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Engineering Methods in Fire Protection

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction English
Code 030-0104/02
Abbreviation IMvPO
Course title Engineering Methods in Fire Protection
Credits 4
Coordinating department Department of Fire Protection
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Petr Kučera, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Concept of fire safety engineering (basic concepts and principles)
2. Principles of settings goals of fire safety objectives and acceptability criteria
3. Design fire, creation of fire scenarios
4. Solving partial requirements of fire safety of buildings
5. Fire safety engineering - fire dynamics in relation to design of fire safety of buildings
6. Fire safety engineering - determination of fire risk
7. Fire safety engineering - fire resistance of building structures
8. Fire safety engineering - fire danger area and determination of safety distances
9. Fire safety engineering - evacuation strategy, evacuation scenarios
10. Fire safety engineering - evacuation of persons
11. Fire safety engineering - active elements of fire protection
12. Examples of fire safety engineering in technical practice
13. Reserve

E-learning

Study materials are stored in the LMS.

Literature

HURLEY, M. J. - ROSENBAUM, E. R. Performance-Based Fire Safety Design. CRC Press and SFPE, 2015. ISBN: 978-1482246551 .
SFPE Engineering Guide to Performance-Based Fire Protection. Quincy : National Fire Protection Association, 2007. ISBN 978-0-877-65789-7 

Advised literature

VFDB Technischer Bericht TB 04-01: Leitfaden Ingenieurmethoden des Brandschutzes. Altenberge: Vereinigung zur Förderung des Deutschen Brandschutzes e.V. 2013.
Standards ISO NFPA, BS, DIN, BS,...