ENGR 7008 Fire Engineering Design and Assessment
Credit Points 10
Legacy Code 300718
Coordinator Sameera Wijesiri Pathirana Opens in new window
Description This unit helps to develop a high level of knowledge of fire safety systems relevant to life protection and the design and assessment of such systems. The unit covers the process of fire safety engineering design and assessment including the fire engineering brief, conceptual design, regulatory objectives, fire safety engineering subsystems, verification methods, timeline analysis, design fires, evaluation of performance of passive and active fire protection systems, risk analysis and fire engineering project reporting.
School Eng, Design & Built Env
Discipline Fire Technology
Student Contribution Band HECS Band 2 10cp
Level Postgraduate Coursework Level 7 subject
Equivalent Subjects LGYB 5425 - Fire Safety Systems (Life Safety)
Restrictions
Students must be enrolled in a postgraduate program.
Assumed Knowledge
Fire safety engineering principles, building regulations, fire dynamics, building fire services, fire modelling and human behaviour in fires.
Assessment
The following table summarises the standard assessment tasks for this subject. Please note this is a guide only. Assessment tasks are regularly updated, where there is a difference your Learning Guide takes precedence.
| Item | Length | Percent | Threshold | Individual/Group Task |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | 1000 words | 15 | N | Individual |
| Report | 1500 words. | 20 | N | Group |
| Report | 2000 words | 25 | N | Group |
| Report | 3000 words | 40 | N | Individual |
Prescribed Texts
- ABCB, 2005, International Fire Engineering Guidelines Edition 2005, Australian Building Codes Board, Canberra.
- Drysdale, D., 2011. An Introduction to Fire Dynamics, 3rd edn, John Wiley and Sons, Chichester, UK.
Teaching Periods