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Title Towards a thermo-mechanical characterization approach of buildings' envelope
ID_Doc 15850
Authors Berrabah, S; Moussa, MO; Bakhouya, M
Title Towards a thermo-mechanical characterization approach of buildings' envelope
Year 2020
Published
DOI 10.1016/j.egyr.2019.08.051
Abstract This paper investigates the numerical and experimental thermo-mechanical characterization of buildings' structure for energy efficiency. A finite element model (FEM) of a small-scaled building is carried out using mesh refining tools at thermal bridges zones. The latter is revealed towards infra-red (IR) camera measurements. Galvanized steel is the main material composing the building's walls in which heat transfer coefficients are determined based on measurements of external and internal averaged temperatures. Hence, the physical model includes thermal conductivity, heat convective and radiative phenomena. Results of computations, made with finite elements method, using the cast3m tool, show a good agreement compared to those obtained from experiments. (C) 2019 Published by Elsevier Ltd.
Author Keywords Energy efficiency in buildings; FEM; Infrared camera; Materials; Thermo-mechanical characterization
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED); Conference Proceedings Citation Index - Science (CPCI-S)
EID WOS:000518455400038
WoS Category Energy & Fuels
Research Area Energy & Fuels
PDF https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2019.08.051
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