Faculty of Technical Sciences

Subject: Fire Safety of Building Structures - Selected Chapters (17.GD033)

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General information:
 
Category Professional-applicative
Scientific or art field Upravljanje rizikom od katastrofalnih događaja i požara
Interdisciplinary Yes
ECTS 10
Educational goal:

Acquiring theoretical knowledge, as well as the methods and techniques of research in the area of contemporary fire safety engineering, with consideration of the importance of a multidisciplinary approach.

Educational outcome:

Qualification for independent research work, dealing with the possibility of conceiving problems, implementing and connecting the acquired knowledge in the subject area with the knowledge acquired in other areas of civil engineering. The ability to follow modern achievements, as well as critical analysis, evaluation and synthesis of new and complex ideas in the area of fire safety of building structures.

Course content:

Contemporary trends in the development of fire safety engineering and fire protection of building structures. Modern regulations and aspects of fire safety assessment based on building performances. Determination of fire resistance, analysis and risk assessment, the importance of engineering estimates based on previous experiences. The concept of fire safety of buildings. The process of combustion and spread of fire, development and spread of fire in a confined space. The assessment, ranking and calculation of fire resistance of building elements, methods of testing. Fire behavior of building materials and structures: concrete structures, metal structures, wooden structures, lightweight partition and multi-layer construction.

Teaching methods:

Lectures, consultations. Through lectures (presentations and video films with complex experimental research) and discussions, interactive monitor the work of students and their progress. Mentoring for certain areas in order to deepen knowledge. Visit to a specialized laboratory.

Literature:
Authors Title Year Publisher Language
David Yung Principles of Fire Risk Assessment in Buildings 2008 John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. English
Buchanan, A.H. Structural Design for Fire Safety 2002 John Wiley & sons, LTD, England English
Robert W. Fitzgerald Building Fire Performance Analysis 2004 John Wiley & Sons Ltd English
A.M. Hasofer V.R. Beck, I.D. Bennetts Risk Analysis in Building Fire Safety Engineering 2007 Elsevier Ltd. English
Charles A. Harper Handbook of Building Materials for Fire Protection 2004 McGRAW-HILL English
James G. Quintiere Fundamentals of Fire Phenomena 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd English
John A. Purkiss Fire Safety Engineering Design of Structures 2007 Elsevier Ltd. English
Knowledge evaluation:
Course activity Pre-examination Obligations Number of points
Term paper Yes Yes 50.00
Oral part of the exam No Yes 50.00
Lecturers:
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prof. dr Laban Mirjana

Full Professor

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vanr. prof. dr Džolev Igor

Associate Professor

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prof. dr Laban Mirjana

Full Professor

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doc. Draganić Suzana

Assistant Professor

Study research work
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vanr. prof. dr Džolev Igor

Associate Professor

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doc. Draganić Suzana

Assistant Professor

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