TY - CONF A1 - Zencker, Uwe A1 - Wieser, Günter A1 - Qiao, Linan A1 - Protz, Christian T1 - Modeling strategies for dynamic finite element cask analyses N2 - The safety of transport packages may be demonstrated by numerical calculation of load scenarios defined in the IAEA regulations. Possible handling accidents of casks at interim storage sites or in a final repository are typically analyzed by dynamic finite element computations. In each case the investigated load scenario must be transferred into a mathematical model. Secondly the mathematical model must be transferred into a numerical model. Reliable finite element models should be developed by assembling verified sub-models of components. The finite element mesh, material modeling, initial and boundary conditions, contact definitions, and time integration as well as the benefit of pre- and post-calculations are discussed. The paper presents lessons learnt from modeling dynamic test scenarios for finite element analyses over the years. T2 - PATRAM 2013 - 17th International symposium on the packaging and transportation of radioactive materials CY - San Francisco, CA, USA DA - 18.08.2013 KW - Structural analysis KW - Dynamic numerical simulation KW - Modeling strategies KW - Discretization KW - Material modeling KW - Boundary conditions KW - Cask load scenarios PY - 2013 SP - Session A, Paper 280, 1 EP - 10 PB - Omnipress AN - OPUS4-30158 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -