- Author
- Tabaddor, M. | Gandhi, P. D. | Gandhi, P. D. | 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
- Journal of Fire Protection Engineering, Vol. 19, No. 1, 51-71, February 2009
- Keywords
- fire doors | fire endurance tests | thermodynamics | fire resistance | fire models | finite element model | material properties | UL 10B | equations | temperature | insulation | thermal analysis | structural analsysis | 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