A model capable of determine the temperature development a given structure is implemented in BYGFEM in order to investigate the need for fire insulation.
Students: Michael Cucarella Petersen (s070082) & Søren Caspersen (s070078)
Supervisor(s): John Forbes Olesen & Jens Henrik Nielsen
Level: B.Eng.
Period: Feb. 2010 - Jun. 2010
FE-Modeling of a Steel Beam in a Concrete Slab Exposed to Fire
The objective of this project is to make a transient calculation model capable of determine the temperature development in a given structural detail, by implementing this algorithm in BYGFEM. The need for fire insulation of the structure element will be investigated using this model, and it should be possible to determine e.g. the load bearing capacity of a steel beam carrying a concrete floor casted around the beam. The hypothesis is that the temperature of the steel beam will be lower than expected duo to the large heat capacity of the concrete floor.
