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Engineering Methods in Fire Protection

Course aims

The course focuses on the fire safety of buildings using fire engineering, therefore, there is the overview of the computational procedures. These determine the origin and development of the fire and assessment of possible behavior of people during evacuation. There is also a description of the design fire scenarios.

Literature

DiNenno P.J. (ed.) The SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering. 3rd Edition, Boston (USA): Society of Fire Protection Engineers, 2002. ISBN 978-0-87765-451-3 .
CUSTER, L.P. – MEACHAN, B.J. Introduction to Perfotmance-Based Fire Safety. Quincy, Massachusetts : National Fire Protection Association, pp. 260, 1997.
CIBSE CIBSE Guide E: Fire Safety Engineering. 3rd Edition. London, UK : Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers, 2010. ISBN 978-1-906846-13-8.

Advised literature

Codes and Standards - NFPA, British Standards, DIN,...


Language of instruction čeština
Code 030-0080
Abbreviation IM PO
Course title Engineering Methods in Fire Protection
Coordinating department Department of Fire Protection
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Petr Kučera, Ph.D.