Undergraduate Course: Fire Science Design Project 5 (CIVE11040)
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 (Year 5 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Civil |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course is project based. The project will draw upon
materials taught in Fire Science and Fire Dynamics and
Quantitative Methods in Fire Safety Engineering 5 courses. The
brief will include a case study where the student will be
provided with a building or infrastructure facility, its use and
content and asked to develop a Fire Safety Strategy. The
strategy is not to be prescriptive but one that uses engineering
tools to establish the performance of different systems. The
students will also be required to attempt an assessment of the
accuracy of their calculations based on more fundamental
principles of fire science, heat transfer, etc. Definition of
uncertainties is an integral part of any fire safety strategy. The
course focuses on the application of fire safety science
principles to the design of a fire safety strategy. Thus the
developed strategy must be shown in a quantitative manner to
achieve the goals that fire safety regulations are intended to
enforce. The student must display an understanding of
engineering tools to demonstrate the validity of the proposed
solution. The student must show enough proficiency on these
tools to be able to estimate potential errors and the limitations
of the methodologies. The students are required to study
individually and use literature and internet based resources to
accomplish the specified task. The student must demonstrate
an insight into the full range of issues and problems covered. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Proficiency in application and interpretation of fire safety
engineering. The course is intended to be undertaken largely
by personal study. It requires the students to research the
subject area sufficiently to enable them to critically evaluate a
performance solution by means of fire dynamics theory and
calculations. An important outcome is to acquire the capability
of establishing the limitations of performance-based solutions. |
Assessment Information
| Project report 100% |
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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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Stephen Welch
Tel: (0131 6)50 5734
Email: S.Welch@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Sharon Mulvey
Tel: (0131 6)51 7076
Email: Sharon.Mulvey@ed.ac.uk |
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