Fire resistance check in CYPE programs
The Fire resistance check module carries out, in CYPECAD and CYPE 3D, the fire resistance check and design of sections or protection cover depending on the material in question:
Fire resistance check of steel and concrete structural elements
Using the Fire resistance check module, CYPECAD and CYPE 3D carry out the fire resistance check and design the protection cover of the steel and concrete structural elements in the job in accordance with the ABNT NBR 15200:2012 (Brazil), CTE DB SI 6 (Spain), Eurocode 2 (EN 1992-1-2:2004), Eurocode 3 (EN 1993-1-2:2005) and ACI 216-1-07 (USA) codes.
Checks and designs carried out
The Fire resistance check module carries out the following checks and design procedures:
The code CYPECAD uses for checking the fire resistance of concrete structural elements (except for concrete block walls and composite slabs), depends on the selected concrete code::
The code CYPECAD and CYPE 3D use to check the fire resistance of rolled and cold-formed steel structural elements depends on the selected steel code:
The fire resistance check in CYPECAD can be activated in the General data dialogue box (Job > General data).
CYPECAD allows users to introduce the general data of each floor group (required resistance, floor slabs with our without compartmentalisation, and the coating of the construction elements) to carry out the fire resistance check of the structure.
It is possible to define different data for any zone of a floor group using the options in the Fire resistance window (Groups > Fire resistance check, in the Beam Definition or Results tab).
These tools allow users to:
All the dialogue boxes in which the properties of the construction elements for fire resistance checks are defined contain help tools describing their operation.
Data definition in CYPE 3D and Integrated 3D structures of CYPECAD
The data to check the fire resistance in CYPE 3D and in the Integrated 3D structures of CYPECAD is defined in Job > Steel sections.
Each integrated 3D structure of CYPECAD can have different data for the fire resistance check.
The dialogue boxes in which the properties of the construction elements for fire resistance checks are defined contain help tools describing their operation.
Fire resistance check of timber structural elements
General properties and applied codes
The Fire resistance check module also carries out the fire resistance check for timber structural elements in the Integrated 3D structures of CYPECAD and in CYPE 3D. For timber sections, this module designs timber sections against fire action so they meet the requirements of the selected code: CTE DB SI 6 (Spain), NBR 7190 (Brazil) or Eurocode 5 (EN 1995-1-2:2004).
The data used to check the fire resistance in CYPE 3D and in the Integrated 3D structures of CYPECAD is defined in Job > General data > Loads > Fire resistance.
In the three programs, users define the type of timber, its resistance class and its service class (Job > General data > Timber sections); and must indicate the following parameters for their design against fire action:
CYPECAD versions
CYPECAD is available in its unlimited version and also in two limited versions called LT30 and LT50, which contain the same tools and module acquisition possibilities, but have the following conditions:
CYPECAD LT50:
CYPECAD LT30:
Integrated 3D structures of CYPECAD (also LT50 and LT30) is not technically a module. To define these 3D structures in CYPECAD, users must also have the required permits to use CYPE 3D in their user license and, optionally, modules which are exclusive to CYPE 3D.
The following modules are those that can be acquired together with CYPECAD or CYPECAD LT:
CYPE 3D modules:
CYPECAD modules:
Modules common to CYPECAD and CYPE 3D: