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ETFS 3113 - Building Fire Safety


Credit Hours: (3)

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: General Education - Writing in the Disciplines (W)



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