Finite Element Analysis of Composite Ceramic-Concrete Slab Constructions Exposed to Fire

Abstract:

In this research, conjugated thermal and fluid dynamics simulations are presented on a modern hollow clay slab blocks filled pre-stressed reinforced concrete beam slab construction. The simulation parameters were set from Eurocode standards and calibrated using data from standardized fire tests of the same slab construction. We evaluated the temperature distributions of the slabs under transient conditions against standard fire load. Knowing the temperature distribution against time at certain points of the structure, the loss of load bearing capacity of the structure is definable at elevated temperatures. The results demonstrated that we could pre-establish the thermal behavior of complex composite structures exposed to fire using thermal and CFD simulation tools. Our results and method of fire resistance tests can contribute to fire safety planning of buildings.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 861)
• Pages: 88-95
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.861.88
• Online since: December 2016
• Authors: Balázs Nagy*, Elek Tóth
• Keywords: Computational Fluid Dynamics, Elevated Temperature, Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Fire Safety, Hollow Ceramic Slabs, Thermal Simulation

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