The Fire Safety Engineering Group (FSEG) is pleased to present the Principles and Practice of Evacuation Modelling short course, for all those involved in Fire Safety Engineering.
School of Computing & Mathematical Sciences
Date: 28 November - 02 December 2022
Duration: One week
Location: Online | Distance Learning
| Learning mode | Live lectures | Live tutorials | Recorded lectures | Recorded tutorials | Additional material provided | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Face to face | Yes, full set of PPEM/PPFM lectures (classroom delivery) | Yes, full set of PPEM/PPFM tutorials (classroom delivery) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Group project (and courseworks if doing an MSc) |
| Online distance learning | Yes, selected PPEM/PPFM lectures (online delivery) | Yes, selected PPEM/PPFM tutorials (online delivery) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Individual project (and courseworks if doing an MSc) |
| Pre-recorded theoretical material | No | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| Pre-recorded course material | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Fire Safety Science and Engineering is concerned with the efficient protection of life and property. To achieve this aim it relies heavily on mathematical modelling. This short course examines the role of mathematical evacuation models in fire safety science and in particular their formulation, limitations, application and interpretation of model predictions.
Who should attend?
These courses are aimed at all sectors of the building industry - building engineers, architects, fire safety engineers/consultancies and the regulatory authorities.
Aims
- To introduce human psychological response to fire.
- To introduce human physiological response to fire products.
- To introduce the concepts and limitations of evacuation modelling.
- To familiarise students with software used in the computer simulation of evacuation.
Learning Outcomes
On completion of the short course, those participating should:
- be familiar with the range of human psychological and physiological responses to fire;
- be familiar with evacuation model assumptions;
- have an understanding of the capabilities and limitations of evacuation modelling software;
- be able to use egress software to assess the evacuation performance of a structure under fire conditions;
- be able to interpret model predictions.
Indicative Content
Behavioural response of occupants to evacuation, people movement through smoke, evacuation time criteria, human behaviour on stairs, flow models, current evacuation models, building-EXODUS evacuation model, FED toxicity models.
Main Activities
Concepts and techniques will be introduced and demonstrated in seminars. Those attending will gain experience in using the methods in "hands-on" tutorial and workshop sessions.
Social Events
A course dinner will take place on the Tuesday of the course week in a local Greenwich restaurant.
Specific pre-requisites
This short course is intended for those in the fire safety profession i.e. safety consultants, safety officers, architects, engineers, fire brigade officers, etc. Those attending are expected to be able to use PC Windows and operate a PC.
A detailed timetable will be available shortly.
Course Fees
Course fees are detailed in the table below. A discount is given to course places sponsored by the Fire Brigade or a Local Council. A further discount applies when registering 8 weeks before the start of the course.
Fees include lecture material and notes, lunches, morning and afternoon tea/coffee and the course dinner. Delegates will also be provided with a 1 month trial licence for EXODUS and/or SMARTFIRE.
| Non-Fire Brigade/Council | £1,100 |
| Early Registration | £1,000 |
| Fire Brigade/Council | £950 |
| Early Registration | £900 |
| Assessment for PPEM course (optional) | £100 |
| Online Distance Learning Version | £1,000 |
| Early Registration / Online Version | £900 |
Refund policy for cancellation by delegates
- Up to 4 weeks before start of course: no refund
- Up to 8 weeks before start of course: 50% refund
- Over 8 weeks before start of course: 75% refund
All fees must be paid before the commencement of the course.
The University of Greenwich reserves the right to change the above arrangements. Full refund will be given in the unlikely event of cancellation of the course by the University of Greenwich, but cancellation by delegates will incur penalty (see refund policy above).
Booking
To register your interest email: fsegadmin@gre.ac.uk.
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