Validation of SAFIR through DIN EN 1992-1-2 NA: Comparison of the results for the examples presented in Annex CC

Annex CC of DIN EN 1992-1-2 NA presents a series of cases that allow benchmarking software tools aimed at the design of structures in a fire situation. With the goal of providing a validation document for the finite element code SAFIR [1], a comparison of the reference results for the cases presented in the Annex CC with the results obtained by SAFIR has been carried out and is presented in this document. The validation typically consists in a comparison between the value of a result (temperature, displacement or others) obtained by SAFIR and the value given as a reference and supposed to be the « true » result. The value obtained must fall in the interval stipulated by the document.