Fire Safety in Buildings (BCV306D)

Fire Safety in Buildings

Course Code BCV306D 
CIE Marks 50
Teaching Hours/Week (L: T:P: S) 3:0:0:0 
SEE Marks 50
Total Hours of Pedagogy 40 
Total Marks 100
Credits 03 
Exam Hours 03
Examination type (SEE) Theory 

Module-1

Fire: Introduction, Basic concepts of fire protection, Fire as a process of combustion, planning for fire protection, fire resistance Ventilation and fuel controlled fire, process of combustion: flashover condition, effect of fire on construction material, design of fire resistance steel structure, concrete structure 

Module-2

Fire safety: urban planning, escape and refuge, internal planning, detection and suppression Introduction to lift design, design of lift system, expected stop and floor of reversal, different cases, simulation, arrangements and escalators 

Module-3

Introduction to flow system: water supply, constant demand, variable demand and diversity factor, control systems Flow in pipe networks and fixture units, design of water supply distribution system, flow in waste water pipes 

Module-4

Introduction to HVAC: governing equations to HVAC process, numerical problem on HVAC system, psychometric chart, equation based approach Electrical systems: design of electrical systems, intelligent building, life cycle cost and basics of building maintenance, stages of maintenance management, planning for building maintenance, periodicity of maintenance management, estimation of repair cycle, cost profile of maintenance, lamp replacement, building inspection, planned and Ad-hoc maintenance 

Module-5

Condition survey and health evaluation of buildings, diagnosis of building by visual survey, case studies of visual survey, effect of corrosion and alkali aggregate reaction, sampling and choice of test location Non-destructive testing, core strength test, carbonation and chloride measurement, electrical method of progress measurement Repair, rehabilitation, retrofit, periodicity and economics of condition survey, interpretation of test results

Suggested Learning Resources: Books 

1. J A Purkiss, Fire Safety Engineering: Design of Structures, ISBN 13 978-8131220085, Elsevier, 2009 2. V K Jain, Fire Safety in Buildings, ISBN-13 978-938980219, New Age International Private Limited; Third edition, 2020 

3. Fire protection, services and maintenance management of building, NPTEL video lecture, IIT, Delhi 4. Bureau of Indian Standards, " HAND BOOK OF FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS OF BUILDINGS, (SP-41 & SP- 32)", BIS 1987 and 1989. 

5. Markus,T.A. & Morris, E.N., "BUILDING CLIMATE AND ENERGY" Pitman publishing limited. 1980. 

6. Croome,J.D .& Roberts,B.M.,"AIR CONDITIONING AND VENTILATION OF BUILDINGS, VOL-1".Pergamon press. 

7. Building Services Design - T.W.MEVER 

8. Building Engineering & System Design - F.S.MERRIT & J. AMBROSE 

9. SP-35 (1987): Handbook of Water supply & drainage-BIS 

10. N.B.C.-2007 BIS 22.07.2023 22.07.2023 Annexure-II 3 3 

11. Concept of building fire safety - D.EGAN. 

12. Design of fire resisting structures - H.L. MALHOTRA. 

List of reference materials/books/ 

1. An introduction to fire dynamics -D.DRYSDALE 

2. Structural fire protection Edt by T.T.LIE 3. Elevator technology - G.C.BARNEY 4. HEATING VENTILATING AND AIR CONDITIONING Analysis and Design - Faye C. McQuiston and Jerald D. Parker. 5. Building Maintenance Management-R.LEE 6. Developments In Building Maintenance -I.EJ. GIBSON 7. Concrete Structures: materials, Maintenance And Repair D.CAMPBELL,ALLEN & H.ROPER