| CODE | MEC5006 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Fire Safety Engineering | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Mechanical Engineering | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit is intended at providing a wide ranging basis of fire safety engineering practices. In particular, for fire safety engineering the unit is intended at presenting a systematic approach in providing a package of measures aimed at reducing the potential for injury, death, property and pecuniary loss when drawing a building services brief. It forms part of an overriding effort in improving building regulation standards. Fire safety engineering will set off by characterizing the legal framework and then move on to how to go about designing and implementing the various mitigation measures. The systems design will address methods of of escape, fire detection, suppression and compartmentation putting them into practice by drawing up a brief of measures to particular application. Study-unit Aims: The aims of this study-unit are to: - Familiarize students with legal framework associated with fire safety engineering; - Provide a general understanding of fire dynamics; - Describe the various methods of escape means during a fire incident; - Familiarize the students with the various methods of fire detection and suppression; - Introduce fire safety management; Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - List the various risk designations to buildings; - Recognize when a fire incident becomes critical and irreversible; - Demonstrate knowledge of the various wide ranging fire suppression measures and where they are applicable provided that the building risk designation is known; - Identify the various means of escape to minimize fire incident impact; 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Compute and identify the critical fire flashover stage; - Draw up a fire escape plan; - Designate fire doors to meet compartmentation requirements; - Specify fire detection and suppression requirements; - Distinguish between the various means of fire suppression and identify their suitability of application; - Provided a case study draw up an effective fire safety and mitigation plan; Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - Fire safety engineering: CIBSE guide E: 3rd ed. (2010). London: Chartered Institute of Building 福利在线免费 Engineers. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture & Independent Online Learning | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Johan Anthony Psaila |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2025/6. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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