Undergraduate Course: Fire Safety Engineering 3 (CIVE09023)
Course Outline
| School | School of Engineering |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | 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. |
| Course description |
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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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 22,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 11,
Formative Assessment Hours 1,
Summative Assessment Hours 5,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
59 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
70 %,
Coursework
30 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Coursework (30%) and degree examination (70%) |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| 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 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- the ability to apply analytical skills to a solving problems related to the various aspects of Fire Safety Engineering addressed in the course;
- an ability to articulate a global view of the different aspects of Fire Safety Engineering and the underpinning fundamental scientific principles;
- an appreciation of the variety of solutions that can be developed for the built environment;
- an awareness of Fire Safety Engineering practice as presented in case studies.
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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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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
CHARACTERISTIC 3: GENERIC COGNITIVE SKILLS
* Critically identify, define, conceptualise and analyse complex/professional problems and issues.
* Offer professional insights, interpretations and solutions to problems and issues.
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Rory Hadden
Tel: (0131 6)50 5944
Email: |
Course secretary | Mrs Lynn Hughieson
Tel: (0131 6)50 5687
Email: |
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