Postgraduate Course: Current Methods in Fire Safety Engineering (European Masters) (PGEE11069)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Engineering |
College |
College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
12 |
| Home subject area |
Postgrad (School of Engineering) |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
This course provides the principles of prescriptive design of structures for fire safety. All different aspects of design are discussed (i.e. smoke management, detection, alarm, suppression, egress, etc). Although this module concentrates on prescriptive calculations, analytical tools will be used to establish their limitations and uncertainties. This course will enable the students to carry out a prescriptive design in a critical manner. Emphasis is given to the capability of establishing criteria of performance within prescriptive design. The course material covered will be identical to the undergraduate version of Current Methods in Fire Safety Engineering with the addition of 12 tutorial hours that will be devoted to the progressive development of an over arching project that serves as a link between the different subjects covered throughout fire safety engineering programmes. |
Entry Requirements
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
0 |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
Week 1, Monday, 11:10 - 12:00, Zone: King's Buildings. Classroom 1, Sanderson Building |
| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Demonstrate an understanding of the scope and purpose of standards relating to fire regulations, including British standards (e.g. Section 20 Buildings) and other standards (e.g. NFPA 101)
Life Safety Code - demonstrate an understanding of the principles of 'Egress'
Prescriptive calculations for egress: minimum distances, minimum widths, stairways, handicap access and special facilities (the elderly, prisons, etc): Human behaviour, Egress calculations and modelling, performance vs prescription. Demonstrate and understanding of the concept of 'Flammability' and the associated principles of 'storage', 'hazard classification' and 'fire load'.
Standard methods for establishing flammability of different materials; Classification and implications related to storage: Liquids, Solids, Gases, Standard tests, performance and ranking, fire retardants. Demonstrate an understanding of the principles of 'Fire Detection and Alarm'.
Smoke detection: ionisation, photoelectric and other technologies. Assessment of smoke detector performance. Obscuration and extinction coefficients.
Temperature sensors - other detection technologies
Alarm systems: Prescriptive requirement for alarm systems, layout and information. Demonstrate an understanding of the principles of 'Smoke Management'.
Prescriptive methods and calculations used for smoke management: Compartment fire calculations, Smoke movement, Principles Smoke Management and Control, Passive vs. Active Smoke Management, Compartmentation, Shafts and Atria. Demonstrate an understanding of the principles of 'Fire Suppression'.
The fire brigade
Introduction to suppression systems
Design of sprinkler layout
Design of gaseous fire suppression systems
Design of foam suppression systems. Demonstrate an understanding of current methods to establish 'Fire Resistance'.
Prescriptive methods for wood construction calculations
Prescriptive methods for steel construction calculations
Prescriptive methods for concrete construction calculations.
Application of the above concepts to prescriptive based design and to the critical analysis of the validity of codes and standards. Application of quantitative performance assessment to prescriptive solutions.
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Assessment Information
Coursework: 40%
Degree: 60% |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords |
Fire Safety Engineering |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Stephen Welch
Tel: (0131 6)50 5734
Email: S.Welch@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Laura Smith
Tel: (0131 6)50 5690
Email: laura.smith@ed.ac.uk |
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