ARCHITECTURE AND FIRE SAFETYE

MİM538

Course Code: MİM538
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 10

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Master's Degree With Thesis

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Assistant Professor Mediha Gültek

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Relates Fire Safety and architectural knowledge with an interdisciplinary approach.
They understand that fire is a huge disaster that causes loss of life and property in buildings, and they gain the ability to design with the awareness of architects' responsibilities in this regard.
Gains the ability to produce rational solutions in design by comparing legislation.
Improves the ability to check the suitability of escape routes using the modeling method.
Develop thinking, researching and writing skills on fire safety.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

This course deals with the phenomenon of fire, fire safety, precautions to be taken to prevent fires, architectural solutions that will enable people to evacuate safely from buildings after a fire breaks out; It discusses regulations, human behaviour, strategies for country studies, legal regulations and planning. The resulting architectural solution suggestions are determined through advanced simulation programs, and the architectural solutions required to take additional precautions in existing buildings are discussed during architectural education, as well as how appropriate buildings should be designed in terms of fire safety in new buildings.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction(Course purpose, content and expectations)
2^nd Week	Fire Safety general concepts
3^rd Week	Architecture and its influence on fire safety
4^th Week	Fire safety regulations. Reading and Discussion 1: Reading and comparisons on fire regulations in Turkey and around the world
5^th Week	Fire safety in building design and construction. Active and passive fire safety measures. Reading and Discussion 2: Discussion of fires that occurred in the world and in Turkey, the causes of fires and their consequences in terms of architecture)
6^th Week	Fire safety within the framework of building materials (structure, construction and finishes) used in building construction. Reading and Discussion 3: Discussion of the materials used in the structure in terms of fire safety
7^th Week	Design of escape routes and establishment of performance criteria. Reading and Discussion 4: Determination of suitability and suggestions based on existing building examples
8^th Week	MIDTERM: Research Paper Submission&Presentation
9^th Week	Methods used in determining escape routes (modeling methods) . Reading and Discussion 5: Research and discussion of existing simulation programs
10^th Week	Discussing the closeness of the results of simulation programs to reality. Reading and Discussion 6: Evaluations based on human behavior: The impact of the criteria based on human behavior on the results of modeling programs
11^th Week	Evaluation of escape routes based on building types . Reading and Discussion 7: Simulations through Sample Projects
12^th Week	Evaluation and Feedback. Presentation 1: Presentation of research articles prepared by students
13^th Week	Evaluation and Feedback. Presentation 2: Presentation of research articles prepared by students
14^th Week	General 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
Problem Solving
Discussion
Questions/Answers
Presentation
Report Preparation

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	20
Assignment	6	30
Presentation of Article	1	20
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	1	3	3
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	13	4	52
Preparation for Final exam
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	35	35
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam
Homework	6	8	48
Presentation (including preperation)	2	10	20
Take-home	6	8	48
Term Project Research	1	60	60
Total Work Load			308
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			10.26
ECTS Credit of the Course			10

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4	LO5
K1	X		X		X
K2	X		X	X
K3				X
K4			X	X
K5
K6
K7	X	X	X
K8
K9
K10			X		X