COURSE INFORMATION Course Title: STRUCTURAL FIRE SAFETY

Code	Course Type	Regular Semester	Theory	Practice	Lab	Credits	ECTS
CE 447	B	1	3	0	0	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:	Enea Mustafaraj
Second Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	NA
Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours:	NA
Language:	English
Compulsory/Elective:	Compulsory
Classroom and Meeting Time:
Course Description:	Structural integrity and compartmentation are principal aspects of fire safety in buildings. This course addresses the effects of fire on materials used in construction assemblies. Characteristics and limitations of standard fire resistance tests are reviewed along with empirical guidelines and correlations from the standard tests. Heat transfer and mechanics based analyses are applied to evaluate the fire resistance of construction assemblies.
Course Objectives:	The aim of the course is to present the fundamental concept of structural fire design. The way how a local or fully engulfed fire is development in compartment, the resistance of the compartment against fire and the way how this resistance is increase are the key objective of the present course.

COURSE OUTLINE

Week	Topics
1	Introduction, Fire properties and phases, General view of Eurocodes.
2	Basic design methods
3	Fire development in compartment. Worked example.
4	Fire resistance assessment of steel structures according EC-3
5	Protected and unprotected beams. Columns. Worked examples.
6	Protected and unprotected beams. Columns. Worked examples
7	Design of composite structures.
8	Homework
9	Fire resistance assessment of concrete structures. Projects.
10	Fire resistance assessment of masonry structures. Projects
11	Fire resistance assessment of timber structures. Projects
12	Active protection of buildings by fire. Projects presentations and evaluations.
13	Passive protection of buildings by fire. Projects presentations and evaluations
14	Materials used for protecting building from fire. Projects presentations and evaluations.

Prerequisite(s):
Textbook:	Vassart, O et al., (2014). Eurocodes: Background & Applications Structural Fire Design. European Commission. EN 1991-1-2 (2002) (English): Eurocode 1: Actions on structures - Part 1-2: General actions - Actions on structures exposed to fire [Authority: The European Union Per Regulation 305/2011, Directive 98/34/EC, Directive 2004/18/EC]. EN 1992-1-2 (2004) (English): Eurocode 2: Design of concrete structures - Part 1-2: General rules - Structural fire design [Authority: The European Union Per Regulation 305/2011, Directive 98/34/EC, Directive 2004/18/EC] EN 1993-1-2 (2005) (English): Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures - Part 1-2: General rules - Structural fire design [Authority: The European Union Per Regulation 305/2011, Directive 98/34/EC, Directive 2004/18/EC] EN 1994-1-2 (2005) (English): Eurocode 4: Design of composite steel and concrete structures – Part 1-2: General rules - Structural fire design [Authority: The European Union Per Regulation 305/2011, Directive 98/34/EC, Directive 2004/18/EC] EN 1995-1-2 (2004) (English): Eurocode 5: Design of timber structures - Part 1-2: General - Structural fire design [Authority: The European Union Per Regulation 305/2011, Directive 98/34/EC, Directive 2004/18/EC] EN 1996-1-2 (2005) (English): Eurocode 6: Design of masonry structures - Part 1-2: General rules - Structural fire design [Authority: The European Union Per Regulation 305/2011, Directive 98/34/EC, Directive 2004/18/EC] EN 1999-1-2 (2007) (English): Eurocode 9: Design of aluminium structures - Part 1-2: Structural fire design [Authority: The European Union Per Regulation 305/2011, Directive 98/34/EC, Directive 2004/18/EC]
Other References:
Laboratory Work:
Computer Usage:
Others:	No

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	Interpret the intentions of code requirements for structural fire safety
2	Understand the concepts of fire severity and fire resistance
3	Estimate time-temperature curves for fully developed compartment fires
4	Able to design steel, concrete, composite, timber, masonry and aluminium structures to resist fire exposure
5	Assess the fire performance of existing structures

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
6	an ability to communicate effectively
7	the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context
8	a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life long learning
9	a knowledge of contemporary issues
10	an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice
11	skills in project management and recognition of international standards and methodologies

COURSE EVALUATION METHOD

Method	Quantity	Percentage
Homework	1	20
Project	1	30
Final Exam	1	50
	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	3	48
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	16	7	112
Mid-terms			0
Assignments	1	6	6
Final examination	1	6.5	6.5
Other	1	15	15
Total Work Load:			187.5
Total Work Load/25(h):			7.5
ECTS Credit of the Course:			7.5