Part 21 Report - 1998-633

ACCESSION #: 9811200011


Shared Services Group
P.O. Box 3707
Seattle, WA 98124-2207

November 11, 1998
G-1151-SJA-98-570

Document Control Desk
United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Washington, D.C. 20555

BOEING

Reference:
(a) Boeing Letter G-1151-RSO-92-365 dated August 31, 1992;
R. S. Orr to the NRC Operations Center
(b) NRC Letter Docket No. 99901227 dated August 12, 1992;
L. J. Norrholm to R. S. Orr; Subject: Response to 10 CFR 21 Inquiry

Dear Sir or Madam:

In accordance with the reference correspondence and 10 CFR 21, Boeing is sending the NRC the attached error notice(s) received from our former software suppliers. Because of unknown current addresses, the following former customers were not notified:

Reactor Controls, Inc.
Echo Energy Consultants, Inc.
Nuclear Applications and Systems Analysis Company (Japan)
Nuclear Power Services

Error notices have been sent to our other former customers.

Very truly yours,

Sandra J. Andrews
Nuclear Administrator
Phone: (425) 865-6248
FAX: (425) 865-4851
Mail Stop: 7A-33, or
e-mail: Sandra.J.Andrews@Boeing.com

Enclosure(s): GTSTRUDL Program Report Form 98.15, 98.16, 98.17, 98.18, 98.19, 98.20.

Georgia Institute of Technology GT STRUDL [Registered Trademark]


November 6, 1998

OCT 11 1998

Attention: Nuclear Administrator
Boeing Information & Support Services
P.O.Box 24346, M/S 7A-33
Seattle, Washington 98124-0346

RE: GT STRUDL

Dear Sir or Madam:

Enclosed please find copies of GTSTRUDL PROGRAM REPORT FORM 98.15, 98.16, 98.17, 98.18,98.19,98.20, and a GTSTRUDL QA CUSTOMER ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FORM. Please sip and return the GTSTRUDL QA CUSTOMER ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FORM to acknowledge receipt of the GTSTRUDL Program Report.

Thank you for reviewing the Program Report and for returning the Acknowledgement Form.

Best regards,

CASE Center

David C. Key
Configuration Control Manager

Enclosures

Computer Aided Structural Engineering Center
School of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0355 USA

Phone: (404) 894-2260
Fax: (404) 894-8014
casec@ce.gatech.edu


A Unit of the University System of Georgia

GTSTRUDL Program Report Form

GPRF No.: 98,15

DATE:



FROM: Computer-Aided Structural Engineering Center
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0355

SEVERITY LEVEL:



x URGENT Problem results in incorrect answers which may not be apparent or job aborts and cannot be recovered within the session or job.

SERIOUS Problem results in incorrect answers which are obvious or problem prevents completion of a particular user's task.

MINOR Problem can be worked around or problem poses high frustration factor.

INFORMATIVE Documentation error, program usage tip, user inconveniences.

Date Problem Confirmed November 2, 1998

Date Notification Sent

Computers All

Operating System All

Versions: 94.01 and later

Target Release for Correction: 98.02

Signature Title

R & D Division

Michael H. Swanger

Typed or Printed Name Date of Signature

Signature Title

Professional Services Division

Typed or Printed Name Date of Signature

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DATE:

DESCRIPTION:



The use of IPCABLE elements and rigid body elements together in the same model may cause the PERFORM CABLE PRE-STRESS ANALYSIS and the NONLINEAR ANALYSIS commands to abort.

Work Around



If rigid body effects are desired in models that contain IPCABLE elements, use very stiff members or finite elements rather than rigid body elements.

GTSTRUDL User Reference Manual Sections:

Nonlinear Static Analysis Section 2.5, Volume 3, GTSTRUDL Reference Manual.

Nonlinear Static Analysis of Cable Structures Section 2.6.3, Volume 3, GTSTRUDL Reference Manual.

Joint Constraints - Rigid Bodies and Joint Tics Section 2.6.4. Volume 3, GTSTRUDL Reference Manual.

Rev. 2. 2


GTSTRUDL Program Report Form

GPRF No.:



DATE:



FROM: Computer-Aided Structural Engineering Center
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0355

SEVERITY LEVEL:

X URGENT Problem results in incorrect answers which may not be apparent or job aborts and cannot be recovered within the session or job.

_ SERIOUS Problem results in incorrect answers which are obvious or problem prevents completion of a particular user's task.

_ MINOR Problem can be worked around or problem poses high frustration factor.

_ INFORMATIVE Documentation error, program usage tip, user inconveniences.

Date Problem Confirmed

Date Notification Sent

Computers ALL

Operating System ALL

Version All versions thru 9801

Target Release for Correction 9901

Director, R&D

Signature Title

R & D Division

Kenneth Will

Typed or Printed Name Date of Signature

Signature Title

Professional Services Division

Typed or Printed Name Date of Signature

Rev. 2.2


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GPRF No.:



DATE:



DESCRIPTION:

The DEAD LOAD command will abort if a member in the member list has zero length.

Workaround:

Correct the coordinates or incidences of the members which have zero length. The length of the members can be output with the PRINT MEMBER LENGTH command.

Applicable Sections of the Documentation:

Volume 1 of the GTSTRUDL USER'S MANUAL:

DEAD LOAD Section 2.1.11.3.1

PRINT MEMBER LENGTH Section 2.1.14.2


GTSTRUDL Program Report Form

GPRF No.:

DATE:

FROM: Computer-Aided Structural Engineering Center
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0355



SEVERITY LEVEL:

_ URGENT Problem results in incorrect answers which may not be apparent or job aborts and cannot be recovered within the session or job.

X SERIOUS Problem results in incorrect answers which are obvious or problem prevents completion of a particular user's task.

_ MINOR Problem can be worked around or problem poses high frustration factor.

_ INFORMATIVE Documentation error, program usage tip, user inconveniences.

Date Problem Confirmed

Date Notification Sent

Computers ALL

Operating System ALL

Version 9101 thru 9801

Target Release for Correction 9901

Director, R&D

Signature Title

R & D Division

Kenneth Will

Typed or Printed Name Date of Signature

Signature Title

Professional Services Division

Typed or Printed Name Date of Signature

Rev. 2.2


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GPRF No.:

DATE:

DESCRIPTION:

The MOVE OBJECT command will incorrectly compute the length of members as being zero. This error does occurs if the model has been created or modified in GTMENU prior to issuing the MOVE command. The user is informed that the error has occurred as shown in the output below:

MOVE OBJECT 'ROT' ROTATE Z 10.0 ABOUT JOI 1

**** STRUDL ERROR IN.22 - ZERO LENGTH SPECIFIED FOR MEMBER 1 SCAN MODE ENTERED.

The user can issue the PRINT MEMBER LENGTH command to verify that the member's length has been computed to be zero. If the above error message occurs, the user should verify that the length of the member is zero by printing the joint coordinates and computing the length of the member.

Workaround:

If the above error has occurred, the user can go to GTMENU and EDIT JOINT COORDINATES but then CANCEL the editing of the coordinates. The purpose of this is to cause GTMENU to believe that a change has been made to the model so that when then model is translated back to Command Mode, PRINT MEMBER LENGTH will no longer indicate that the members have zero length. The user should then issue the command SCAN OFF before proceeding to perform other computations.

Applicable Sections of the Documentation:

Volume 1 of the GTSTRUDL USER'S MANUAL:

MOVE OBJECT Section 2.1.6.7.4

PRINT MEMBER LENGTH Section 2.1.14.2

GTMENU - Volume 2 of 2 of the 9801 Release Guide


                                GTSTRUDL Program Report Form

GPRF No.:

DATE:



FROM: Computer-Aided Structural Engineering Center
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0355

SEVERITY LEVEL:

_ URGENT Problem results in incorrect answers which may not be apparent or job aborts and cannot be recovered within the session or job.

_ SERIOUS Problem results in incorrect answers which are obvious or problem prevents completion of a particular user's task.

_ MINOR Problem can be worked around or problem poses high frustration factor.

_ INFORMATIVE Documentation error, program usage tip, user inconveniences.

Date Problem Confirmed

Date Notification Sent

Computers ALL

Operating System ALL

Version 8701 thru 9801

Target Release for Correction 9901



Director, R&D

Signature Title

R & D Division

Kenneth Will

Typed or Printed Name Date of Signature

Signature Title

Professional Services Division

Typed or Printed Name Date of Signature

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GPRF No.:

DATE:

DESCRIPTION:

Edge loads on the TRIDIMENSIONAL element IPSQ (20 node solid) will produce incorrect results. The generated loads will be applied in the wrong directions and will not satisfy equilibrium. Users can verify that the results are incorrect by the LIST REACTIONS and LIST SUM REACTIONS commands.

Workaround:

Use the other 20 node TRIDIMENSIONAL element, IPQS, which also has 20 nodes.

Applicable Section of the Documentation:

Volume 3 of the GTSTRUDL USER'S MANUAL - EDGE LOADS - SECTION 2.3.5.4.2.1


GTSTRUDL Program Report Form

GPRF No.:

DATE:

FROM: Computer-Aided Structural Engineering Center
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0355

SEVERITY LEVEL:



X URGENT Problem results in incorrect answers which may not be apparent or job aborts and cannot be recovered within the session or job.

SERIOUS Problem results in incorrect answers which are obvious or problem prevents completion of a particular user's task.

MINOR Problem can be worked around or problem poses high frustration factor.

INFORMATIVE Documentation error, program usage tip, user inconveniences.

Date Problem Confirmed November 3, 1998

Date Notification Sent

Computers All

Operating System All

Version All versions prior and including 9801 NT

Target Release for Correction 9901

Senior Software Engineer

Signature Title

R & D Division

Hamid Zand

Typed or Printed Name Date of Signature

Signature Title

Professional Services Division

Typed or Printed Name Date of Signature

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GPRF No.:

DATE:

DESCRIPTION:

Applicable GT STRUDL Commands:

CREATE LOADING COMBINATION Section 2.1.11.3.4 of Volume 1

LOADING COMBINATION Section 2.1.11.5 of Volume 1

COMBINE Section 2.1.11.6 of Volume 1

Explanation:

In the above loading combination commands, when the loading contribution factor for the last loading ID is not specified, the last loading ID is ignored and no error message is issued.

Applicable GT STRUDL User's Manual:

Volume 1 Section 2.1.11.3.4
Volume 1 Section 2.1.11.5
Volume 1 Section 2.1.11.6

Example:

CREATE LOADING COMBINATIONS 'A' SPECIFICATION 'LL' 0.75 'DL' 0.75 'WL'

In the above loading combination 'A', the factor 0.75 was not specified for the loading 'WL' by mistake. Unfortunately the program did not issue an error message and the loading 'WL' was ignored for the loading combination 'A'. The final components for the loading combination 'A' are the loading 'LL' with the 0.75 contribution factor and the loading 'DL' with the 0.75 contribution factor.

User can verify their loading combination input by issuing the PRINT LOADING DATA command (Section 2.1.14.2 of Volume 1).

Rev. 2.2


GTSTRUDL Program Report Form

GPRF No.:

DATE:

FROM: Computer-Aided Structural Engineering Center
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0355

SEVERITY LEVEL:

X URGENT Problem results in incorrect answers which may not be apparent or job aborts and cannot be recovered within the session or job.

_ SERIOUS Problem results in incorrect answers which are obvious or problem prevents completion of a particular user's task.

_ MINOR Problem can be worked around or problem poses high frustration factor.

_ INFORMATIVE Documentation error, program usage tip, user inconveniences.

Date Problem Confirmed

Date Notification Sent

Computers ALL

Operating System ALL

Version All versions thru 9801

Target Release for Correction 9901

Director, R&D

Signature Title

R & D Division

Kenneth Will

Typed or Printed Name Date of Signature

Signature Title

Professional Services Division

Typed or Printed Name Date of Signature

Rev. 2.2


GTSTRUDL Program Report Form
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GPRF No.:

DATE:

DESCRIPTION:

If a member without the specified diagram is first in the member list of an OVERLAY DIAGRAM command, then none of the diagrams produced can be labelled in the CURSOR mode of the Scope Environment and the LABEL OVERLAY command will not label the diagrams.

Workaround:

Specify only those members which have the specified diagrams in the member list. For instance, if a structure has a mixture of space truss and space frame members, specify the OVERLAY DIAGRAM MOM Z MEMBERS list where list contains only the space frame members since the space truss members have only FORCE X results.

Applicable Section of the Documentation:

Volume 3 of the GTSTRUDL USER'S MANUAL:

OVERLAY DIAGRAM Section 2.7.6.8

CURSOR mode Section 2.7.6.13

LABEL OVERLAY Secion 2.7.6.7


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