Undergraduate Course: Fire Resistance of Structures 5 (CIVE11027)
Course Outline
| School | School of Engineering |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Year 5 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Civil |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The course will provide a brief overview of the fundamentals of fire behaviour in buildings and introduce simple methods of quantifying the the threat it poses to structures. This will involve estimating the temperatures in building compartments and the temperatures that individual structural members get exposed to as a function of time. Fundamentals of the behaviour of common construction materials and estimation of the variation of mechanical properties of construction materials affected by fire (i.e. temperature rise). Structural analysis principles are then applied to the fire problem. Simple methods to carry out calculations to determine structural behaviour in the event of a fire will be presented followed by an introduction to advanced analytical and computational tools for analysing structural behaviour in fire. Finally an introduction to current (code based) design procedures and performance based design will be provided and a design project will be assigned. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed
Theory of Structures 3 (CIVE09015)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Equivalent to U03489 + U00429. |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| King's Buildings | Lecture | Hudson Beare LT2 | 1-11 | | | | 11:10 - 13:00 | |
| First Class |
Week 1, Thursday, 11:10 - 13:00, Zone: King's Buildings. Hudson Beare LT2 |
| Exam Information |
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Paper Name |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | | 1:30 | | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Understand the use, advantages and limitations of analytical and empirical models of structural behaviour in fire
- Brief survey of the different analytical and empirical tools for fire calculations
Understanding of the effect of temperature on material properties of
- Steel, concrete, wood, composites
Understand heat transfer calculations based on standard fires
- ISO 834
- Parametric Temperature vs. Time Curves
- Fire Proofing and Thermal Insulation
- Real Fires (Temperature vs. Heat Flux)
Be able to apply heat transfer calculations to structural elements
- Steel - high thermal conductivity
- Concrete - low thermal conductivity
- Composite elements
Understand the role of loss of strength, deformation and thermal expansion and application to design of structures for fire resistance
- Analytical principles and calculations
- Computational Models
- Design |
Assessment Information
| The assessment will be made on the basis of: Intermittent Assessment 20% (laboratories, tutorials and a final project) and Degree Examination (80%) |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Lectures 1 + 2 Relevant background in fire dynamics, smoke management and egress
Lecture 3 Introduction and history of structural fire engineering
Lecture 4 Heat transfer
Lecture 5 Fire models for structural engineering
Lecture 6 Material behaviour at high temperature
Lecture 7 Structural mechanics at high temperature
Lecture 8 Structural design for fire resistance
Lecture 9 Guest lecture - industrial perspective
Lecture 10- Introduction to the project and project work |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Martin Gillie
Tel: (0131 6)50 7204
Email: M.Gillie@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Laura Smith
Tel: (0131 6)50 5690
Email: laura.smith@ed.ac.uk |
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