- Author
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Tabaddor, M.
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Gandhi, P. D.
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Gandhi, P. D.
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Jones, G.
- Title
- Thermo-Mechanical Analysis of Fire Doors Subjected to a Fire Endurance Test.
- Coporate
- Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., Northbrook, IL
SimuTech Group, Atlanta, GA
- Journal
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Journal of Fire Protection Engineering,
Vol. 19,
No. 1,
51-71,
February 2009
- Keywords
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fire doors
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fire endurance tests
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thermodynamics
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fire resistance
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fire models
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finite element model
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material properties
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UL 10B
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equations
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temperature
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insulation
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thermal analysis
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structural analsysis
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fire tests
- Identifiers
- finite element (FE) thermal analysis of a fire resistance test; commercial FE code ANSYS; thermal analysis SHELL57 elements; structural analysis SHELL181 elements; LINK33 elements for thermal analysis; BEAM4 elements for structural analysis; insulation and lock mechanism, SOLID70 elements; panels facing the furnace were covered with SURF152 elements; material properties of filler insulation as a function of temperature; properties of brass as a function of temperature; response of structural components subjected to standard fire tests