• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.41 no.6
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• pp.627-635
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• 2021

The fire damage and structural performance of a steel-concrete composite superstructure under a highway bridge exposed to fire loading was evaluated. To enhance the accuracy and efficiency of the numerical analysis, a proposed fluid-structure interaction fire analysis method was implemented in Ansys Fluent and Ansys Mechanical. The temperature distribution and performance evaluation of the steel-concrete composite superstructure according to the vertical distance from the fire source to the bottom flange were evaluated using the proposed analysis method. From the analysis, the temperature of the concrete slab and the bottom flange of the steel-concrete composite superstructure exceeded the critical temperature. Also, when the vertical distance from the fire source was 13 m or greater, the fire damage of the steel-concrete composite superstructure was found to within a safe limit.

• Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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• v.28 no.1
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• pp.101-113
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• 2015

This paper introduces a numerical analysis method for reinforced-concrete(RC) members exposed to fire and proposes considerations in designing RC structures on the basis of the comparison between numerical results and design codes. The proposed analysis method consists of two procedures of the transient heat transfer analysis and the non-linear structural analysis. To exactly evaluate the structural behavior under fire, two material models are considered in this paper. One is "Under-Fire" condition for the material properties at the high temperature and the other one is "After-Cooling" condition for the material properties after cooling down to air temperature. The proposed method is validated through the correlation study between experimental data and numerical results. In advance, the obtained results show that the material properties which are fittable to the corresponding temperature must be taken into account for an accurate prediction of the ultimate resisting capacity of RC members. Finally, comparison of the numerical results with the design code of EN1992-1-2 also shows that the design code needs to be revised to reserve the safety of the fire-damaged structural member.

• Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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• v.29 no.4
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• pp.369-376
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• 2016

In this study, a numerical analysis framework for investigating the nonlinear behavior of structures under fire conditions is presented. In particular, analysis procedure combining fire-driven flow simulation and thermo-mechanical analysis is discussed to investigate the mechanical behavior of fire-exposed representative volume structures made of steel and concrete, respectively. First of all, fire-driven flow analysis is conducted using Fire Dynamics Simulator(FDS) in a rectangular parallelepiped domain containing the structure. The FDS simulation yields the time history of temperature on the surface of the structure under fire conditions. Second, mechanical responses of the fire-exposed structure with respect to prescribed uniformly distributed loads are calculated by a coupled thermo-mechanical analysis using the time-varying surface temperature as boundary conditions. Material nonlinearities of steel and concrete have been considered in the thermo-mechanical analysis. A series of numerical results are presented to demonstrate the feasibility of the multiphysics structural fire analysis for investigating the structural behavior under fire conditions.

• Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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• v.26 no.4
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• pp.283-292
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• 2013

The objective of this research is to evaluate of global and local damage for steel-concrete composite structures under highway bridge exposed to fire loading. To enhance the accuracy and efficiency of the numerical analysis, the proposed transient nonlinear thermal structure interaction(TSI) parallel fire analysis method is implemented in ANSYS. To validate the TSI parallel fire analysis method, a comparison is made with the standard fire test results. The proposed TSI parallel fire analysis method is applied to fire damage analysis and performance evaluation for Buchen highway bridge. The result of analysis, temperature of low flange and web are exceed the critical temperature. The deflection and deformation state show good agreement with the fire accident of buchen highway bridge.

• Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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• v.20 no.4
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• pp.477-483
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• 2007

In this study, the numerical fire analysis for temperature distribution and spalling behavior of underground concrete box structures that contained lifelines, such as power cables and communication cables. The temperature field of inner space was assumed based on the fire curve with the thermal gradient obtained from CFD analysis. It was assumed that the spalling behaviors of concrete are occurred when the concrete temperature reached the threshold, as dehydration degree. In this case, the elements correspond to spalling parts were removed and the analysis model were updated. Three fire scenarios were analyzed and the results were showed adequate spalling behavior. The bearing capacities of the box structures would be estimated in the companion paper.

• Proceedings of the Korea Institute of Fire Science and Engineering Conference
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• 2010.04a
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• pp.9-15
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• 2010

화재시뮬레이션을 통한 화재 해석 시 Grid의 간격은 해석의 정확도를 결정짓는 중요한 요인 중 하나이다. 일반적으로 Grid의 간격의 계산은 화재 강도에 따른 화염의 높이를 계산하여 이의 1/10크기 간격을 적용하였다. 그러나 일반적인 구조물과 달리 펠릿구조물의 경우 적층의 구조와 다공성을 가지기 때문에 기존의 산정법에 의한 계산은 실제 화재와 다른 양상으로 나타날 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 SFPE 방화공학 핸드북에서 제시된 목재펠릿의 화재강도 실험결과를 기준으로 총 3CASE의 Grid 간격 설정으로 화재해석을 실시하였으며 이를 비교 분석하였다.

• Journal of the Society of Disaster Information
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• v.19 no.4
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• pp.958-967
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• 2023

Purpose: This study aims to analyze the fire resistance performance applied to plant facilities with high fire risk in Korea, secure suitable fire resistance performance, and ensure the fire safety of plant facilities. Method: Using the finite element analysis program Ansys, thermal transfer analysis and structural analysis were performed with fire load and fireproof coating as variables, and the fire resistance performance of plant facilities was analyzed based on the analysis results. Result: The fireproof coating applied to domestic plant facilities failed to secure fire resistance performance when the fire load of hydrocarbon fire presented in UL 1709 was applied, and it was confirmed that the deformation of steel after the fire was also significant. Conclusion: The current fire resistance performance applied to plant facilities in Korea cannot secure fire resistance performance in sudden fire growth and large fire loads like petrochemical plants, and it is necessary to secure fire safety by evaluating suitable fire resistance performance through performance evaluation of plant facilities.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.41 no.2
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• pp.93-100
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• 2021

The objective of this research is to evaluate of fire damage for steel-concrete composite bridge superstructure and PSC bridge superstructure under highway bridge exposed to fire loading. To enhance the accuracy and efficiency of the numerical analysis, the proposed heat flow fire analysis method is implemented in ANSYS. The proposed heat flow analysis method is applied to fire damage analysis and performance evaluation for Buchen and Yangsan highway bridge. The result of analysis, temperature of concrete slab and lower flange of steel-concrete composite bridge superstructure are exceed the critical temperature. Also, temperature of slab, lower and upper flange, web of PSC bridge superstructure are exceed the critical temperature. However, the major component, tendon, did not exceed the critical temperature.

• Proceedings of the Korea Institute of Fire Science and Engineering Conference
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• 2012.04a
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• pp.270-273
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• 2012

오픈 소스인 FDS(fire dynamic simulator)는 건물, 터널내의 화재나 연기, 열기류의 거동을 연구하기 위하여 국내외적으로 광범위하게 이용되고 있다. 체계적인 연구와 확장이 가능하도록 소스코드와 프로그램구조, 각종 메뉴얼을 갖추고 있으며 향후 개발 방향을 온라인을 통해서 소스코드와 함께 공개하고 있다. 비압축성 비정상해석을 근간으로 하고 있으며 난류유동을 해석할 수 있도록 DNS와 LES모델을 가지고 있다. 화재, 연소, 스프링클러, 화재 확산 등의 모델링을 제공하고 있다. 이러한 모델을 바탕으로 다양한 시나리오의 재난, 피난에 적용할 수 있다. 향후 이러한 기본 모델을 바탕으로 새로운 재난 시나리오에 따라 새로운 알고리즘의 적용하기 위해서는 FDS 기본적인 구조와 모델, 그리고 한계점을 이해할 필요가 있다. 본 연구에서는 이러한 FDS모델을 더욱 확장하기 위한 일환으로 FDS(V5.5.3)의 기본적인 구조을 파악하고 몇 가지 검증모델(verification)에 적용하였다. 또한 이를 향후 FDS의 소스코드를 확장할 수 있는 근간으로 삼고자 한다.

• Journal of Korean Tunnelling and Underground Space Association
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• v.10 no.4
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• pp.313-327
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• 2008

Thermo-mechanical coupled behavior of an underground structure during a fire accident have not been fully understood yet. Moreover, when such a thermo-mechanical coupled behavior is not considered in numerical analyses based on conventional heat transfer theory, fire-induced damage zone in an underground structure can be considerably underestimated. This study aims to develop a FEM-based numerical technique to simulate the thermo-mechanical coupled behavior of an underground structure in a fire accident. Especially, an element elimination model is newly proposed to simulate fire-induced structural loss together with a convective boundary condition. In the proposed model, an element where the maximum temperature calculated from heat transfer analysis is over a prescribed critical temperature is eliminated. Then, the proposed numerical technique is verified by comparing numerical results with experimental results from real fire model tests. From a series of parametric studies, the key parameters such as critical temperature, element size and temperature-dependent convection coefficients are optimized for the RABT and the RWS fire scenarios.