Safir description
The gas temperatures produced by fire must be entered as input data in the program (some time-temperature curves recommended in international standards are proposed).
SAFIR
SAFIR is a computer program developed by Jean-Marc Franssen at University of Liege and Thomas Gernay at Johns Hopkins University that models the behavior of building structures subjected to fire. The structure can be made of a 3D skeleton of linear elements such as beams and columns, in conjunction with planar elements such as slabs and walls. Volumetric elements can be used for analysis of details in the structure such as connections. Different materials such as steel, concrete, timber, aluminum, gypsum or thermally insulating products can be used separately or in combination in the model.
As an example, the picture below shows the deflections, calculated with SAFIR, of a steel structure subjected to fire (courtesy BuroHappold Engineering).
SAFIR application examples
This page allows you to see some case studies that have been performed by various users.
SAFIR user community and references
The following list gives the name of universities, research centres, design offices and control office that have acquired a licence of SAFIR.
Publications
The following list gives the bibliographical references of theses and scientific papers in conferences or journals that either explain the theory at the base of SAFIR or show results of research works undertaken with SAFIR.
Contacts
Tel. +32 4 366 92 65
