Dong Wei1, Yinghua Liu1,2, Zhihai Xiang1
CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.46, No.1, pp. 77-106, 2009, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2009.046.077
Abstract Taking advantage of the parameter identification, a new numerical method is developed in this paper to estimate the maximal temperature gradients reached in fire-damaged concrete structures. This method can avoid the hypotheses of temperature-time curve and fire duration usually made in conventional numerical methods, availably evaluate the depth and degree of fire damage of concrete structures and consider the effects of localized fire. A material model taking into account the properties of fire-damaged concrete is firstly proposed in the present research. The least-squares estimation and the Gauss-Newton method are used to identify the material parameters… More >