ML19257B207

Responds to IE Bulletin 79-02,Revision 2,re Pipe Support Base Plate Designs.Concrete Expansion Anchor Base Plate Assemblies Have Been Designed for Min Safety Factor of 4.0 Against Mfg Recommended Loads

ML19257B207
Person / Time
Site:	Marble Hill
Issue date:	01/04/1980
From:	Shields S PSI ENERGY, INC. A/K/A PUBLIC SERVICE CO. OF INDIANA
To:	James Keppler NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
References
IEB-79-02, IEB-79-2, NUDOCS 8001150370
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PUBLIC SERVICE INDIANA 3anuary a,1980 S. W. Shields vice Prescent . Electru: svstem Mr. James G. Keppler, Director Docket Nos.: STN 50-546 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission STN 50-547 Region til 799 Roosevelt Road Construction Permit Nos.: CPPR-170 Glen Ellyn, Illinois 60137 CPPR-171 Marble Hill Nuclear Generating Station. Units 1 & 2 IE Bulletin No. 79-02. Rev. 2

Dear Mr. Keppler:

This is in response to IE Bulletin No. 79-02, Revision 2. The numbering corresponds to that used in the subject Bulletin.

2. Verify that the concrete expansion anchor bolts have the following minimum factor of safety between the bolt design load and the bolt ultimate capacity determined from static load tests (e.g., anchor bolt manufacturer's) which simulate the actual conditions of installation (i. e., type of concrete and its strength properties):

a. Four - For wedge and sleeve type anchor bolts,

b. Five - For shell type anchor bolts.

The bolt ultimate capacity should account for the effects of shear-tension interaction, minimum edge distance and proper bolt spacing.

If the minimum factor of safety of four for wedge type anchor bolts and five for shell type anchors cannot be shown, then justification must be provided.

The Bulletin factors of safety were intended for the maximum support load including the SSE. The NRC has not yet been provided adecuate justification that lower factors of safety are acceptable on a long term basis. Lower factors of safety are allowed on an interim basis by the provisions of Supplement No. I to IE Bulletin No. 79-02. The use of reduced factors of safety in the factored load approach in ACI 349-76 has not yet been accepted by the NRC.

Resoonse: Concrete expansion anchor baseplate assemblies for Marble Hill, Units 1 and 2, have been designed for a minimum factor of safety equal to 4.0 against manufacturer's recommended ultimate loads for the following piping load combinations: $ 00/

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1) Normal

2) Upset A minimum factor of safety equal to 2.0 against manufacturer's recom-mended ultimate loads has been used for the following piping load combinations:

1) Emergency

2) Faulted It is emphasized these are minimum factors of safety, and in many instances, factors of safety equal to 4.0 or more have been realized under the emergency /f aulted conditions due to the relatively light loads supported by the anchors and the use of standardized plate assemblies with high load carrying capacity compared to the applied loads.

It is the opinion of Public Service Company of Indiana, Inc. (PSI) that factors of safety equal to 2.0 and 4.0 are justified for the emergency / faulted and normal / upset load conditions, respectively, for the following reasons:

1) The factors of safety are consistent with and conservative compared to the philosophy of and the structural acceptance criteria specified in Sections 3.3.3 and 3.3.4 of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Standard Review Plans.

2) The factors of safety are consistent with the philosophy of ASME Section III to which safety related piping systems are designed.

3) Test data available today indicates that concrete expansion anchors will perform satisfactorily at load levels equal to one-fourth and one-half their ultimate loads under dynamic conditions.

4) Concrete expansion anchor ultimate loads vary directly with the square root of the concrete strength. Concrete expansion anchors thereby achieve higher ultimate loads than recommended by manu-facturers when the in-place concrete strength versus the nominal design strength is considered.

5) Test data has indicated that an elliptical interaction best defines the relationship for concrete expansion anchors under combined tension and shear. The expansion anchored baseplate assemblies for Marble Hill, Units I and 2, have been designed using a conservative straight line interaction based upon shear friction concepts. The straight line interaction provides substantial safety margins when compared to the actual elliptical interaction.

The Standard Review Plan structural acceptance criteria for nonnat and severe environmental loading combinations are working load levels (safety factors between 1.6 and 2.0) and are ultimate load levels (safety factors 1747 .26

-3 January 4,1930 Mr. James G. Keppler between 1.0 and 1.25) for the extreme environmental and abnormal loading combinations. Normal and severe environmental loading combinations correspond to the normal / upset piping load combinations, while the extreme environmental and abnormal loading combinations correspond to the emergency / faulted piping load combinations.

Applying the philosophy of the Standard Review Plans, the allowable concrete expansion anchor load would be equal to the ultimate load for the emergency and faulted load combinations. Therefore, the current Nuclear Regulatory Commission position requiring a factor of safety equal to 4.0 for the emergency and faulted load combinations is not compatible with the Standard Review Plans, nor is it compatible with the design philosophy with which the structures supporting the expansion anchor plate assemblies have been designed. The factor of safety for a properly installed expansion anchor should be comparable to the factor of safety for the supporting structure.

Safety related piping systems for Marble Hill, Units 1 and 2, have been designed in accordance with ASME Section III. This code recognizes that stresses in the piping system may approach yield under the emergency / faulted load conditions. Therefore, the 4.0 factor of safety on the supporting system (expansion anchor baseplate assemblies) under the corresponding load combinations is not compatible with the piping system design philosophy.

A survey of the dynamic test data on concrete expansion anchors indicates:

1) Concrete expansion anchors demonstrate negligible slippage (walking) under dynamic conditions at a load level equivalent to one-fourth the ultimate capacity of the anchor.

2) Noticeable anchor slippage (walking) does not occur in a concrete expansion anchor under dynamic conditions until the load level exceeds 60% of the ultimate capacity of the anchor.

An evaluation of published literature and field test data on concrete expansion anchors indicates the capacity of expansion anchors can be conservatively assumed to vary directly with the square root of the concrete compression strength, that the ultimate capacii'9. Certaindirectly y varies manufacturers with the have evenstrength.

concrete recommended The in-place concrete strengths are consistently higher than the nominal design strengths for the following reasons:

1) Concrete exhibits a minimum 10% strength gain after one year and continues to gain strength at a reduced rate beyond one year.

2) Concrete mix proportions have been conservatively established and concrete cylinder strengths closely monitored. Typical 90-day concrete cylinder breaks have average strengths in excess of 120% of the nominal design strength.

Concrete expansion anchor ultimate loads have been based upon a nominal concrete strength, f'c, equal to 3500 psi. Considering these factors, the in-1747 ;27

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January 4,1930 Mr. James G. Keppler place concrete strength for nominal 3500 psi concrete would be 4600 psi (3500 x 1.2 x 1,1). This strength margin would result in a 15% increase in the ultimate capacity of the concrete expansion anchors which is not accounted for in design. In addition, there are many areas such as the containment buildings in which the nominal concrete design strength equals 5500 psi. A 44% increase in the ultimate capacity of the anchors would result in this situation.

Tests performed on individual concrete expansion anchors and on concrete expansion anchored baseplate assemblies by the various expansion anchor manufacturers, and more recently by Teledyne-Brown Engineering, Report TR-3501-1, indicate that an elliptical interaction best defines expansion anchor capacity under combined tension and shear. The interaction equation would be of the following form:

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max max where:

V = Applied shear load.

T = Applied tension load.

V = Maximum pure shear capacity for an Individual anchor max or assembly.

T = Maximum pure tension capacity for an individual anchor max or assembly.

X = Exponent greater than 1.0.

This equation can be reduced to:

X

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Z( T )X max The test data indicates that the ratio of T max to V max varies from 0.30 to 1.2.

The design of expansion anchored baseplate assemblies for Marble Hill, Units 1 and 2, have been designed using a straight line interaction based upon the shear friction concepts using a coefficient of friction equal to 0.7.

The resulting interaction curve is:

T + 1.4 V fT ,

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January 4,1980 Mr. James G. Keppler it can be seen by inspection that the straight line interaction curve will result in smaller allowable loads than the elliptical interaction for all circumstances in which the ratio of T a to V is less than 1.4 because the exponent, X, has been conservativeIy t*aken dS liO. Attached are several typical ultimate shear tension interaction curves comparing the elliptical interaction determined by tests conducted by Teledyne-Brown Engineering with the straight line interaction used in design.

In August,1973, Appendix B to ACI 349 was abolished in the ACI Journal.

Beginning in 1979, ultimate concrete expansion anchor loads for Marble Hill, Units 1 & 2, were established in accordance with the proposed requirements of ACI 349, Appendix B. This criteria assures a ductile behavior of the individual anchor and precludes a non-doctile tensile failure of the concrete.

This criteria yields factors of safety compatible with those used prior to 1979.

PSI has committed to performing a comprehensive static and dynamic testing program for concrete expansion anchors under the direction of an Independent Testing Laboratory. It is anticipated that this testing program will demonstrate the ability of concrete expansion anchors to satisfactorily carry normal / upset and emergency / faulted loads using factors of safety equal to 4.0 and 2.0 against manufacturer's recommended ultimate loads, respectively. The results of this testing program will be available and reported to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission upon completion.

5. Determine the extent that expansion anchor bolts were used in concrete block (masonry) walls to attach piping supports in Seismic Category I systems (or safety related systems as defined by Revision 1 of IE Bulletin No. 79-02). If expansion anchor bolts were used in concrete block walls:

a. Provide a list of the systems involved, with the number of supports, type of anchor bolt, line size, and whether these supports are accessible during normal plant operation.

Resoonse: Safety related piping systems will not be attached to concrete masonry walls.

b. Describe in detail any design consideration used to account for this type of installation.

Resoonse: The use of concrete expansion anchors in concrete masonry walls at Marble Hill, Units 1 and 2, has been restricted to solid and grouted concrete masonry walls, and to the attachment of small loads, typically less than 500 pounds. Items included in this category are, for example, electrical junction boxes and conduit.

Heavier loads have not been permitted to be attached to concrete masonry walls, nor have concrete expansion anchors been used in hollow concrete masonry walls.

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January 4,1980 Mr. James G. Keppler All concrete masonry walls have been designed for a concentrated live load of 180 pounds applied on one-foot wide borizontal beam strips, spanning the length of the wall over its entire height. The 180 pound concentrated live load has been placed on the beam strips to envelope the maximum resultant moment and shear. Items actually attached to concrete masonry walls will be verified by field survey, and a final load check conducted to assure the adequacy of the walls to carry the applied loads.

c. Provide a detailed evaluation of the capability of the supports, including the anchor bolts, and block wall to meet the design loads.

The evaluation must describe how the allowable loads on anchor bolts in concrete block walls were determined and also what analytical method was used to determine the integrity of the block walls under the imposed loads. Also describe the acceptance criteria, including the numerical values, used to perform this evaluation. Review the deficiencies identified in the Information Notice on the pipe supports and walls at Trojan to determine if a similar situation exists at your facility with regard to supports using anchor bolts in concrete block walls.

Resoonse: The allowable design loads for expansion anchors in concrete masonry walls have been determined by static tests conducted at various units currently under construction. The anchors in these tests were installed in solid concrete masonry units and in the masonry mortar joints. The ultimate loads for concrete expansion anchors installed in cencrete masonry walls have, thereby, been established as approximately one-half of the corresponding allowables in plain concrete.

The following concrete masonry units were used at Marble Hill, Units I and 2:

1) Masonry units - ASTM C145, Type N-1 blocks,_ having a minimum net compressive strength equal to 1800 psi.

2) Mortar - ASTM C270, Type M, having a minimum compressive strength equal to 2500 psi at 23 days.

The concrete masonry walls at Marble Hill, Units 1 and 2, have been designed using elastic techniques. The allowable stresses in concrete masonry walls are in accordance with the National Concrete Masonry Association Specifications for Non-Reinforced Concrete Masonry.

These stresses are:

Type M Allowable Stress Mortar Shear 34 psi Tension in flexure normal to bed joints 39 psi 1747 .530 Tension in flexure parallel to bed joints 78 psi

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January 4,1980 Mr. James G. Keppler The allowable stresses are based upon a factor of safety equal to approximatley 3.0 against ultimate stresses.

No overstress has been permitted for OBE load combinations. For SSE loading combinations, the resultant factor of safety is equal to approximately 2.0 against ultimate stresses.

Concrete expansion anchor baseplate assemblies in concrete masonry walls have been analyzed using a rigid plate theory. PSI has previously demonstrated that the rigid plate analysis procedure provides results compatible with a flexible plate analysis at the ultimate loading conditions when the effects of expansion anchor flexibility and baseplate flexibility are properly accounted for.

PSI has reviewed the deficiencies identified in IE Information Notice 79-23, November 16, 1979, concerning the adequacy of concrete masonry walls to support attached items at the Trojan plant, and has determined that a similar situation does not exist at Marble Hill, Units 1 and 2.

d. Describe the results of testing of c.nchor bolts in concrete block walls and your plans and schedule for any further action.

Resoonse: Tests have been performed on the capacity of concrete expansion anchors in concrete masonry walls on several plants currently under construction. These static tests have indicated that the ultimate capacity of expansion anchors in solid and grouted concrete masonry walls be more than 50% of their corresponding capacity in plain concrete. PSI has committed to participate in a comprehensive static and dynamic test program to substantiate the behavior of expansion anchors in concrete masonry walls. These tests include:

1) Static load tests on individual anchors.

2) Load relaxation tests on individual anchors.

3) Dynamic tests on individual anchors under the following conditions:

a) Pipe transient cyclic loads.

b) OBE and SSE seismic loads.

The test program will encompass the following combination of variables:

i) Expansion anchor types - Tedge type anchors.

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2) Anchor diameters a) 3/8" b) 1/2" c) 5/8" d) 3/4"

3) Embedment depth - 3 anchor diameters

4) Embedment material a) Masonry units - ASTM C145, Type N-I blocks b) Masonry mortar - ASTM C270, Type M.

The results of the static and dynamic test program for concrete expansion anchors in concrete masonry will be available and reported to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission upon completion.

6. Determine the extent that pipe supports with expansion anchor bolts used structural steel shapes instead of base plates. The systems and lines reviewed must be consistent with the criteria of IE Bulletin No. 79-02, Revision 1. If expansion anchor bolts were used as described above, verify that the anchor bolt and structural steel shapes in these supports were included in the actions performed for the Bulletin. If these supports cannot be verified to have been included in the Bulletin actions:

a. Provide a list of systems involved. with the number of supports, type of anchor bolt, line size,, and whether the supports are accessible during normal plant operation.

b. Provide a detailed evaluation of the adequacy of the anchor bolt design and installation. The evaluation should address the assumed distribution of loads on the anchor bolts. The evaluation can be based on the results of previous anchor bolt testing and/or analysis which substantiates operability of the affected system.

c. Describe your plans and schedule for any further action necessary to assure the affected systems meet Technical Specifications operability requirements in the event of an SSE.

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