ENFP 416 - Problem Synthesis and Design (3 credits)
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Prerequisites:
- Permission from the Instructor.
- Senior Standing.
Textbooks:
- None.
Course Description:
- Techniques and procedures of problem orientation and solution design utilizing logical and numerical procedures. Student development of research projects in selected areas.
Course Objectives:
- To learn how to integrate knowledge from a number of Fire Protection Engineering courses at an advanced level.
- To introduce students to a "professional" way of thinking and attacking a problem.
- The product of the course effort is an independently created analysis of the problem delivered through professional quality written and oral presentations.
Topics Covered:
- Distinctions between Scientific and Engineering analysis.
- Professional Responsibility.
- Experimental design.
- Report development for Non-engineering clients.
- Student topics:
- Microbiological corrosion of Sprinkler pipes.
- Validation of test methodologies on new materials.
- Engineering reconstruction of fire development.
- Physical modeling of smoke movement.
- Effect of toxics on exit behavior.
- Relationship between structural design and fire department operations.
- Public perception of fire safety and its relationship to engineering design.
Grading:
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