Stages of Analysis
The most critical cross-section of the object under consideration is through
the wall/floor connection at the girder. This section shall be modelled and
evaluated first in the two-dimensional mode of the program. The results obtained
here would be valid for the region of the thermal bridge in which heat flow can
be expected to occur strictly parallel to the section plane, i.e. at least
approximately 1 m from the corner. Instructions for this application are
provided in the next chapter to this tutorial, Two-dimensional Analysis.
In order to obtain a picture of the temperature distribution in the apparent
thermal bridge at the outer corner of the construction, a three-dimensional
model of the situation must be generated for evaluation. The procedures of this
stage are treated in the chapter on
Three-dimensional Analysis.
To facilitate input in three-dimensional mode, the previously generated
two-dimensional model can serve as the first layer (component group) and
reference basis for further component group input. The transformation of an
object from two to three dimensions by means of the input branch of the program
is outlined in the section on Generating the Model - Input
/ Transforming an Existing 2-Dimensional Model.
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