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Program of Architecture (English 30%)

MİM484

FIRE SAFETY AND DESIGN PRINCIPLES IN BUILDINGS

Course Code
MİM484
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
2 + 0
ECTS
4
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS4
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Understand the importance of fire and the need to consider it as an input from the design phase.
  2. Gain knowledge about active and passive fire safety methods.
  3. Become aware of fire safety legislation in our country and around the world, and develop project evaluation skills in accordance with our country's legislation.
  4. Possess the knowledge to apply escape route design principles in their projects, creating solutions that ensure the safe evacuation of people from buildings.
  5. Gain knowledge about escape route and building evacuation modeling programs. Learn that these programs can be used as a monitoring tool.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme Components-
Course DescriptionThe aim of this course is to make students understand the importance of fire safety measures in the design process, to enable them to approach design from this perspective, to acquire this habit, to ensure that they see escape routes as a part of the project from the beginning stage of design, to make them understand the importance of choosing the materials to be used in buildings, and to provide synthesis and analysis about the design principles of buildings. to reach the level of knowledge that they can evaluate and apply in their projects.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week General explanations, Introduction and Basic Concepts.
2nd Week Fire safety from an architectural perspective Architectural fire safety / Importance of fire and fires in the world and in Turkey
3rd Week Active systems in fire safety / Emergency lighting systems, Signage, Detection and warning systems, Fire extinguishing systems
4th Week Passive systems in fire safety / Escape routes
5th Week Fire safety regulations / Presentation assignment
6th Week Fire safety assessment of building materials used in buildings.
7th Week Design of Escape Routes, Scope / Stairs, corridors, passages, exits, doors, etc.
8th Week Assessment of building elements in terms of fire safety / Walls, roofs, floors, facades
9th Week Approach to fires in historical buildings
10th Week High-rise building and facade fires
11th Week Student presentations / Analysis and evaluation of escape routes in a sample building
12th Week Student presentations Continued / Analysis and evaluation of escape routes in a sample building
13th Week General evaluation of the presentations / Midterm Assignment Submission
14th Week Modeling used in evaluating escape routes and evacuations.
15th Week General review and evaluation
Recommended or Required Reading- COTE Arthur E., LINVILLE Jim L:, Fire Protection Handbook, Sixteeneth Edition, NFPA National Fire Protection Association, Quincy,Massachusetts
- EGAN M.David, Concepts In Building Fire Safety, A Wiley-Interscience Publication JOHN WILEY&SONS, Newyork
- Binaların Yangından Korunmsı Hakkında Yönetmelik7486, 19/11/2021Cumhurbaşkanlığı Yönetmeliği
- TEKNİK, Yangın, Mimarlar Odası Ankara Şubesi Teknik Bülteni Sayı 1
- SERTESER N., ÖZGÜNLER M., Tarihi Binaların Yangına Karşı Korunmasında Alınabilecek Bütünleşik Tasarım Önlemleri, 3.Ulusal Yapı Malzemesi Kongresi ve Sergisi, (2006), 324-332.
- EKİNCİ S., ARPACIOĞLU Ü., Yapı Fiziği Açısından Hafif Çelik Sistemlerin Yangın Performansları ve Korunum Teknikleri, 3.Ulusal Yapı Malzemesi Kongresi ve Sergisi, (2006), 357-371.
- SAXON R., Design for Fire Safety, Atrium Buildings Development and Design, The Architectural Press, London, 93-110
- SERTESER N., ÖZGÜNLER M., Yangın Güvenliği Açısından Taşıyıcı Sistemde Malzeme Seçimi, 1.Ulusal Yapı Malzemesi Kongresi ve Sergisi, (2002), 174-184.
- KARS F., Yangının Afete Dönüşmemesinde Mimari Kararların Etkisi, 1.Ulusal Yapı Malzemesi Kongresi ve Sergisi, (2002), 142-153.
- TS 7486, Yangından Korunma - Terimler, Türk Standartları Enstitüsü, Ankara
- NFPA 101, Life Safety Code, National Fire Protection Association, New Orleans, USA,
- NFPA 92 B Guide for Smoke Managment Systems in Mall Atria and Large Areas, Denver, USA (2000)
- NFPA 5000, Building Construction and Safety Code, Minneapols,USA, (2003)
- NFPA, Fire Protection Handbook, 18th edition, Quincy, Massachusetts, USA,(2000)
- NFPA 13, Sprinkler System, D-3 Atriums, USA, (2000)
- The Building Regulations 2000
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Questions/Answers
  • Discussion
  • Presentation
  • Other
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 25
Presentation of Case Study 1 45
Total(%) 70
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 70
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 30
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work 9 2 18
Preparation for Final exam
Course hours 15 2 30
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 20 20
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 3 3
Homework
Presentation (including preperation) 1 30 30
Research 1 10 10
Total Work Load111
Total Work Load / 30 (h)3.7
ECTS Credit of the Course4
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

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