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EG502C: BLAST AND FIRE RESISTANT STRUCTURES (2019-2020)

Last modified: 25 Sep 2019 09:58


Course Overview

Hydrocarbon fires and explosions produce extreme loading on structures. The purpose of this course is to develop the ability to design structural components to operate effectively in fire and blast loading scenarios in order to promote safety.  Fundamental principles and concepts are covered to provide the essential physical understanding of a structure’s behaviour at high temperatures or under dynamic loading. Simple models are used to assess the loading that results from fires and explosions. Industrial standards and design guidelines are explained.

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Session First Sub Session Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Henry Tan

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Any Postgraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

The purpose of this course is to develop the ability to design structural components to operate effectively in fire and blast loading scenarios in order to promote safety. Fundamental principles and concepts are covered to provide the essential physical understanding of a structure’s behaviour at high Temperatures or under dynamic loading. Industrial standards and design guidelines are explained. Both active and passive safety measures are covered as are the hazards associated with e.g. smoke and heat. Topics include: Introduction to fire and explosion science. Heat transfer. Waves in air, water and solids. The dynamic deformation and failure of solids and structures. Estimation of explosion overpressures. Material and structural performance in fire and high-rate loading. Fire resistant design of structures. Practical applications of fire and explosion engineering. An introduction to Fire and Explosion Hazard Management.

This course is delivered online, where the students will access the teaching content via the web in 5 blocks at 2-3 week intervals. The course tutor will have scheduled times of delivery on the on-line forum, as well as contact via email.


Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 31 August 2023 for 1st half-session courses and 22 December 2023 for 2nd half-session courses.

Summative Assessments

Exam

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Whole-class feedback will be provided for both coursework assignments and tutorial questions via MyAberdeen Model answers and marking schemes are provided for selected coursework, tutorial questions and past exam papers. Discussion boards on MyAberdeen are employed for both general queries and specific difficulties associated with problem solving and exam preparation.

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Formative Assessment

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Resit Assessments

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