, 2018/05

no abstracts in English

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Non-destructive bond stress evaluation of bending and shear deformed reinforced concrete structure using neutron diffraction

Suzuki, Hiroshi; Kusunoki, Koichi*; Satake, Kosuke*; Kanematsu, Manabu*; Koyama, Taku*; Niwa, Akinobu*; Kabayama, Kenji*; Mukai, Tomohisa*; Kawasaki, Takuro; Harjo, S.

Hihakai Kensa, 67(4), p.180 - 186, 2018/04

https://doi.org/10.11396/jjsndi.67.180

The bond behavior between rebar and concrete under bending moment was investigated by measuring the stress distribution in the two-dimensionally distributed rebars embedded in the reinforced concrete (RC) beam using neutron diffraction. The stress distributions in both of the main rebar and the transverse stirrups embedded in concrete were successfully measured at the fixed measurement configuration without any sample rotations, by suggesting a simple measurement technique on the premise that the transverse restriction from the surrounding concrete to the main rebar is negligible. The bending and shear fracture behavior of the RC beam specimen was predicted by comparing changes in the stress distribution in the rebars measured by neutron diffraction with respect to the applied stress, with the macroscopic deformation measured by strain gauges fixed on the concrete surface. In this study, it was found that the neutron diffraction technique can be a useful technique to evaluate not only the anchorage performance but also the bending behavior of the RC beam.

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Successful visualization of internal structures of reactor core in the HTTR; Non-destructive inspection by cosmic-ray muon radiography

Takamatsu, Kuniyoshi

Hihakai Kensa, 65(5), p.207 - 210, 2016/05

JP, 2010-166333 Licensable Patent Information Database Patent publication (In Japanese)

In our study, we focused on a nondestructive inspection method by cosmic-ray muons which could be used to observe the internal reactor from outside the RPV and the CV. We conducted an observation test on the HTTR to evaluate the applicability of the method to the internal visualization of a reactor. We also analytically evaluated the resolution of existing muon telescopes to assess their suitability for the HTTR observation, and were able to detect the major structures of the HTTR based on the distribution of the surface densities calculated from the coincidences measured by the telescopes. Our findings suggested that existing muon telescopes could be used for muon observation of the internal reactor from outside the RPV and CV.

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