The different stages of a fire, ignition, different types of flames, flame spread, heat development during combustion, heat and mass balance, fire plumes, pressure profiles, smoke gases and toxicity.
Effect of fire load and opening factor. The buildings vulnerability to fire and the effect of fire on a building. How load-bearing structures can be protected in case of fire.
Human behavior in the event of fire. Evacuation. Arrangements for firefighting. Fire cells.
On completion of the course, the students should be able to:
Understand the different stages a fire in a building goes through and
Briefly describe the development of a fire from the early stage to the flash over fire.
Define the concepts concepts fire load and opening factor.
Describe the most important fire properties of the most common building materials.
Describe how common building materials behave at high temperatures.
Fire technically dimensioning construction parts with simple methods.
Apply methods for calculation of fire and fire gas spread.
Calculate power generation, temperature profile, fire gas temperature, smoke filling and required fire ventilation.
Assess how fire gases can be handled with openings shields, ventilating systems and pressurization.
Specify appropriate fire cells for a simple building.
Design simple buildings so that satisfying evacuation can take place in case of fire.
From a risk perspective, get an insight into the impact of forest fires on the built environment close to forests.
Have knowledge of current research and development in the fire technically field.