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Engineering Methods in Fire Protection

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Course Unit Code030-0104/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated4 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Choice-compulsory type A
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *First Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites There are no prerequisites or co-requisites for this course unit
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
KUC05doc. Ing. Petr Kučera, Ph.D.
Summary
Fire safety engineering includes scientific and engineering principles, rules, and expertise based on an understanding of the basic phenomena of fire and on understanding the behavior of persons during a fire. The main objective of fire engineering is provide acceptable conditions for ensuring the protection of human, the protection of property, environment and cultural heritage in the event of a fire.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
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 behaviour of people during evacuation. There is also a description of the design fire scenarios. The student will learn to design buildings according to the current concept of fire safety engineering.
Course Contents
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
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
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
KUČERA, P. – KAISER, R. Úvod do požárního inženýrství. Edice SPEKTRUM, sv. 52. Ostrava: Sdružení požárního a bezpečnostního inženýrství, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7385-024-1.
KUČERA, P. et al. Metodický postup při odlišném způsobu splnění technických podmínek požární ochrany. Edice SPEKTRUM, sv. 56. Ostrava: Sdružení požárního a bezpečnostního inženýrství, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7385-044-9.
KUČERA, P. et al. Požární inženýrství - Dynamika požáru. Edice SPEKTRUM, sv. 65. Ostrava: Sdružení požárního a bezpečnostního inženýrství, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7385-074-6.
KUČERA, P. et al. Požární inženýrství – Aktivní prvky požární ochrany. Edice SPEKTRUM, sv. 84. Ostrava: Sdružení požárního a bezpečnostního inženýrství, 2013. ISBN 978-80-7385-136-1.
HURLEY, M. J. - ROSENBAUM, E. R. Performance-Based Fire Safety Design. CRC Press and SFPE. ISBN: 978-1482246551.
Kodex norem Fire safety Engineering ISO/TR 13387
Kodex norem požární bezpečnosti staveb řady ČSN 7308…
Recommended Reading:
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,...
VFDB Technischer Bericht TB 04-01: Leitfaden Ingenieurmethoden des Brandschutzes. Altenberge: Vereinigung zur Förderung des Deutschen Brandschutzes e.V. 2013.
SFPE Engineering Guide to Performance-Based Fire Protection. Quincy : National Fire Protection Association, 2007. ISBN 978-0-877-65789-7.
REICHEL, V. Navrhování požární bezpečnosti staveb část I až IV. Edice Zabraňujeme škodám, ČSP, Praha, 1987.
PREDTEČENSKIJ, V.M – MILINSKIJ, A.I. Evakuace osob z budov. Československý svaz PO. Praha, 1972.
Předpisy a normy ISO NFPA, BS, DIN, BS,...
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit35 (35)20
                Překlad odborného textuOther task type10 5
                Zpracování požárně inženýrského návrhuSemestral project25 15
        ExaminationExamination65 16