Courses – Fakultet tehničkih nauka u Novom Sadu

Subject: Fire Resistance of Building Structures and Materials (17.URZP68)

Native organizations units: No data

Type of studies	Title
Undergraduate Academic Studies	Disaster Risk Management and Fire Safety (Godina: 3, Summer)

General information:

Category	Professional-applicative
Scientific or art field	Theory of Construction
Interdisciplinary	No
ECTS	6

Educational goal:

Acquiring highly specialized knowledge in the field of material behavior at elevated temperatures and the effect of fire on structures.

Educational outcome:

Capability to estimate the actual fire load on structures and to classify the vulnerability of structures based on the main construction system.

Course content:

General on fires: conditions of formation and types of fires in structures. Defining the relevant fire scenario. Design fire types. Thermal and mechanical properties of building materials at elevated temperatures (concrete, steel, wood). Structural systems in civil engineering. Fire resistance of building structures according to valid standards and regulations.

Teaching methods:

Lectures. Auditing and computer exercises. Consultations. Continuous monitoring of level of knowledge, colloquium and exam.

Literature:

Authors	Title	Year	Publisher	Language
John A. Purkiss, Long-Yuan Li	Fire Safety Engineering Design of Structures	2017	CRC Press	English
Eurocode standard	EN 1995-1-2	2004	CEN Brussels	English
Ostman B - editor	Fire Safety in Timber Buildings - Technical guideline for Europe	2010	Technical Research Institute of Sweden SP Trätek	English
Eurocode standard	EN 1993-1-2	2004	CEN Brussels	English
Eurocode standard	EN 1992-1-2	2004	CEN Brussels	English
Eurocode standard	EN 1991-1-2	2004	CEN Brussels	English

Knowledge evaluation:

Course activity	Pre-examination	Obligations	Number of points
Graphic paper	Yes	Yes	20.00
Written part of the exam - tasks and theory	No	Yes	50.00
Graphic paper	Yes	Yes	20.00
Exercise attendance	Yes	Yes	5.00
Lecture attendance	Yes	Yes	5.00