Fire Protection of StructuresLaajuus (3 ECTS)

Objective

The student is expected to know
- the regulations concerning fire safety of buildings and structures
- the fire properties of different materials
- the fire protective mechanisms of fire redardant paints and other fire retardants
- the safety and environmental effects of fire retardants
- experimental methods for studying the fire properties of materials and the effects of retardants
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The student is expected to be able to
- define the need of fire protection and the proper protection method
- perform the fire protection design of steel structures by pc-programs
- study the properties of fire retardants

Content

The target of fire safety
Structural fire safety
Laws and regulations of fire protection in different building types
Principles of fife safety design
Fire resistance properties of different materials; steel, wood, concrete, plastics and textiles
Fire protection methods; structural fire protection and use of fire retardants (plates, spraying or painting)
Fire protection of different structural materials
Fire protection paints and their fire protection mechanisms
Requirements of fire redardant painting
Safety and environmental effects of fire retardants
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Statistic of fire deaths in different countries
The health damaging effects of gases born from burning materials
Temperature development in fire room and in different materials
Temperature development of unprotected and fire protected steel structure in standard fire
Behaviour of wood in fire
Requirements of fire retardants for plastics and textiles
Requirements of fire properties of materials used in ships

Qualifications

Surface Treatment of interiors
Corrosion Protection Painting

Further information

Lectures, laboratory assignments, individual research, visit VTT Fire laboratory