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This paper presents the thermal and structural performance of a single-leaf sandwich fire door, with the goal of improving its fire resistance through numerical optimization. An initial numerical assessment identified the door frame as the thermally weakest component, guiding the subsequent optimization process. Then, a one-way coupled transient thermal\u2013structural Finite Element Method (FEM) analysis was performed using Ansys Mechanical to evaluate the influence of frame material, frame geometry, and insulation type and placement on the door frame assembly when exposed to fire. Results show that the frame material plays a decisive role, where aluminum alloys performed poorly, whereas wooden frames significantly reduced temperatures in both the door and frame by approximately 55% relative to the original configuration. Additional improvements were achieved by increasing frame thickness and placing rock wool within the thermal break, resulting in temperature reductions of 58.3% in the door and 57.3% in the frame. However, these thermal improvements had a limited impact on structural deformation, which remained nearly unchanged.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/fire9010028","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,6]],"date-time":"2026-01-06T13:49:46Z","timestamp":1767707386000},"page":"28","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Enhancing Fire Resistance: A Thermal and Structural Optimization Approach for Fire Door Frame Using Numerical Simulation"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"9","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0006-0642-1211","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Margarida","family":"Fernandes","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Centro ALGORITMI\/LASI, University of Minho, 4800-058 Guimar\u00e3es, Portugal"}]},{"given":"Ana","family":"Ara\u00fajo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centro MEtRICs, University of Minho, 4800-058 Guimar\u00e3es, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3518-7111","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jo\u00e3o","family":"Silva","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centro ALGORITMI\/LASI, University of Minho, 4800-058 Guimar\u00e3es, Portugal"},{"name":"Centro MEtRICs, University of Minho, 4800-058 Guimar\u00e3es, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9394-1357","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Nelson","family":"Rodrigues","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centro ALGORITMI\/LASI, University of Minho, 4800-058 Guimar\u00e3es, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7464-3944","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Senhorinha","family":"Teixeira","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centro ALGORITMI\/LASI, University of Minho, 4800-058 Guimar\u00e3es, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8459-1837","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jos\u00e9 Carlos","family":"Teixeira","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centro MEtRICs, University of Minho, 4800-058 Guimar\u00e3es, Portugal"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,6]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"Shibeika, A., El Naffar, A., Hittini, B., Ahmed, H., and Saeed, F. 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