Research Article

An Integral Numerical Analysis of Impact of a Commercial Aircraft on Nuclear Containment

Table 3

Element sizes in the mesh sensitivity study.

Case no.Element sizes in the “O” region (mm)
ConcreteReinforcement

1150 × 150 × 150 (10 layers)130
2200 × 200 × 187.5 (8 layers)180
3250 × 250 × 250 (6 layers)230
4300 × 300 × 300 (5 layers)280
5375 × 375 × 375 (4 layers)350