ENFE601-26S1 (C) Semester One 2026

Structural Fire Engineering

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 16 February 2026
End Date: Sunday, 21 June 2026
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 1 March 2026
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 10 May 2026

Description

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.

Prerequisites

ENGR403 or subject to approval of the Head of Department

Restrictions

ENCI661

DRAFT TIMETABLE:

Please note that the 2026 timetable has not been finalised.

Scheduled days and times will be confirmed, following review, on 15th October.

Timetable 2026

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Intensive Block Course A A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 10:00 - 18:00 FENZ Engineering Facility - Henderson Room
23 Feb - 1 Mar
11 May - 17 May
Intensive Block Course B B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Friday 09:00 - 17:00 FENZ Engineering Facility - Henderson Room
23 Feb - 1 Mar
11 May - 17 May
Intensive Block Course C C
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Thursday 09:00 - 17:00 FENZ Engineering Facility - Henderson Room
23 Feb - 1 Mar
11 May - 17 May

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Block 1 test 10%
Lab Assignments (2) 5%
Tutorials and Quizzes 10%
Design Assignments (3) 25%
Presentation (2) 10%
Final Test 40%

Textbooks / Resources

Required Texts

Buchan, A H and Abu, A K; Structural Design for Fire Safety ; 2nd; John Wiley and Sons, 2016.

Recommended Reading

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.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,344.00

* 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 .

All ENFE601 Occurrences

  • ENFE601-26S1 (C) Semester One 2026