Undergraduate Course: Fire Safety Engineering 3 (CIVE09023)
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 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Civil |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This module is intended to provide the basic knowledge required to study fire safety. This includes basic tools related to fluid mechanics, heat transfer and combustion. The core of the module will provide a general overview of the discipline including the fire, fire safety and fire protection systems. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
12/01/2015 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 22,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 11,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
65 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
70 %,
Coursework
30 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 2:00 | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
The objectives of this module are to introduce the student to the discipline of Fire Safety Engineering, therefore this module can act as an elective for students from other disciplines. Basic knowledge necessary to study Fire Safety Engineering will be provided. The student after this module will be ready to undertake studies in Fire Safety Engineering as well as having a clear understanding of the goals of the profession. If not pursuing Fire Safety studies, the student will be able to understand the issues faced by fire safety engineers and to interact with them in a professional context.
The learning outcomes are more specifically:
- The ability to apply analytical skills to a wide variety of problems related to Fire Safety Engineering.
- A global view of the different aspects of Fire Safety Engineering is provided in this course so that the student acquires knowledge and understanding of the fundamental scientific principles that underpin Fire Safety Engineering, and has an appreciation of the solutions that can be developed for the built environment.
- An awareness of Fire Safety Engineering practice so that the student has extensive knowledge and understanding of a wide range of engineering materials and components related to Fire Safety Engineering. This outcome will mainly be achieved through case studies presented in lectures and developed in tutorials.
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Assessment Information
| Coursework (30%) and degree examination (70%) |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
L1. Introduction to Fire Safety Engineering and Fire Safety Strategies
L2. Engineering Assumptions
L3. Smoke Control
Tutorial 1: Smoke Control - Part I
L4. Tunnel Fire Safety
Tutorial 2: Smoke Control - Part II
L5. Structural Fire Safety Engineering
Tutorial 3: Heat Transfer - Part I
Hand out Submission 1: Smoke Control
L6. Prescription vs Performance Based Design
Tutorial 4: Heat Transfer - Part II
L7. Detection & Suppression & Evacuation - Hand out tutorial on Suppression & Evacuation
Tutorial 5: Life Safety - Part I
Hand out Submission 2: Heat Transfer
L8. Tall Building Fire Safety
Tutorial 6: Life Safety - Part II
L9. Fire Investigation
Hand out Submission 3: Life Safety
L10. Fire Engineering Practice in Consultancy
Fire and Rescue Service: Fire Safety Engineering & Approval Auth
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| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
D. Drysdale, An Introduction to Fire Dynamics, 2nd Edition, John Wiley and Sons, 1999.
J. Quintiere, Principles of Fire Behavior, Delmar, 1997.
SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering, 3rd Edition, SFPE, 2003.
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| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Albert Simeoni
Tel: (0131 6)50 6780
Email: A.Simeoni@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Lynn Hughieson
Tel: (0131 6)50 5687
Email: Lynn.Hughieson@ed.ac.uk |
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