Structural Fire Engineering
This course is focused on the design and assessment of structures subjected to fire. The course material emphasizes a 3-phase approach to structural-fire engineering: (1) fire modeling, (2) heat transfer modeling, and (3) structural modeling. Students will become familiar with both current prescriptive approaches to structural-fire engineering and emerging performance-based design approaches. Students will be able to appreciate several important topics related to performance of structures under the effect of fires.
Topics
- The main goal of this course is to provide a background on the design and assessment of structures subjected to fire. The course material emphasizes a 3-phase approach to structural-fire engineering: (1) fire modeling, (2) heat transfer modeling, and (3) structural modeling.
- Students will become familiar with both current prescriptive approaches to structural-fire engineering and emerging performance-based design approaches. Students will be able to appreciate several important topics related to performance of structures under the effect of fires.
Official catalogue course objectives and student learning outcomes
Prerequisites & course information
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Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027