ENGR403-20S1 (C) Semester One 2020

Fire Engineering

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 17 February 2020
End Date: Sunday, 21 June 2020
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 28 February 2020
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 29 May 2020

Description

Introduction to Fire Engineering. Fire ignition, flame spread and flame height. The performance of construction materials and fire resistance. People movement and behaviour during fires. Fire detection, suppression and smoke extract systems. Wildland fires, fire investigation, fire-fighting.

Learning Outcomes

This course provides an introduction to fire engineering. The course is generally required for students who are looking to pursue the Masters of Engineering in Fire Engineering (MEFE) / Masters of Engineering Studies in Fire Engineering (MEngSt(Fire)) post-graduate degrees. The course aims to

(a) provide an understanding of the hazards of fires in buildings and the dynamics of fire development;
(b) describe the performance of building materials and structures in fire;
(c) develop knowledge of the active and passive fire protection measures available to building designers;
(d) examine how people behave in fire situations and
(e) cover other fire science and engineering topics of interest such as wildfires, fire-fighting, etc.

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of the Director of Studies

Course Coordinator

For further information see Civil and Natural Resources Engineering Head of Department

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Assignment (x4) 30%
final exam 50%
Test 20%


The course will also be assessed through four assignments which are to be handed-in on the designated dates. Assignments can be completed individually or in pairs. If students elect to complete assignments in pairs then the same grade will be given to both people except in exceptional circumstances. Students do not have to work in the same pair for each submission and can elect to submit some assignments individually and some as part of a pair. Working in groups larger than pairs is not permitted and the rules regarding plagiarism remain in place.

• Assignments must be submitted as a single complete document. A collection of spreadsheets etc. is not acceptable and unacceptable submissions will be returned unmarked.
• You should describe your problem, your approach, properly reference any literature that you consult etc.
• Assignments can be typed or handwritten so long as they are legible.
• Correct use of English, appropriate units etc. are required.

There will be a mid-term test and a 3-hour examination. The test will cover material covered in the first term and students will be given a formula sheet for the test. The final exam will cover all of the course material. Students are permitted to bring two sides of A4 hand-written notes into the exam.

Students may apply for special consideration if their performance in an assessment is affected by extenuating circumstances beyond their control. Applications for special consideration should be submitted via the Examinations Office website http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/exams/ within five days of the assessment. Where an extension may be granted for an assessment, this will be decided by direct application to the course co-ordinator and an application to the Examinations Office is not required.  Special consideration is not available for items worth less than 10% of the course.

Students prevented by extenuating circumstances from completing the course after the final date for withdrawing, may apply for special consideration for late discontinuation of the course. Applications must be submitted to the Examinations Office within five days of the end of the main examination period for the semester.

Textbooks / Resources

•  You will be given access to an electronic copy of the Fire Engineering Design Guide (3rd ed.) and you will be expected to read parts of the textbook as part of the course,
•  A useful recommended text is “Quintiere J G. Principles of Fire Behavior, Delmar Publishing”, ~$US130 from Amazon. Copies of this book will be available on 3-hour loan in the library,
•  Lecture handouts and online podcasts will generally be made available during the course on Learn.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,102.00

International fee $5,500.00

* 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 Natural Resources Engineering .

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