Understanding fire-structure interaction and the concepts of fire severity and resistance; behaviour of steel, concrete, and timber buildings exposed to fires; compartment fire dynamics; correlations and computer models to predict fire dynamics; fire retardants; laboratory- scale fire experiments; performance-based approach for building fire safety design. Prerequisite(s): MAAE 2400 and fourth-year status in Engineering, or permission of the Department. Lectures three hours a week, problem analysis and laboratories one and one-half hours per week. 1166 Courses [0.5 credits]
Understanding fire-structure interaction and the concepts of fire severity and resistance; behaviour of steel, concrete, and timber buildings exposed to fires; compartment fire dynamics; correlations and computer models to predict fire dynamics; fire retardants; laboratory- scale fire experiments; performance-based approach for building fire safety design. Prerequisite(s): MAAE 2400 and fourth-year status in Engineering, or permission of the Department. Lectures three hours a week, problem analysis and laboratories one and one-half hours per week. 1166 Courses [0.5 credits]
