Fire Resistance of Building Structures and Materials | Faculty of Technical Sciences

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

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

General information:

Category	Professional-applicative
Scientific or art field	Upravljanje rizikom od katastrofalnih događaja i požara Građevinski materijali, procena stanja i sanacija konstrukcija Theory of Construction
ECTS	6

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

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

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.

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

Authors	Title	Year	Publisher	Language
Eurocode standard	EN 1992-1-2	2004	CEN Brussels	English
Eurocode standard	EN 1995-1-2	2004	CEN Brussels	English
Eurocode standard	EN 1991-1-2	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
John A. Purkiss, Long-Yuan Li	Fire Safety Engineering Design of Structures	2017	CRC Press	English
Eurocode standard	EN 1993-1-2	2004	CEN Brussels	English

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