Wood building materials and fire safety (5 cr)
Code: RA00CQ04-3005
General information
Enrollment
15.08.2020 - 04.09.2020
Timing
24.08.2020 - 18.12.2020
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Campus
Kotka Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Construction Engineering
Teachers
- Jani Pitkänen
Teacher in charge
Jani Pitkänen
Groups
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RAKT19SPConstruction engineering, full-time studies
Objective
You will feel the wood products used in construction for example. manufacturing techniques, standard and storage of container, strength grading, grades and are CE marked.
You will be able to use the products of construction processes.
You can apply rules and instructions on the construction process.
Content
Knowledge of basic (core content)
What are emollients derived from the log and their processed products?
What are the NR products?
What are glued products (eg. LVL, CLT and glulam)?
What are board products?
What are the logs?
What are the other wood-based products (eg. isolations, papers, etc.)?
What are the fire loads?
What are the classes of fire in buildings and fire departments?
By what means the outbreak and development of the fire shall be limited to?
Complementary knowledge
What type of fasteners used in wood construction?
What are the connectors?
What are other than wood-based heat insulation?
What products are used to underlay?
What products are used in air and vapor barrier?
How to prevent the spread of fire to other buildings?
How to ensure the preservation of the structures of load-bearing capacity in case of fire?
What is a functional fire design?
Specialist knowledge
What are the vibration dampers and where to use them?
How to ensure the event of a fire exit?
How do you treat the information the authorities in the event of a fire?
What type of fire-fighting equipment is in use?
Evaluation scale
1-5