Structural integrity tests on cement fiberglass/asbestos panels.

摘要

During the seismic upgrade walkdowns of some of the Savannah River Site (SRS) facilities, a number of partition walls were encountered. These walls are constructed from 1/4 inch cement fiberglass or cement asbestos wallboard panels. Some of the partition walls are located in close proximity to safety related equipment like relay cabinets containing essential relays. Lightweight safety related equipment like electric conduits and panels are commonly attached to these walls. Occasionally, heavier equipment such as a transformer may also be found. To maintain functionality of the safety related equipment during a seismic event, structural integrity of the walls is required. Additionally, any structural failure of the walls could pose an interaction hazard to adjacently located relay cabinets result in spurious actuation of essential relays. In the absence of published structural capacities specific to SRS construction characteristics, a series of tests were performed to assess the capacity of various wall features. This paper discusses the different types of tests performed to measure the structural capacity of various wall features. Results are presented.