Title:
Proof of Leakage Rate of a Concrete Reactor Building
Author(s):
W. Buss
Publication:
Symposium Paper
Volume:
34
Issue:
Appears on pages(s):
1291-1320
Keywords:
concretes; cracking (fracturing); crack width and spacing; nuclear power plants; nuclear reactor containment; permeability; porosity; pressure vessels; prestressed concrete; reinforced concrete; research; seepage; shrinkage; stresses; tensile strength
DOI:
10.14359/18117
Date:
1/1/1972
Abstract:
Cracks in concrete, porosity, and lack of bond with fittings cause air leakage in concrete. The paper presents the results of tests to determine the leakage rate of a concrete reactor building without a leakproof lining. Cracked concrete proved unsuitable for meeting safety requirements of leakage.