Courses – Fakultet tehničkih nauka u Novom Sadu

Subject: Evacuation Calculation and Modelling (17.URZP74)

Type of studies	Title
Master Academic Studies	Disaster Risk Management and Fire Safety (Year: 1, Semester: Summer)

General information:

Category	Professional-applicative
Scientific or art field	Građevinski materijali, procena stanja i sanacija konstrukcija Upravljanje rizikom od katastrofalnih događaja i požara
ECTS	3

The objective of the course is to acquire the necessary knowledge for planning and designing the evacuation and rescue of people in conditions of catastrophic events and fires.

Based on the acquired knowledge, students will be trained to plan and design optimal evacuation routes and formulate and define measures that will ensure the preparedness of vulnerable persons for timely response and evacuation process.

Evacuation – basic concepts and definitions, Evacuation decision making and human behaviour in fire, Egress strategies, Evacuation stages, Evacuation corridors, Evacuation walking speed, Calculation of evacuation, Computer modelling of evacuation, Evacuation drills, calculation of time, periodical repetition of drills, Evacuation plans, Calculation occupancy - the maximum number of people who need to be evacuated

Learning process is carried out through auditory lectures and computer exercises, using modern programs to simulate evacuation.

Authors	Title	Year	Publisher	Language
Hurley, M.J., Gottuk, D.T., Hall Jr., J.R., Harada, K., Kuligowski, E.D., Puchovsky, M., Torero, J.L., Watts Jr., J.M., Wieczorek, C.J. (Eds.)	Handbook of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers	2010	SFPE	English
Cuestza, A., Abreu, O., Alvear, D.	Evacuation modeling trends	2016	Springer international publishing Switzerland	English

Course activity	Pre-examination	Obligations	Number of points
Computer excersise defence	Yes	Yes	40.00
Written part of the exam - tasks and theory	No	Yes	50.00
Lecture attendance	Yes	Yes	5.00
Computer exercise attendance	Yes	Yes	5.00