Syllabus

LEARNING OUTCOMES

After the course, student can

1. Assess the human safety in buildings using experimental and computational analyses of evacuation
2. Recognize and assess the fire consequences in residential and industrial scales
3. Apply the probabilistic risk analysis methods to assess fire risks for life and property
4. Describe and communicate the benefits, requirements and limitations of performance-based fire design
5. Combine the fire safety engineering methods to solve design-related problems

Credits: 5

Schedule: 08.09.2023 - 23.11.2023

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Simo Hostikka

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Week 1 Fire risk analysis and fire statistics
  Week 2 Quantitative Risk Assessment
  Week 3 Evacuation simulations
  Week 4 Fire toxicity and life safety, ASET/RSET
  Week 5 Performance-based fire safety design.
  Week 6 Fire-PRA applications
  Week 7 Project work role plays

• applies in this implementation

  Updated content

  Week 36	Friday	8.9.2023	L1 Fire risk analysis
  Week 38	Tuesday	19.9.2023	L2 Fire statistics
  Week 39	Tuesday	26.9.2023	L3 Acceptable risk	HW 1 DL: MC + Stat
  Week 39	Friday	29.9.2023	L4 Human behaviour Evacuation simulation using Pathfinder	HW 2 DL: Accept
  Week 40	Tuesday	3.10.2023	L5 Fire toxicity	HW 3 DL: Evacuation simulation
  Week 41	Tuesday	10.10.2023	L6 Performance-based design	HW 4 DL: Toxic
  Week 42	Tuesday	17.10.2023	Project work role plays	HW 5 DL: Evac drill analysis

  
  

Assessment Methods and Criteria

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Learning methods

  - Lectures
  - Computer simulation exercises
  - Demonstration (evacuation drill)
  - Small group work on risk analysis methods
  - Role play for performance based design process kick-off
  - Individual design project

  Evaluation

  - Simulation exercises: 40 %
  - Participation in contact sessions and evacuation drill: 20 %
  - Performance-based design project work: 40 %

Workload

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Student workload in total 133 hours:

  - Contact teaching: 24 h (6 x 4 h)
  - Contact teaching: simulation workshops: 6 h (6 x 1 h)
  - Demonstration: participation 2 h
  - Individual work: demonstration analysis report 2 h
  - Individual work: weekly simulation exercises: 25 h (5 x 5 h)
  - Individual work: reading literature 12 h
  - Individual work: design exercise: 60 h

DETAILS

Substitutes for Courses

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Substitutes for Courses

Prerequisites

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Prerequisites

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Teaching Language : English

  Teaching Period : 2022-2023 Autumn I - II
  2023-2024 Autumn I - II

  Enrollment :

  Registration for the course will take place on Sisu (sisu.aalto.fi).

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