Dear all.
I'm modeling insulated RC beam strengthened with NSM FRP bars under fire exposure.
Usually I apply on the beam the fire in function of time (for two hours of test I set in the first 15 minutes the temperature at 20 Degrees and the following 120 minutes increasing of temperature, ISO 834) and the load in function of time (first 15 minutes a steadly increase of load till the service load and following 120 minutes constant load). In this way I can simuate what I have done during testing:
I applied before the service load to the beam and then I start the fire test.
For testing in which the protection stay in place for all the duration of fire exposure (2 hours) I usually use the following *.DCF.
: BY A. PALMIERI
*FILOS
INITIA
*INPUT
*HEATTR
BEGIN INITIA
NONLIN
TEMPER
END INITIA
BEGIN EXECUT
BEGIN NONLIN
BEGIN ITERAT
MAXITE=20
CONVER TEMPER TOLCON 1.000E-3
END ITERAT
END NONLIN
SIZES 15(540)
END EXECUT
BEGIN OUTPUT
FXPLUS
FILE "TEMPERATURE B0"
TEMPER
END OUTPUT
*NONLIN
TYPE TRANSI
BEGIN OUTPUT TABULA APPEND
DISPLA TOTAL
STRESS CAUCHY LOCAL INTPNT
END OUTPUT
BEGIN OUTPUT FXPLUS
DISPLA TOTAL TRANSL GLOBAL
: DISPLA INCREM TRANSL GLOBAL
FORCE REACTI TRANSL GLOBAL
STRESS TOTAL CAUCHY
: STRAIN CRACK GREEN
: STRAIN ELASTI GREEN
: STRAIN PLASTI GREEN
STRAIN TOTAL GREEN
: STRESS TRACTI
BEGIN SELECT
STEPS 1(1) 2-540(4)
END SELECT
END OUTPUT
BEGIN EXECUT
TIME STEPS EXPLIC SIZE 15(540)
BEGIN ITERAT
METHOD CONSTA
MAXITE=200
LINESE
BEGIN CONVER
ENERGY CONTIN TOLCON 1E-2
FORCE OFF
DISPLA CONTIN TOLCON 1E-2
END CONVER
END ITERAT
SOLVE PARDIS MAXTHR 8
END EXECUT
*END
Apparently is working
I have some specimens in which at certain time (e.g. after 60 minutes) part of the insulated protection detach from the beam. I would like to work in phased analysis, but I do not have any idea how can I apply the load and temperature in function of time in combination with the phased analysis.
Can someone help me??
Thanks in advance for the suggestions
Looking forward to hearing from you.











