Course Description
The nature and behavior of fire and fire risks in buildings will be the focus of this course along with the following topics: building design requirements for fire safety and control of fire and smoke spread, performances of various materials in fire, site design for fire safety and fighting requirements, building fire safety codes and regulations and design of escape routes. Other topics include: building functional activities and classifications of fire risks, the health effects of fire, smoke and hazardous gases, building fire spread mechanisms, building and material behavior in fires, building fire controls and fire resistance, design for fire safety, design of exits and means of escape, fire sensors and detection systems, fire alarms and signals systems, firefighting site design, piping and sprinkler system design and integration of fire safety systems and building design
Course ID: BSTC -585
| Credit hours | Theory | Practical | Laboratory | Lecture | Studio | Contact hours | Pre-requisite | 3 | 4.50 | 4.5 | BSTC - 302 |
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