Investigations on Structural Safety of Office Room Based on Fire Simulation and Transient Heat Transfer Analysis

Ah Young An^*, Eun Mi Ryu, Hee Sun Kim

Department of Architectural Engineering, Ewha Woman’s University, Seoul, Korea.

DOI: 10.4236/wjet.2014.23B004                

Abstract

This study aims at investigating heat propagations inside the structural members due to fire using fire simulation and transient heat transfer analysis. Toward that goal, fire simulation and transient heat transfer analysis for a 5-story building are carried out sequentially using Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) and ABAQUS 6.10-3, respectively. As results from fire simulation, temporal temperature information is obtained depending on various locations of the building, which is used as boundary condition for the structural elements generated in transient heat transfer analysis. Predictions from the transient heat transfer analysis show that the structural members are exposed spatially non-uniform temperatures which can cause significant eccentric deformation and aceleration of structural damages.

Keywords

Fire Simulation, Heat Transfer, Structural Safety, Fire

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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