Linked simulation for fire-exposed elements using CFD and thermo-mechanical models

Abstract Structural fire assessment belongs essentially to the design of steel, concrete or timber structures. The article presents a weakly-linked computational approach, employing the concept of adiabatic surface temperature (AST). The simulation comprises computational fluid dynamics (CFD), heat transport and solid mechanics. Application programming interfaces in linked codes (FDS, OOFEM) define methods for steering, data storage, visualization or fields mapping. The linked simulation is successfully validated on timber and concrete structural elements exposed to fire.

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