ETFS 3113 - Building Fire Safety


Credit Hours: (3) (W)

Construction standards and codes to ensure acceptable levels of fire safety in buildings. Topics include: anatomy of building construction, building construction features affecting fire performance, fundamentals of reading plans and specifications, the traditional code approach to passive fire protection, trade-offs between active and passive fire protection, concepts of rational fire design for structural members, and performance-based fire design as an alternative to traditionally prescriptive codes.

Other Requirements Satisfied (O, W, SL): General Education - Writing in the Disciplines (W)


Most Recently Offered (Day): Fall 2015, Fall 2013
Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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