| Week |
Class topic |
Reading due |
Film/video |
Assignments |
1
Aug.28 |
Conflagration: historical overview |
n/a |
Wrath of God; Escape [excerpts] |
#1: Urban or building fire case study.
Due Oct. 2, 2006. |
2
Sept.4 |
Single-building fireproofing: historical overview |
Use and Occupancy, ch.3, IBC |
Engineering Disasters (MGM) [24 min]
Beverly Hills Supper Club [15 min] |
3
Sept.11 |
Chicago fire 1871 |
Special Requirements, ch.4, IBC |
In Old Chicago |
4
Sept.18 |
Fire science |
Heights and Areas, ch.5, IBC |
Flashover [15 min], backdraft & smoke [16 min] |
5
Sept.25 |
Tactics: Detection and communication |
Construction Types, ch.6, IBC |
Fire: Countdown to disaster [17 min]
High-rise fires [18 min] |
6
Oct.2 |
High-rise Hollywood fires |
Fire-Resistance-Rated Construction, ch.7, IBC |
Towering Inferno |
| 7 |
Fall break/ no class Oct.9 |
8
Oct.16 |
Smoke and water |
Impact of Building Code Changes |
Smoke control technology [8 min]
Fire power [17 min] |
#2: Mixed occupancy case study.
Due Oct. 30, 2006. |
| Thurs. Oct.19 2:30pm |
alarms, controls, detection, smoke |
White Hall field trip: meeting point to be determined |
9
Oct.23 |
Tactics: compartmentation and assemblies |
Interior finishes, ch.8, IBC |
Intelligent building response (NIST) |
10
Oct.30 |
Fire and politics |
Fire protection systems, ch.9, IBC |
Backdraft |
11
Nov.6 |
Tactics: Egress |
Means of egress, ch.10, IBC |
Structural members [35 min?] |
Final project: analysis of fire safety elements.
Due Dec.14, 2006. |
12
Nov.13 |
Case study: WTC |
NIST final report (Part I) |
WTC: Building on Ground Zero [52 min] (in class)
World Trade Center, on campus Nov.9, 10, or Nov. 13 (outside of class: see Cornell Cinema schedule) |
13
Nov.20 |
Danger to firefighters |
NIST final report (Part II) |
Ladder 49 |
14
Nov.27 |
Dorm fires |
FEMA: Alcohol and Fire |
Campus fire safety [selections from "Campus Fire Safety" DVD produced by campusfire.org] |
| E |
Final project due Thursday, Dec. 14, 2006, 7:00 pm |
