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Undergraduate Course: Fire Resistance of Structures 5 (CIVE11027)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Engineering CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Year 5 Undergraduate) Credits10
Home subject areaCivil Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThe 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)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesEquivalent to U03489 + U00429.
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1) WebCT enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Location Activity Description Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
King's BuildingsLectureHudson Beare LT21-11 11:10 - 13:00
First Class Week 1, Thursday, 11:10 - 13:00, Zone: King's Buildings. Hudson Beare LT2
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours:Minutes
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
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Martin Gillie
Tel: (0131 6)50 7204
Email: M.Gillie@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Laura Smith
Tel: (0131 6)50 5690
Email: laura.smith@ed.ac.uk
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