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Introduction to specific fire engineering design of buildings. Active and passive fire protection. Severity of post-flashover fires. Fire resistance of steel, concrete and timber structures.
ENGR403 or subject to approval of the Head of Department
ENCI661
Please note that the 2026 timetable has not been finalised.
Scheduled days and times will be confirmed, following review, on 15th October.
Students must attend one activity from each section.
Buchan, A H and Abu, A K; Structural Design for Fire Safety ; 2nd; John Wiley and Sons, 2016.
Hurley, Morgan J. et al; SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering ; Springer New York : Imprint : Springer, 2016.
Lamalva, Kevin. , Hopkin, Danny; International Handbook of Structural Fire Engineering ; 1st ed. 2021; Springer International Publishing : Imprint : Springer, 2021.
Lennon, Tom; Structural fire engineering ; ICE Publishing, 2011.
Purkiss, J. A. , Li, Long-Yuan; Fire safety engineering design of structures ; Third edition; CRC Press, 2013.
Domestic fee $1,344.00
International Postgraduate fees
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
For further information see Civil and Environmental Engineering .