HOW TO RUN AN EXAMPLE OF COUPLING BETWEEN

FDS AND SAFIR

1. SPECIFIC FILES YOU NEED TO RUN AN FDS-SAFIR ANALYSIS
 The modified executable of FDS (FDS_SAFIR.exe) able to produce the
transfer file (i.e. the file that contains temperatures and intensities calculated
by FDS). This executable of FDS differs from the “official” one downloadable
from the website http://www.fire.nist.gov/fds/.
 A 2012 version (or later) of SAFIR (either SAFIR2012_32.exe for 32bit OS
or SAFIR2012_64.exe for 64bit OS) that includes all routines necessary to
perform thermal analyses on the basis of FDS data.
2. EXAMPLE

A) COMPARTMENT MODELLED IN FDS

GEOMETRY
The compartment 6 x 6 x 3 m3: The floor, the ceiling and one perimetral wall are
modelled whereas the others 3 walls are openings.

MATERIALS
The floor, ceiling and wall are made of concrete whose thermal material properties
are derived from the EN1992-1-2.

LOCALISED FIRE
A localised fire 1 x 1 m2 with constant HRR = 1000 kW/m2 is located at x = 4.5 m,
y = 3 m and z = 0 m.

NOTE: that in the following figure no structural elements across the compartment
is modelled in FDS.
 B) STRUCTURE MODELLED IN SAFIR

GEOMETRY
The ceiling and the wall are also modelled in SAFIR by means of shell elements.
The ceiling and the wall differ from the thickness (150 mm for the ceiling and 200
mm for the wall). Thus, they are two shell element types.
Moreover, a composite beam made of a HE400B profile and a concrete slab of
150 mm, as well as a column made of a steel tube (diameter 300 mm and
thickness 10 mm), are modelled with beam elements.

MATERIALS
The slab, and wall are made of concrete whose thermal and mechanical material
properties are derived from the EN1992-1-2 and EN1992-1-1, respectively.
The beam and the tube are made of steel the thermal and mechanical material
properties of which are derived from the EN1993-1-2.

3. HOW TO RUN FDS AND CREATE THE TRANSFER FILE

 The executable FDS_SAFIR.exe provided to you in the folder FDS_Files has
to be in the same folder as the input file .fds used to simulate the scenario in
FDS.
 The input file of FDS .fds can be written in a text editor following the standard
syntax of FDS. However, as this executable of FDS differs from the official
one, additional commands have to be written in order to ask FDS to create
the transfer file as an output. Basically, there are two commands specifically
conceived for this purpose and implemented in the modified version of FDS:
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&HEAD CHID='Localised_Fire', TITLE='Localised_Fire'/

&MESH XB=0.0,6.0,0.0,6.0,0.0,3.0, IJK =24,24,12 /

&RADI NUMBER_RADIATION_ANGLES=64/
&MISC NOISE=.FALSE. /

&FDStoSAFIR STATUS=.TRUE.,T_BEGIN=1., T_END=601. DT=30.,

XB=0.0,6.0,0.0,6.0,0.0,3.0, ORIENTATION=-1,1,-2,2,-3,3 /

&PointtoSAFIR XYZ= 4.5 3.0 2.80 /

&TIME T_END=601. DT=5.0 /

-------------CONCRETE CEILING--------------------

&MATL ID = 'concrete'
EMISSIVITY = 0.7
DENSITY = 2300.
CONDUCTIVITY_RAMP = 'k_ramp'
SPECIFIC_HEAT_RAMP = 'c_ramp' /

---------SILICEOUS CONCRETE AND UPPER LIMIT FOR CONDUCTIVITY EN1992-1-

2---------

&RAMP ID='k_ramp', T=20., F=1.9514 /

&RAMP ID='k_ramp', T=100., F=1.7656 /
&RAMP ID='k_ramp', T=200., F=1.5526 /
&RAMP ID='k_ramp', T=300., F=1.3610 /
&RAMP ID='k_ramp', T=400., F=1.1908 /
&RAMP ID='k_ramp', T=500., F=1.0420 /
&RAMP ID='k_ramp', T=600., F=0.9146 /
&RAMP ID='k_ramp', T=700., F=0.8086 /
&RAMP ID='k_ramp', T=800., F=0.7240 /
&RAMP ID='k_ramp', T=900., F=0.6608 /
&RAMP ID='k_ramp', T=1000., F=0.6190 /
&RAMP ID='k_ramp', T=1100., F=0.5986 /
&RAMP ID='k_ramp', T=1200., F=0.5996 /

----------3% MOISTURE CONTENT EN1992-1-2------------

&RAMP ID='c_ramp', T=20., F=0.900 /

&RAMP ID='c_ramp', T=100., F=0.900 /
&RAMP ID='c_ramp', T=115., F=2.020 /
&RAMP ID='c_ramp', T=200., F=1.000 /
&RAMP ID='c_ramp', T=400., F=1.100 /
&RAMP ID='c_ramp', T=1200., F=1.100 /

----------SURF ID------------

&SURF ID = 'ceil_floor'
MATL_ID = 'concrete'
THICKNESS = 0.15 /

&SURF ID = 'wall'
MATL_ID = 'concrete'
THICKNESS = 0.20 /

------------ WALLS ----------------

&OBST XB=6.0,6.0,0.0,6.0,0.0,3.0,SURF_ID='wall' /
&OBST XB=0.0,6.0,0.0,6.0,0.0,0.0,SURF_ID='ceil_floor' /
&OBST XB=0.0,6.0,0.0,6.0,3.0,3.0,SURF_ID='ceil_floor' /
&VENT MB='XMIN',SURF_ID='OPEN' /
&VENT MB='YMIN',SURF_ID='OPEN' /
&VENT MB='YMAX',SURF_ID='OPEN' /

----------------SQUARE FIRE---------------------

&SURF ID = 'fire'
HRRPUA = 2000.0 /

&VENT XB=4.0,5.0,2.5,3.5,0.0,0.0, SURF_ID='fire'

&DEVC XYZ=2.0,3.0,3.0, QUANTITY='WALL TEMPERATURE', IOR=-3, ID='wall'

/
&DEVC XYZ=6.0,3.0,1.5, QUANTITY='WALL TEMPERATURE', IOR=-1, ID='wall'
/

&TAIL /

1) FDStoSAFIR:
it allows recording at the centre of each cell of the compartment (or a
subdomain of it) modelled in FDS temperature, convection coefficient
and radiant intensities. In the given example
&FDStoSAFIR STATUS=.TRUE.,T_BEGIN=1., T_END=601. DT=30.,
XB=0.0,6.0,0.0,6.0,0.0,3.0, ORIENTATION=-1,1,-2,2,-3,3 /

COMMAND DEFINITION
STATUS ACTIVATION OF THE DEFAULT VALUE
INTERFACE .FALSE.
T_BEGIN TIME AT WHICH THE -
WRITING OF DATA IN
THE TRANSFER FILE
STARTS [s]
T_END TIME AT WHICH THE -
WRITING OF DATA IN
THE TRANSFER FILE
FINISHES [s]
DT TIME STEP OF THE -
WRITING OF DATA IN
THE TRANSFER FILE
[s]
XB DIMENSIONS OF THE X1,X2,Y1,Y2,Z1,Z2
DOMAIN WHERE TO 6 VALUES IN m
RECORD DATA X2,Y2,Z2

X1,Y1,Z1

dxSAFIR SPACING IN THE dX,dY,dZ

DOMAIN FOR RECORDING 3 VALUES IN m
THE DATA
ORIENTATION IF THE FLUX IS -1,1,-2,2,-3,3
REQUIRED IN SOME 6 DIRECTIONS
POINT OF THE DOMAIN
BY MEANS OF THE (1 IS PARALLEL TO THE x-
PointtoSAFIR AXIS, 2 TO y-AXIS AND 3 TO
COMMAND, IT GIVES THE z-AXIS)
THE ORIENTATION OF
 THE NORMAL TO
SURFACE OF THE
RECORDED FLUXES

2) PointtoSAFIR
it allows recording at one point of the compartment modelled in FDS
temperature, convection coefficient and fluxes whose normal to
surface has orientation according to what specified in ORIENTATION
in the FDStoSAFIR command.
An example of syntax
&PointtoSAFIR XYZ= 4.5 3.0 2.80 /
COMMAND DEFINITION
XYZ COORDINATES OF THE X,Y,Z
POINT 3 VALUES IN m

On the basis of the

example given previously
for FDStoSAFIR, the
transfer file will contain
temperature, convection
coefficient and flux of
normal parallel to the x-
axis and pointing toward -
x of the centre of cell
where the point of
coordinates XYZ= 4.5 3.0
2.80 is contained.

 The number of radiant intensity to be written in the transfer file is given by the
standard FDS command RADI NUMBER_RADIATION_ANGLES. The following
table provides the number to be assigned to the
NUMBER_RADIATION_ANGLES in order to get a certain number of radiant
intensities in transfer file.

NUMBER_RADIATION_ANGLES RESULTING NUMBER OF INTENSITIES

12 16
24 24
30 32
36 40
48 48
52 56
56 64
64 72
80 80
86 88
90 96
100 104
  Once the .fds input file for FDS is written, in order to run it, it is necessary to
open a Command prompt window

and to go in folder where the executable FDS_SAFIR.exe is located along

with the .fds input file. Then, type fds_safir name_input_file.fds and
FDS will start to run.
 Once the FDS simulation is finished check with SMOKEVIEW the results of
the simulation. Double click on the .smv file created in the same folder.
 Finally, the transfer file has been produced in the same folder where the
executable and the input file of FDS are located. This file has extension .Fts
and it has to be renamed to cfd_trilin.txt in order to be successfully
used as input for the SAFIR thermal analyses.

4. HOW TO RUN A THERMAL ANALYSIS IN SAFIR WITH DATA PROVIDED

BY FDS
 The procedure follows the same steps needed to run in SAFIR a scenario of a
localised fire by employing the Hasemi model.
 The cfd_trilin.txt file must be located in the same folder where the thermal
input file is located.

A) WRITE THE MECHANICAL INPUT FILE

 The first step is write the input file (in this example Compartment.in) needed to
run the mechanical analysis (it is a Safir_Structural_3D problem type).It will
be used in the thermal analysis in order to identify the position of the
structural points in the compartment.
Note that two types of beam elements and two types of shell elements are
included in the present example.
Moreover, all structural elements at the boundaries (slab and wall in
particular) are located in correspondence to their centreline axes, which
means that they surely outside the CFD domain. Also the nodeline of the
composite beam is at the level of the slab centreline.
The mechanical input file must be located in the same folder where the
thermal input file is located.
---------------------------------------------------------
LOCALISED FIRE - MECHANICAL FILE

NNODE 84
NDIM 3
NDDLMAX 7
EVERY_NODE 0
FROM 1 TO 42 STEP 1 NDDL 6
FROM 43 TO 49 STEP 1 NDDL 7
FROM 50 TO 70 STEP 1 NDDL 6
FROM 71 TO 73 STEP 1 NDDL 7
FROM 74 TO 82 STEP 1 NDDL 1
FROM 83 TO 84 STEP 1 NDDL 0
END_NDDL
STATIC PURE_NR
NLOAD 1
OBLIQUE 0
COMEBACK 1.0e-5
RENUMGEO 1
NMAT 4
ELEMENTS
BEAM 9 2
NG 2
NFIBER 414
SHELL 54 2
NGTHICK 3
NGAREA 2
NREBARS 2
END_ELEM
NODES
NODE 1 6.100 0.000 -0.075
NODE 2 6.100 1.000 -0.075
NODE 3 6.100 2.000 -0.075
NODE 4 6.100 3.000 -0.075
NODE 5 6.100 4.000 -0.075
NODE 6 6.100 5.000 -0.075
NODE 7 6.100 6.000 -0.075
NODE 8 6.100 0.000 1.000
NODE 9 6.100 1.000 1.000
NODE 10 6.100 2.000 1.000
NODE 11 6.100 3.000 1.000
NODE 12 6.100 4.000 1.000
NODE 13 6.100 5.000 1.000
NODE 14 6.100 6.000 1.000
NODE 15 6.100 0.000 2.000
NODE 16 6.100 1.000 2.000
NODE 17 6.100 2.000 2.000
NODE 18 6.100 3.000 2.000
NODE 19 6.100 4.000 2.000
NODE 20 6.100 5.000 2.000
NODE 21 6.100 6.000 2.000
NODE 22 6.100 0.000 3.075
NODE 23 6.100 1.000 3.075
NODE 24 6.100 2.000 3.075
NODE 25 6.100 3.000 3.075
NODE 26 6.100 4.000 3.075
NODE 27 6.100 5.000 3.075
NODE 28 6.100 6.000 3.075
NODE 29 5.000 0.000 3.075
NODE 30 5.000 1.000 3.075
NODE 31 5.000 2.000 3.075
NODE 32 5.000 3.000 3.075
NODE 33 5.000 4.000 3.075
NODE 34 5.000 5.000 3.075
NODE 35 5.000 6.000 3.075
NODE 36 4.000 0.000 3.075
NODE 37 4.000 1.000 3.075
NODE 38 4.000 2.000 3.075
NODE 39 4.000 3.000 3.075
NODE 40 4.000 4.000 3.075
NODE 41 4.000 5.000 3.075
NODE 42 4.000 6.000 3.075
NODE 43 3.000 0.000 3.075
NODE 44 3.000 1.000 3.075
 NODE 45 3.000 2.000 3.075
NODE 46 3.000 3.000 3.075
NODE 47 3.000 4.000 3.075
NODE 48 3.000 5.000 3.075
NODE 49 3.000 6.000 3.075
NODE 50 2.000 0.000 3.075
NODE 51 2.000 1.000 3.075
NODE 52 2.000 2.000 3.075
NODE 53 2.000 3.000 3.075
NODE 54 2.000 4.000 3.075
NODE 55 2.000 5.000 3.075
NODE 56 2.000 6.000 3.075
NODE 57 1.000 0.000 3.075
NODE 58 1.000 1.000 3.075
NODE 59 1.000 2.000 3.075
NODE 60 1.000 3.000 3.075
NODE 61 1.000 4.000 3.075
NODE 62 1.000 5.000 3.075
NODE 63 1.000 6.000 3.075
NODE 64 0.000 0.000 3.075
NODE 65 0.000 1.000 3.075
NODE 66 0.000 2.000 3.075
NODE 67 0.000 3.000 3.075
NODE 68 0.000 4.000 3.075
NODE 69 0.000 5.000 3.075
NODE 70 0.000 6.000 3.075
NODE 71 3.000 3.000 2.000
NODE 72 3.000 3.000 1.000
NODE 73 3.000 3.000 -0.075
NODE 74 3.000 3.000 2.5375
NODE 75 3.000 3.000 1.500
NODE 76 3.000 3.000 0.500
NODE 77 3.000 0.500 3.075
NODE 78 3.000 1.500 3.075
NODE 79 3.000 2.500 3.075
NODE 80 3.000 3.500 3.075
NODE 81 3.000 4.500 3.075
NODE 82 3.000 5.500 3.075
NODE 83 3.000 6.100 4.000
NODE 84 3.100 3.000 -0.100
FIXATIONS
BLOCK 1 F0 F0 F0 NO NO NO NO
BLOCK 2 F0 NO F0 NO NO NO NO
BLOCK 3 F0 NO F0 NO NO NO NO
BLOCK 4 F0 NO F0 NO NO NO NO
BLOCK 5 F0 NO F0 NO NO NO NO
BLOCK 6 F0 NO F0 NO NO NO NO
BLOCK 7 F0 NO F0 NO NO NO NO
BLOCK 64 F0 F0 F0 NO NO NO NO
BLOCK 65 F0 NO F0 NO NO NO NO
BLOCK 66 F0 NO F0 NO NO NO NO
BLOCK 67 F0 NO F0 NO NO NO NO
BLOCK 68 F0 NO F0 NO NO NO NO
BLOCK 69 F0 NO F0 NO NO NO NO
BLOCK 70 F0 NO F0 NO NO NO NO
BLOCK 73 F0 F0 F0 F0 F0 F0 F0
END_FIX
NODOFBEAM
beam1.tem
TRANSLATE 1 1
TRANSLATE 2 3
END_TRANS
column.tem
TRANSLATE 1 1
END_TRANS
ELEM 1 43 77 44 83 1
ELEM 2 44 78 45 83 1
ELEM 3 45 79 46 83 1
ELEM 4 46 80 47 83 1
ELEM 5 47 81 48 83 1
ELEM 6 48 82 49 83 1
ELEM 7 46 74 71 84 2
ELEM 8 71 75 72 84 2
ELEM 9 72 76 73 84 2
NODOFSHELL
wall.tsh
TRANSLATE 1 2
TRANSLATE 2 4
END_TRANS
slab.tsh
TRANSLATE 1 2
TRANSLATE 2 4
END_TRANS
ELEM 1 1 2 9 8 1
ELEM 2 2 3 10 9 1
ELEM 3 3 4 11 10 1
ELEM 4 4 5 12 11 1
ELEM 5 5 6 13 12 1
ELEM 6 6 7 14 13 1
ELEM 7 8 9 16 15 1
ELEM 8 9 10 17 16 1
ELEM 9 10 11 18 17 1
ELEM 10 11 12 19 18 1
ELEM 11 12 13 20 19 1
ELEM 12 13 14 21 20 1
ELEM 13 15 16 23 22 1
ELEM 14 16 17 24 23 1
ELEM 15 17 18 25 24 1
ELEM 16 18 19 26 25 1
ELEM 17 19 20 27 26 1
ELEM 18 20 21 28 27 1
ELEM 19 22 23 30 29 2
ELEM 20 23 24 31 30 2
ELEM 21 24 25 32 31 2
ELEM 22 25 26 33 32 2
ELEM 23 26 27 34 33 2
ELEM 24 27 28 35 34 2
ELEM 25 29 30 37 36 2
ELEM 26 30 31 38 37 2
ELEM 27 31 32 39 38 2
ELEM 28 32 33 40 39 2
ELEM 29 33 34 41 40 2
ELEM 30 34 35 42 41 2
ELEM 31 36 37 44 43 2
ELEM 32 37 38 45 44 2
ELEM 33 38 39 46 45 2
ELEM 34 39 40 47 46 2
ELEM 35 40 41 48 47 2
ELEM 36 41 42 49 48 2
ELEM 37 43 44 51 50 2
ELEM 38 44 45 52 51 2
ELEM 39 45 46 53 52 2
ELEM 40 46 47 54 53 2
ELEM 41 47 48 55 54 2
ELEM 42 48 49 56 55 2
ELEM 43 50 51 58 57 2
ELEM 44 51 52 59 58 2
ELEM 45 52 53 60 59 2
ELEM 46 53 54 61 60 2
ELEM 47 54 55 62 61 2
ELEM 48 55 56 63 62 2
ELEM 49 57 58 65 64 2
ELEM 50 58 59 66 65 2
ELEM 51 59 60 67 66 2
ELEM 52 60 61 68 67 2
ELEM 53 61 62 69 68 2
ELEM 54 62 63 70 69 2
PRECISION 1.0e-3
LOADS
FUNCTION FLOAD
DISTRSH 19 0.000000 0.000000 -5310.000000
GDISTRSH 54 0.000000 0.000000 -5310.000000 1
END_LOAD
MATERIALS
STEELEC3EN
2.10e+11 3.00e-01 3.55e+08 1200. 0.
SILCONC2D
3.00e-01 3.00e+07 3.00e+06 0.
INSULATION
STEELEC2
2.06e+11 3.00e-01 5.00e+08 1200. 0.
TIME
 1.0 600.0
ENDTIME
EPSTH
IMPRESSION
TIMEPRINT
30.0 600.0
END_TIMEPR
PRINTREACT
PRINTMN
PRINTFHE
PRINTDEPL

B) CREATE THE THERMAL INPUT IN GiD FILES AND RUN THERMAL

ANALYSIS
 If you use GiD new GiD - SAFIR interface files have been developed to
include the option to run thermal analyses that exploit CFD data.
In order to speed up the process .dxf files which contain the section layout of
both beam elements are already provided to you in the folder DXF_Files.
COMPOSITE BEAM
Select the Problem type -> Safir_Thermal_2D in the new SAFIR 2012 GiD -
SAFIR interface

Assign the Boundary Conditions to the section

Assign Frontier condition F20 to the top of the slab
Assign CFD flux constraints to the bottom side of the slab and to the beam
by writing in the cell "File name of USER-Flux curve" CFD.
Assign material properties. In order to be consistent with material
properties given in the FDS model for the concrete slab, assign the same
material with same values.
Define Problem Data. Choose MAKE.TEMCD in order to run a thermal
analysis that relies on CFD data. Insert the file name of the mechanical input
file Compartment.in and make sure that IELEMTYPE corresponds to the right
one in the mechanical file (in this example = 1). Move the nodeline of the
beam to the slab centerline. Tick Auto run torsion in order to perform torsion
analysis as well. Generate Mesh.

Generate Mesh.

Before running the thermal analysis make sure that the transfer file
cfd_trilin.txt and the mechanical input file Compartment.in be in the
same folder of the thermal input file.
Run the thermal analysis.
COLUMN TUBE
Import the tube.dxf file and create surfaces.

Assign CFD flux constraints to outer side of the tube by writing in the cell
"File name of USER-Flux curve" CFD.
Assign VOID constraints to the inner side of the tube by writing in the cell
"File name of USER-Flux curve" CFD.

Assign material properties of the steel tube.

Define Problem Data. Choose MAKE.TEMCD in order to run a thermal
analysis with CFD data. Insert the file name of the mechanical input file
Compartment.in and make sure that IELEMTYPE corresponds to the right
one in the mechanical file (in this example = 2). Tick Auto run torsion in order
to perform torsion analysis as well.

Generate mesh.
Before running the thermal analysis make sure that the transfer file
cfd_trilin.txt and the mechanical input file Compartment.in be in the
same folder of the thermal input file.
Run the thermal analysis.

WALL ELEMENT
Select the Problem type -> Safir_Thermal_tsh in the new SAFIR 2012 GiD -
SAFIR interface.
Insert Thickness (0.2 m) and Number of elements.

NOTE: The same way to assign Boundary Conditions (Frontier F20 top and
Flux CFD bottom) and Materials (same concrete properties) as for the
composite beam applies.
Define Problem Data. Choose MAKE.TEMSH in order to run a thermal
analysis with CFD data. Make sure that IELEMTYPE (in this example = 1)
corresponds to the right one in the mechanical file.

Assign the rebar properties.

Before running the thermal analysis make sure that the transfer file
cfd_trilin.txt and the mechanical input file Compartment.in be in the
same folder of the thermal input file.
Run the thermal analysis.
SLAB ELEMENT
The same way as to create the wall thermal input file but thickness 0.15 m
and IELEMTYPE = 2 in Problem Data.
5. PREPARING WHAT NEEDED TO RUN THE MECHANICAL ANALYSIS
In each folder created by GiD for the 4 structural type elements there are the files
created by the thermal analyses needed to run the mechanical analysis. These files
have .tem extension in the case of beam elements and .tsh in the case of shell
elements. They are progressively numbered on the basis of the element number.
However, they are not ready to be used yet because in .tem files information about
torsion is missing, whilst in .tsh files what is missing is the information about
thickness and rebars of the shell.

BEAM ELEMENT
For beam elements it is necessary to open the .T0R in the relevant folder and copy
all lines from w to GJ= value in the first .tem relative to the beam element type. For,
instance for the composite beam:
Open HE400B-1.T0R
Copy all lines from w to GJ= value in the file b0001_1.tem right before the
line where CFD is written. Leave one blank lines before w and after GJ=
value. Save the file.
In an analogously way it is done for the tube column, but the .tem file right now is
called b0007_1.tem because the first element of the column tube corresponds to the
7th beam element in the mechanical input file.

w
-0.006088 0.008049 0.681235
-0.004009 0.054313 0.649576
-0.000137 0.066699 0.595848
0.004201 0.070054 0.539879
0.008670 0.071006 0.482701
0.013178 0.071364 0.425265
0.017715 0.072087 0.367744
0.022337 0.073486 0.309547
0.027176 0.082995 0.252360
0.033910 0.114857 0.174100
0.010368 0.008003 0.640691
0.011732 0.035019 0.637178
0.014328 0.043358 0.592813
....................................
.......lines missing................
....................................
0.020381 -0.068818 -0.121187
0.031447 -0.133572 -0.009203
0.029637 -0.132234 -0.022787
0.027860 -0.130001 -0.036301
0.026121 -0.126886 -0.049831
0.024427 -0.122910 -0.063415
0.022796 -0.118152 -0.077117
0.021245 -0.112738 -0.090843
0.019775 -0.106804 -0.104711
0.018390 -0.100521 -0.118780
0.017097 -0.094137 -0.133111
According to the principle of virtual works,
GJ= 0.15195E+08
 SHELL ELEMENT
The info regarding the thickness and the rebars of shell elements are included in the
04_wall-1.dat and 05_slab-1.dat created during thermal analysis and you can find it
in the relevant GiD folders.
The content of the file has to be copied in the first .tsh file created by the thermal
analysis (s0001_1.tsh for the wall and s0019_1.tsh for the slab) before the line
where CFD is written. Leave one blank line before and after the information of
thickness and rebars.

THICKNESS 0.2
MATERIAL 1
REBARS 2
MATERIAL 2
SECTION 188e-6
LEVEL 0.0
ANGLE 0
MATERIAL 2
SECTION 188e-6
LEVEL 0.0
ANGLE 90

6. HOW TO RUN THE MECHANICAL ANALYSIS

Change the name of the .tem and .tsh in the mechanical input file as follows. They
correspond to the first .tem or .tsh of each beam or shell element type.
---------------------------------------------------------
LOCALISED FIRE - MECHANICAL FILE

NNODE 84
NDIM 3
NDDLMAX 7
EVERY_NODE 0
FROM 1 TO 42 STEP 1 NDDL 6
FROM 43 TO 49 STEP 1 NDDL 7
FROM 50 TO 70 STEP 1 NDDL 6
FROM 71 TO 73 STEP 1 NDDL 7
FROM 74 TO 82 STEP 1 NDDL 1
FROM 83 TO 84 STEP 1 NDDL 0
END_NDDL
STATIC PURE_NR
NLOAD 1
OBLIQUE 0
COMEBACK 1.0e-5
RENUMGEO 1
NMAT 4
ELEMENTS
BEAM 9 2
NG 2
NFIBER 414
SHELL 54 2
NGTHICK 3
NGAREA 2
NREBARS 2
END_ELEM
NODES
NODE 1 6.100 0.000 -0.075
NODE 2 6.100 1.000 -0.075
NODE 3 6.100 2.000 -0.075
NODE 4 6.100 3.000 -0.075
NODE 5 6.100 4.000 -0.075
NODE 6 6.100 5.000 -0.075
NODE 7 6.100 6.000 -0.075
NODE 8 6.100 0.000 1.000
NODE 9 6.100 1.000 1.000
NODE 10 6.100 2.000 1.000
NODE 11 6.100 3.000 1.000
 NODE 12 6.100 4.000 1.000
NODE 13 6.100 5.000 1.000
NODE 14 6.100 6.000 1.000
NODE 15 6.100 0.000 2.000
NODE 16 6.100 1.000 2.000
NODE 17 6.100 2.000 2.000
NODE 18 6.100 3.000 2.000
NODE 19 6.100 4.000 2.000
NODE 20 6.100 5.000 2.000
NODE 21 6.100 6.000 2.000
NODE 22 6.100 0.000 3.075
NODE 23 6.100 1.000 3.075
NODE 24 6.100 2.000 3.075
NODE 25 6.100 3.000 3.075
NODE 26 6.100 4.000 3.075
NODE 27 6.100 5.000 3.075
NODE 28 6.100 6.000 3.075
NODE 29 5.000 0.000 3.075
NODE 30 5.000 1.000 3.075
NODE 31 5.000 2.000 3.075
NODE 32 5.000 3.000 3.075
NODE 33 5.000 4.000 3.075
NODE 34 5.000 5.000 3.075
NODE 35 5.000 6.000 3.075
NODE 36 4.000 0.000 3.075
NODE 37 4.000 1.000 3.075
NODE 38 4.000 2.000 3.075
NODE 39 4.000 3.000 3.075
NODE 40 4.000 4.000 3.075
NODE 41 4.000 5.000 3.075
NODE 42 4.000 6.000 3.075
NODE 43 3.000 0.000 3.075
NODE 44 3.000 1.000 3.075
NODE 45 3.000 2.000 3.075
NODE 46 3.000 3.000 3.075
NODE 47 3.000 4.000 3.075
NODE 48 3.000 5.000 3.075
NODE 49 3.000 6.000 3.075
NODE 50 2.000 0.000 3.075
NODE 51 2.000 1.000 3.075
NODE 52 2.000 2.000 3.075
NODE 53 2.000 3.000 3.075
NODE 54 2.000 4.000 3.075
NODE 55 2.000 5.000 3.075
NODE 56 2.000 6.000 3.075
NODE 57 1.000 0.000 3.075
NODE 58 1.000 1.000 3.075
NODE 59 1.000 2.000 3.075
NODE 60 1.000 3.000 3.075
NODE 61 1.000 4.000 3.075
NODE 62 1.000 5.000 3.075
NODE 63 1.000 6.000 3.075
NODE 64 0.000 0.000 3.075
NODE 65 0.000 1.000 3.075
NODE 66 0.000 2.000 3.075
NODE 67 0.000 3.000 3.075
NODE 68 0.000 4.000 3.075
NODE 69 0.000 5.000 3.075
NODE 70 0.000 6.000 3.075
NODE 71 3.000 3.000 2.000
NODE 72 3.000 3.000 1.000
NODE 73 3.000 3.000 -0.075
NODE 74 3.000 3.000 2.5375
NODE 75 3.000 3.000 1.500
NODE 76 3.000 3.000 0.500
NODE 77 3.000 0.500 3.075
NODE 78 3.000 1.500 3.075
NODE 79 3.000 2.500 3.075
NODE 80 3.000 3.500 3.075
NODE 81 3.000 4.500 3.075
NODE 82 3.000 5.500 3.075
NODE 83 3.000 6.100 4.000
NODE 84 3.100 3.000 -0.100
FIXATIONS
BLOCK 1 F0 F0 F0 NO NO NO NO
BLOCK 2 F0 NO F0 NO NO NO NO
 BLOCK 3 F0 NO F0 NO NO NO NO
BLOCK 4 F0 NO F0 NO NO NO NO
BLOCK 5 F0 NO F0 NO NO NO NO
BLOCK 6 F0 NO F0 NO NO NO NO
BLOCK 7 F0 NO F0 NO NO NO NO
BLOCK 64 F0 F0 F0 NO NO NO NO
BLOCK 65 F0 NO F0 NO NO NO NO
BLOCK 66 F0 NO F0 NO NO NO NO
BLOCK 67 F0 NO F0 NO NO NO NO
BLOCK 68 F0 NO F0 NO NO NO NO
BLOCK 69 F0 NO F0 NO NO NO NO
BLOCK 70 F0 NO F0 NO NO NO NO
BLOCK 73 F0 F0 F0 F0 F0 F0 F0
END_FIX
NODOFBEAM
b0001_1.tem
TRANSLATE 1 1
TRANSLATE 2 3
END_TRANS
b0007_1.tem
TRANSLATE 1 1
END_TRANS
ELEM 1 43 77 44 83 1
ELEM 2 44 78 45 83 1
ELEM 3 45 79 46 83 1
ELEM 4 46 80 47 83 1
ELEM 5 47 81 48 83 1
ELEM 6 48 82 49 83 1
ELEM 7 46 74 71 84 2
ELEM 8 71 75 72 84 2
ELEM 9 72 76 73 84 2
NODOFSHELL
s0001_1.tsh
TRANSLATE 1 2
TRANSLATE 2 4
END_TRANS
s0019_1.tsh
TRANSLATE 1 2
TRANSLATE 2 4
END_TRANS
ELEM 1 1 2 9 8 1
ELEM 2 2 3 10 9 1
ELEM 3 3 4 11 10 1
ELEM 4 4 5 12 11 1
ELEM 5 5 6 13 12 1
ELEM 6 6 7 14 13 1
ELEM 7 8 9 16 15 1
ELEM 8 9 10 17 16 1
ELEM 9 10 11 18 17 1
ELEM 10 11 12 19 18 1
ELEM 11 12 13 20 19 1
ELEM 12 13 14 21 20 1
ELEM 13 15 16 23 22 1
ELEM 14 16 17 24 23 1
ELEM 15 17 18 25 24 1
ELEM 16 18 19 26 25 1
ELEM 17 19 20 27 26 1
ELEM 18 20 21 28 27 1
ELEM 19 22 23 30 29 2
ELEM 20 23 24 31 30 2
ELEM 21 24 25 32 31 2
ELEM 22 25 26 33 32 2
ELEM 23 26 27 34 33 2
ELEM 24 27 28 35 34 2
ELEM 25 29 30 37 36 2
ELEM 26 30 31 38 37 2
ELEM 27 31 32 39 38 2
ELEM 28 32 33 40 39 2
ELEM 29 33 34 41 40 2
ELEM 30 34 35 42 41 2
ELEM 31 36 37 44 43 2
ELEM 32 37 38 45 44 2
ELEM 33 38 39 46 45 2
ELEM 34 39 40 47 46 2
ELEM 35 40 41 48 47 2
ELEM 36 41 42 49 48 2
 ELEM 37 43 44 51 50 2
ELEM 38 44 45 52 51 2
ELEM 39 45 46 53 52 2
ELEM 40 46 47 54 53 2
ELEM 41 47 48 55 54 2
ELEM 42 48 49 56 55 2
ELEM 43 50 51 58 57 2
ELEM 44 51 52 59 58 2
ELEM 45 52 53 60 59 2
ELEM 46 53 54 61 60 2
ELEM 47 54 55 62 61 2
ELEM 48 55 56 63 62 2
ELEM 49 57 58 65 64 2
ELEM 50 58 59 66 65 2
ELEM 51 59 60 67 66 2
ELEM 52 60 61 68 67 2
ELEM 53 61 62 69 68 2
ELEM 54 62 63 70 69 2
PRECISION 1.0e-3
LOADS
FUNCTION FLOAD
DISTRSH 19 0.000000 0.000000 -5310.000000
GDISTRSH 54 0.000000 0.000000 -5310.000000 1
END_LOAD
MATERIALS
STEELEC3EN
2.10e+11 3.00e-01 3.55e+08 1200. 0.
SILCONC2D
3.00e-01 3.00e+07 3.00e+06 0.
INSULATION
STEELEC2
2.06e+11 3.00e-01 5.00e+08 1200. 0.
TIME
1.0 600.0
ENDTIME
EPSTH
IMPRESSION
TIMEPRINT
30.0 600.0
END_TIMEPR
PRINTREACT
PRINTMN

Make sure that all .tem and .tsh files are in the same folder of the mechanical
input file.
Run the mechanical analysis.
Example of transfer file.
NSTEPS / Number of time steps N in the CFD analysis
3

TIMES next N lines each contains time value in s

1.00
31.00
61.00

NF (0 implies no such points)

3

XYZ_FLUXES
0.500 0.500 0.500
0.500 1.500 0.500
0.500 2.500 0.500

NN
2

XYZ_NORMALS
-1 1 0 0 0 0

NP
27

XYZ_INTENSITIES
0.500 0.500 0.500
1.500 0.500 0.500
2.500 0.500 0.500
0.500 1.500 0.500
1.500 1.500 0.500
2.500 1.500 0.500
0.500 2.500 0.500
1.500 2.500 0.500
2.500 2.500 0.500
0.500 0.500 1.500
1.500 0.500 1.500
2.500 0.500 1.500
0.500 1.500 1.500
1.500 1.500 1.500
2.500 1.500 1.500
0.500 2.500 1.500
1.500 2.500 1.500
2.500 2.500 1.500
0.500 0.500 2.500
1.500 0.500 2.500
2.500 0.500 2.500
0.500 1.500 2.500
1.500 1.500 2.500
2.500 1.500 2.500
0.500 2.500 2.500
1.500 2.500 2.500
2.500 2.500 2.500

NI
8

XYZ_DIRECTIONS
0.500 0.500 0.707
-0.500 0.500 0.707
-0.500 -0.500 0.707
0.500 -0.500 0.707
0.500 0.500 -0.707
-0.500 0.500 -0.707
-0.500 -0.500 -0.707
0.500 -0.500 -0.707

TIME \time in s (real)

1.00

FLUXES
308.48 0.93 18504.20 418.74
308.48 1.18 21134.32 418.74
308.48 1.09 18504.20 418.74

INTENSITIES
308.48 0.93 3585.63 133.29 133.29 5242.76 5242.76 133.29 133.29 9489.14
294.88 1.26 823.76 133.29 133.29 1755.89 1755.89 133.29 133.29 6236.26
294.88 0.78 271.38 133.29 133.29 633.88 633.88 133.29 133.29 3585.63
308.48 1.18 4966.57 133.29 133.29 4966.57 8487.96 133.29 133.29 8487.96
294.88 1.02 1514.23 133.29 133.29 1514.23 4609.83 133.29 133.29 4609.83
294.88 0.77 513.05 133.29 133.29 513.05 2260.32 133.29 133.29 2260.32
308.48 1.09 5242.76 133.29 133.29 3585.63 9489.14 133.29 133.29 5242.76
294.88 0.86 1755.89 133.29 133.29 823.76 6236.26 133.29 133.29 1755.89
294.88 0.41 633.88 133.29 133.29 271.38 3585.63 133.29 133.29 633.88
308.48 1.33 4966.57 133.29 133.29 8487.96 4966.57 133.29 133.29 8487.96
294.88 1.22 1514.23 133.29 133.29 4609.83 1514.23 133.29 133.29 4609.83
294.88 0.85 513.05 133.29 133.29 2260.32 513.05 133.29 133.29 2260.32
308.48 0.84 7728.44 133.29 133.29 7728.44 7728.44 133.29 133.29 7728.44
294.88 0.93 3585.63 133.29 133.29 3585.63 3585.63 133.29 133.29 3585.63
294.88 0.79 1537.24 133.29 133.29 1537.24 1537.24 133.29 133.29 1537.24
308.48 0.93 8487.96 133.29 133.29 4966.57 8487.96 133.29 133.29 4966.57
294.88 1.08 4609.83 133.29 133.29 1514.23 4609.83 133.29 133.29 1514.23
294.88 0.89 2260.32 133.29 133.29 513.05 2260.32 133.29 133.29 513.05
308.48 0.82 5242.76 133.29 133.29 9489.14 3585.63 133.29 133.29 5242.76
294.88 0.91 1755.89 133.29 133.29 6236.26 823.76 133.29 133.29 1755.89
294.88 0.82 633.88 133.29 133.29 3585.63 271.38 133.29 133.29 633.88
308.48 1.41 8487.96 133.29 133.29 8487.96 4966.57 133.29 133.29 4966.57
294.88 1.20 4609.83 133.29 133.29 4609.83 1514.23 133.29 133.29 1514.23
294.88 0.38 2260.32 133.29 133.29 2260.32 513.05 133.29 133.29 513.05
308.48 0.77 9489.14 133.29 133.29 5242.76 5242.76 133.29 133.29 3585.63
294.88 0.40 6236.26 133.29 133.29 1755.89 1755.89 133.29 133.29 823.76
294.88 0.00 3585.63 133.29 133.29 633.88 633.88 133.29 133.29 271.38

TIME \time in s (real)

31.00

FLUXES
346.75 4.82 18504.20 418.74
346.92 4.84 21134.32 418.74
346.75 4.82 18504.20 418.74

INTENSITIES
346.75 4.82 3585.63 133.29 133.29 5242.76 5242.76 133.29 133.29 9489.14
337.38 3.77 823.76 133.29 133.29 1755.89 1755.89 133.29 133.29 6236.26
341.85 3.28 271.38 133.29 133.29 633.88 633.88 133.29 133.29 3585.63
346.92 4.84 4966.57 133.29 133.29 4966.57 8487.96 133.29 133.29 8487.96
337.03 3.66 1514.23 133.29 133.29 1514.23 4609.83 133.29 133.29 4609.83
341.44 2.69 513.05 133.29 133.29 513.05 2260.32 133.29 133.29 2260.32
346.75 4.82 5242.76 133.29 133.29 3585.63 9489.14 133.29 133.29 5242.76
337.38 3.77 1755.89 133.29 133.29 823.76 6236.26 133.29 133.29 1755.89
341.84 3.27 633.88 133.29 133.29 271.38 3585.63 133.29 133.29 633.88
355.44 4.35 4966.57 133.29 133.29 8487.96 4966.57 133.29 133.29 8487.96
350.43 3.45 1514.23 133.29 133.29 4609.83 1514.23 133.29 133.29 4609.83
351.96 4.41 513.05 133.29 133.29 2260.32 513.05 133.29 133.29 2260.32
356.05 4.54 7728.44 133.29 133.29 7728.44 7728.44 133.29 133.29 7728.44
350.35 3.71 3585.63 133.29 133.29 3585.63 3585.63 133.29 133.29 3585.63
352.41 4.25 1537.24 133.29 133.29 1537.24 1537.24 133.29 133.29 1537.24
355.44 4.35 8487.96 133.29 133.29 4966.57 8487.96 133.29 133.29 4966.57
350.43 3.45 4609.83 133.29 133.29 1514.23 4609.83 133.29 133.29 1514.23
351.95 4.41 2260.32 133.29 133.29 513.05 2260.32 133.29 133.29 513.05
365.42 4.35 5242.76 133.29 133.29 9489.14 3585.63 133.29 133.29 5242.76
358.98 4.33 1755.89 133.29 133.29 6236.26 823.76 133.29 133.29 1755.89
353.31 0.82 633.88 133.29 133.29 3585.63 271.38 133.29 133.29 633.88
366.14 4.27 8487.96 133.29 133.29 8487.96 4966.57 133.29 133.29 4966.57
359.85 4.25 4609.83 133.29 133.29 4609.83 1514.23 133.29 133.29 1514.23
354.15 0.82 2260.32 133.29 133.29 2260.32 513.05 133.29 133.29 513.05
365.43 4.35 9489.14 133.29 133.29 5242.76 5242.76 133.29 133.29 3585.63
358.98 4.33 6236.26 133.29 133.29 1755.89 1755.89 133.29 133.29 823.76
353.30 0.00 3585.63 133.29 133.29 633.88 633.88 133.29 133.29 271.38

TIME \time in s (real)

61.00

FLUXES
379.48 4.88 18504.20 418.74
380.13 4.89 21134.32 418.74
379.48 4.88 18504.20 418.74

INTENSITIES
379.48 4.88 3585.63 133.29 133.29 5242.76 5242.76 133.29 133.29 9489.14
371.72 3.81 823.76 133.29 133.29 1755.89 1755.89 133.29 133.29 6236.26
375.89 3.74 271.38 133.29 133.29 633.88 633.88 133.29 133.29 3585.63
380.13 4.89 4966.57 133.29 133.29 4966.57 8487.96 133.29 133.29 8487.96
371.35 3.71 1514.23 133.29 133.29 1514.23 4609.83 133.29 133.29 4609.83
376.02 2.94 513.05 133.29 133.29 513.05 2260.32 133.29 133.29 2260.32
379.48 4.88 5242.76 133.29 133.29 3585.63 9489.14 133.29 133.29 5242.76
371.72 3.81 1755.89 133.29 133.29 823.76 6236.26 133.29 133.29 1755.89
375.89 3.72 633.88 133.29 133.29 271.38 3585.63 133.29 133.29 633.88
389.03 4.27 4966.57 133.29 133.29 8487.96 4966.57 133.29 133.29 8487.96
384.12 3.09 1514.23 133.29 133.29 4609.83 1514.23 133.29 133.29 4609.83
385.83 4.47 513.05 133.29 133.29 2260.32 513.05 133.29 133.29 2260.32
390.04 4.58 7728.44 133.29 133.29 7728.44 7728.44 133.29 133.29 7728.44
384.10 3.64 3585.63 133.29 133.29 3585.63 3585.63 133.29 133.29 3585.63
386.91 4.33 1537.24 133.29 133.29 1537.24 1537.24 133.29 133.29 1537.24
389.03 4.26 8487.96 133.29 133.29 4966.57 8487.96 133.29 133.29 4966.57
384.12 3.09 4609.83 133.29 133.29 1514.23 4609.83 133.29 133.29 1514.23
385.83 4.47 2260.32 133.29 133.29 513.05 2260.32 133.29 133.29 513.05
398.45 4.35 5242.76 133.29 133.29 9489.14 3585.63 133.29 133.29 5242.76
392.91 4.43 1755.89 133.29 133.29 6236.26 823.76 133.29 133.29 1755.89
387.73 0.50 633.88 133.29 133.29 3585.63 271.38 133.29 133.29 633.88
399.49 4.20 8487.96 133.29 133.29 8487.96 4966.57 133.29 133.29 4966.57
394.44 4.26 4609.83 133.29 133.29 4609.83 1514.23 133.29 133.29 1514.23
388.98 0.50 2260.32 133.29 133.29 2260.32 513.05 133.29 133.29 513.05
398.45 4.34 9489.14 133.29 133.29 5242.76 5242.76 133.29 133.29 3585.63
392.91 4.43 6236.26 133.29 133.29 1755.89 1755.89 133.29 133.29 823.76