Facilitating Fire and Smoke Simulation Using Building Information Modeling Conference Paper uri icon

abstract

  • Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2015. CFAST is a two-zone model which simulates fire growth and smoke transport. Manually modeling a building using CFAST user interface is a time consuming and error-prone process. In addition, the limitations in CFAST structure impede data transfer between CFAST and BIM (Building Information Modeling). In this research, we identified major limitations of CFAST, proposed solutions to the limitations, and developed a system for data interchange between BIM and CFAST. This greatly facilitated fire and smoke simulation. We further developed a visualization module to visualize the simulation results to overcome the problems when using SmokeView, an application developed by NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology). A pilot test is conducted using this system. The simulation process was done in just a few minutes. This is expected to help architects to design buildings safer from building fires, and help students in learning building safety and fire related building codes.

name of conference

  • Computer-Aided Architectural Design Futures. The Next City - New Technologies and the Future of the Built Environment

published proceedings

  • COMPUTER-AIDED ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN: THE NEXT CITY - NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND THE FUTURE OF THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT, CAAD FUTURES 2015

author list (cited authors)

  • Wu, C., Zarrinmehr, S., Asl, M. R., & Clayton, M. J.

citation count

  • 4

complete list of authors

  • Wu, Chengde||Zarrinmehr, Saied||Asl, Mohammad Rahmani||Clayton, Mark J

editor list (cited editors)

  • Celani, G., Sperling, D. M., & Franco, J.

publication date

  • January 2015