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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.