User manual for SAFIR: a computer program for analysis of structures at elevated temperature conditions

SAFIR is a special purpose computer program for the analysis of structures under ambient and elevated temperature conditions. The program, which is based on the Finite Element Method (FEM), can be used to study the behaviour of one, two and three-dimensional structures. The program (SAFIR) was developed at the University of Li\ue8ge, Belgium, and is today viewed as the second generation of structural fire codesdeveloped in Li\ue8ge, the first generation being another computer program called Computer Engineering of the Fire design of Composite and Steel Structures (CEFICOSS).SAFIR est un programme sp\ue9cialis\ue9 pour l?analyse des structures en conditions de temp\ue9rature ambiantes et \ue9lev\ue9es. Le programme, fond\ue9 sur la m\ue9thode d?analyse par \ue9l\ue9ments finis, peut \ueatre utilis\ue9 aux fins de l?\ue9tude du comportement des structures uni-, bi- et tridimensionnelles. Ce programme a \ue9t\ue9 mis au point \ue0 l?Universit\ue9 de Li\ue8ge, en Belgique, et est aujourd?hui consid\ue9r\ue9 comme la deuxi\ue8me g\ue9n\ue9ration des codes des incendies de structures ayant \ue9t\ue9 mis au point \ue0 Li\ue8ge. La premi\ue8re g\ue9n\ue9ration \ue9tait un autre programme informatique appel\ue9 Computer Engineering of the Fire Design of Composite and Steel Structures (CEFICOSS).Peer reviewed: NoNRC publication: Ye