Hsu / Wu / Lin Infrastructure Systems for Nuclear Energy

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-118-53626-1
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 576 Seiten, E-Book

Developing sufficient energy resources to replace coal, oil andgas is a globally critical necessity. Alternatives to fossil fuelssuch as wind, solar, or geothermal energies are desirable, but theusable quantities are limited and each has inherent deterrents. Theonly virtually unlimited energy source is nuclear energy, wheresafety of infrastructure systems is the paramountconcern. Infrastructure Systems for Nuclear Energy addresses theanalysis and design of infrastructures associated with nuclearenergy. It provides an overview of the current and future nuclearpower industry and the infrastructure systems from the perspectivesof regulators, operators, practicing engineers and researchacademics. This book also provides details on investigations ofcontainment structures, nuclear waste storage facilities and theapplications of commercial/academic computer software. Specific environments that challenge the behavior of nuclearpower plants infrastructure systems such as earthquake, blast, hightemperature, irradiation effects, soil-structure interactioneffect, etc., are also discussed.
Key features:* Includes contributions from global expertsrepresenting academia and industry
* Provides an overview of the nuclear power industry andnuclear infrastructure systems
* Presents the state-of-the-art as well as the futuredirection for nuclear civil infrastructure systems
Infrastructure Systems for Nuclear Energy is a comprehensive,up-to-date reference for researchers and practitioners working inthis field and for graduate studies in civil and mechanicalengineering.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hsu, Thomas T. C.

Wu, Chiun-lin

Lin, Jui-Liang