COURSE INFORMATION Course Title: EVACUATION CALCULATION MODELING

Code	Course Type	Regular Semester	Theory	Practice	Lab	Credits	ECTS
ARCH 428	D	2	2	0	2	3	7.5

Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature)	NA
Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	Sokol Dervishi
Second Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	Artemis Hasa
Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours:	NA
Language:	English
Compulsory/Elective:	Elective
Classroom and Meeting Time:
Course Description:	Provide a review of the mechanisms whereby people are affected by exposure to toxic effluent and heat in fires, including toxicology of fire effluent components, common fire scenarios to building occupants, examination of individual incidents through fire investigation, standard small and large scale experimental approaches and standards. In addition, the course aims to review the formulation and application of evacuation models.
Course Objectives:	- Review trends in human behavior and factors which affect the behavior of people in fire situations. - To create interest in fire safety risk management - To present the range of available preparedness and mitigation measures, consider their appropriateness, opportunities, limitations of implementation in the regional context

COURSE OUTLINE

Week	Topics
1	Introduction
2	Panic
3	Characteristics of people movement through smoke
4	Human behavior in fire theories: decision-making, response to alarm systems, information, and environmental cues
5	Evacuation time analysis: Components of evacuation time, Transitions, Queues
6	Social Impacts; Fire safety Education
7	Use of evacuation models: Case studies; Uncertainties, Model defaults; Performance-based design concepts
8	General concepts of evacuation modelling part 1
9	General concepts of evacuation modelling part 2
10	FDS+Evac tutorial
11	FDS+Evac tutorial
12	FDS+Evac tutorial
13	FDS+Evac tutorial
14	FDS+Evac tutorial

Prerequisite(s):	NA
Textbook:	SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering, 4th Edition, P.J. DiNenno (ed.), Quincy: NFPA, 2008.
Other References:
Laboratory Work:
Computer Usage:	Building Simulation models
Others:	No

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	To learn the principles of fire life safety concepts
2	To design the buildings with concepts of fire safety evacuation
3	To include computational simulation methods in fire analysis
4	To design evacuation systems in project design integration

COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES (Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution)

No	Program Competencies	Cont.
Professional Master in Disaster Risk Management and Fire Safety in Civil Engineering Program
1	an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering	5
2	an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs	5
3	an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams	4
4	an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems	4
5	an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility	3
6	an ability to communicate effectively	4
7	the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context	3
8	a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life long learning	2
9	a knowledge of contemporary issues	4
10	an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice	5
11	skills in project management and recognition of international standards and methodologies	2

COURSE EVALUATION METHOD

Method	Quantity	Percentage
Midterm Exam(s)	1	40
Final Exam	1	60
	Total Percent:	100%

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)

Activities	Quantity	Duration(Hours)	Total Workload(Hours)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)	16	4	64
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	16	2	32
Mid-terms	1	40	40
Assignments			0
Final examination	1	52	52
Other			0
Total Work Load:			188
Total Work Load/25(h):			7.52
ECTS Credit of the Course:			7.5