ANALYSIS OF UNISTRUT METAL FRAMING SYSTEMS USING GTS 2008 GTSUG Las Vegas, NV.

1. 1 ANALYSIS OF UNISTRUT METAL FRAMING SYSTEMS USING GTS 2008 GTSUGLas Vegas, NV.

2. 2 Illustrate the GTS UNISTRUT AISI89 Code Checking Capabilities Provide an Example of a Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station (PVNGS) Application of the GTS UNISTRUT Code Checking Feature PRESENTATION’S PURPOSE

3. 3 PVNGS INTRODUCTION METAL FRAMING SYSTEMS UNISTRUT SHAPES UNISTRUT CONNECTIONS PVNGS ELECTRICAL RACEWAY PROJECT GTS UNISTRUT CAPABILITIES GTS UNISTRUT REQUESTS QUESTIONS ? PRESENTATION OVERVIEW currently only a single Civil Engineer currently only a single Civil Engineer

4. 4 “Welcome to the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, the largest nuclear power plant in the U.S.” Thanks to Tom + Neil + Mark + Brad (Richard) Networking opportunity Patience“Welcome to the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, the largest nuclear power plant in the U.S.” Thanks to Tom + Neil + Mark + Brad (Richard) Networking opportunity Patience

5. 5 Located ˜ 50 miles west of Phoenix in Tonopah, Arizona 9.5 years to License, Build and Commission Uses treated City of Phoenix sewage effluent for cooling water – 20 billion gallons/year $11 billion (1989) Dollar Investment $6,000,000,000 Hardware $5,000,000,000 Interest/Financing Over 2,000 employees; ˜ 300 engineers Owned by 7 Utilities Arizona Public Service: 29.1%, Salt River Project: 17.5%, Southern California Edison: 15.8%, El Paso Electric: 15.8%, PNM: 10.2%, Southern California Public Power Authority: 5.9%, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power: 5.7% Operated by Arizona Public Service Company (established: April 29, 1886 Japanese Immigrant Hutchlon Ohnick granted a gas & electric service franchise Phoenix Illuminating Gas & Electric Light Co.) Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station Some background info for Palo VerdeSome background info for Palo Verde

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7. 7 METAL STRUT FRAMING SYSTEMS Used at PVNGS to support Nuclear Seismic Category 1/Safety-Related Electrical Raceway (Cabletray & Conduit), Instruments, Small Bore Piping, Small Equipment etc … Consist of continuous-slot metal channels with in-turned lips and associated hardware for fastening to the channels (Strut) at random points. Eliminates (minimizes) welding and drilling; is easily adjustable, de-mountable and re-usable. Metal Framing System Manufacturer’s: UNISTRUT, Globe Strut, US Strut, B-Line, Flex-Strut, SuperStrut, Powerstrut

8. 8 UNISTRUT METAL FRAMING SYSTEM

9. 9 Electrical Raceway Design Applications PVNGS UNISTRUT Raceway Supports Structures are field-installed in accordance with approved Engineering Designs. UNISTRUT METAL FRAMING SYSTEM

10. 10 UNISTRUT SHAPES IN GTS UNISTRUT 1-5/8" Channel - nine (9) different UNISTRUT cross-sections available in GTS

11. 11 UNISTRUT SHAPES IN GTS

12. 12 6 of the 31 Common UNISTRUT Connections available in GTS UNISTRUT CONNECTIONS IN GTS

13. 13 PVNGS installed a fire protective material Thermo-Lag 330-1 on electrical raceway systems from 1983 - 1987 NRC Generic Letter 92.08 - Thermo-Lag fire endurance, ampacity, seismic integrity, quality and Quality Assurance Program vendor data suspect PVNGS ELECTRICAL RACEWAY PROJECT

14. 14 PVNGS committed to determine installed as-built weight of Thermo-Lag. Average weight per square foot, 1-hr fire barrier, TPE (thickness 0.80"; density 71 lbs/ft3) = 4.73 lbs/ft2 Resultant over-weight conduit following incorporation of Thermo-lag data into raceway weight tracking database Unit-1 = 787 overweight conduit runs Unit-2 = 578 overweight conduit runs Unit-3 = 449 overweight conduit runs PVNGS ELECTRICAL RACEWAY PROJECT

15. 15 70' Auxiliary Building: Largest T-lag enclosure, Long run of T-lag along the south wall – Appendix-R, 3-hour, U13. PVNGS ELECTRICAL RACEWAY PROJECT

16. 16 PVNGS ELECTRICAL RACEWAY PROJECT

17. 17 PVNGS ELECTRICAL RACEWAY PROJECT

18. 18 PVNGS ELECTRICAL RACEWAY PROJECT

19. 19 PVNGS ELECTRICAL RACEWAY PROJECT

20. 20 GTS UNISTRUT CAPABILITIES GTSTRUDL UNISTRUT Design Specifically designed for nine (9) different UNISTRUT cross-sections Code checked based on AISI "Specification for Design of Cold- Formed Steel Structural Members" adopted August 19, 1986 w/ December 11, 1989 Addendum Design Code name = AISI89 Table name = UNISTRUT Profile names = P1000, P1001, P1001A,  P1001B, P1001C, P10013,  P1001A3, P1001C41, and P1004A ref. UNISTRUT Metal Framing, General Engineering Catalog No. 12

21. 21 AISI89 Code Parameters are grouped into 3 general categories: System Parameters System Parameters monitor SELECT and CHECK Command results (Section 7.2 of Volume 2A) Control Parameters Control Parameters decide provisions to be checked; specify comparison tolerances - seldom used except CODETOL Code Parameters Code Parameters specify information / coefficients referenced in the code GTS UNISTRUT CAPABILITIES

22. 22 PVNGS Raceway Project Code Parameters (Example) $************************************************** $ DEFINE CODE CHECK PARAMETERS $************************************************** UNITS INCH KIPS DEG FAH PARAMETERS CODE AISI89 MEMBERS GROUP 'STRUT' 'FYLD' 33. MEMBERS GROUP 'STRUT' COMSHEAR NO MEMBERS GROUP 'STRUT' CODE 78AISC MEMBERS GROUP 'CONDUIT' 'FYLD' 35. MEMBERS GROUP 'CONDUIT' PRINTSTR NO ALL SUMMARY YES ALL GTS UNISTRUT CAPABILITIES

23. 23 GTS UNISTRUT CAPABILITIES CODE CHECK command executes code provision checks and Returns top 2 highest ACTUAL/LIMITING values

24. 24 GTS UNISTRUT CAPABILITIES Troubleshoot “failed” members using the SUMMARIZE CODE CHECK command to print computed code provision values

25. 25 UNISTRUT Connection Analysis and Design Feature MEMBER RELEASE command of Section 2.1.8.2 of Volume 1 modified to include a TYPE option for elastic connection specifications developed for APS connection types GTS UNISTRUT CAPABILITIES

26. 26 Elastic Connection option in the MEMBER RELEASE command provides an elastic spring restraint between one or both ends of the member and the incident joints ‘elastic.con’ file installed in GTSTRUDL installation directory ASCII file contains elastic connection types, connection force/moment capacities, Translational / rotational elastic connections at the ends of the members Free format data to be specified Number of elastic connection types stored in file Connection Type ID; Capacities = FX, FY, FZ, MX, MY, and MZ; followed by Spring Values = KFX, KFY, KFZ, KMX, KMY, and KMZ Directions X, Y, and Z = local coordinate system of the member Capacities/elastic connection springs in GTSTRUDL default units (inches, pounds, and radians) Fixed DOF= 999999 value GTS UNISTRUT CAPABILITIES

27. 27 ‘elastic.con’ file - elastic connection specifications developed for APS connection types GTS UNISTRUT CAPABILITIES

28. 28 GTS UNISTRUT CAPABILITIES

29. 29 GTS UNISTRUT Feature Benefits Code Checking Capabilities greatly expedited post-processingresults - PVNGS Conduit Systems were determined to meet Seismic Category 1 requirements UNISTRUT code check is available to all users; Documentation available upon request Code Check based on AISI 1986 Edition (w/ 1989 Addendum) Load Capacity Determination procedures - cold formed steel equations are force-based; not stress-based equations (similar to AISC LRFD concept) GTS UNISTRUT CAPABILITIES

30. 30 Provide REDRAW SOLID capabilities – Beta angles for non-symmetrical shapes are difficult to verify without REDRAW SOLID GTS UNISTRUT REQUESTS

31. 31 QUESTIONS ?