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OFFICE OF THE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND PROVOST
July 13,2012
MEMORANDUM
TO:
FROM:
Darryll Pines
Dean, A. James Clark School of Engineering
Elizabeth Beise
Associate Provost for Academic Planning and Programs
SUBJECT: Proposal to Modify the Curriculum of the B.S. in Fire Protection Engineering
(PCC log no. 11052)
At its meeting on April 6, 2012, the Senate Committee on Programs, Curricula, and
Courses approved your proposal to modify the Bachelor of Science in Fire Protection
Engineering. A copy of the approved proposal is attached.
The change is effective Fall 2012. The School should ensure that the change is fully described in the Undergraduate Catalog and in all relevant descriptive materials, including the program's four-year plan (contact Lisa Kiely at lkiely@umd.edu for more information), and that all advisors are informed.
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Enclosure cc: David Salness, Chair, Senate PCC Committee
Sarah Bauder, Office of Student Financial Aid
Reka Montfort, University Senate
Erin Howard, Office of Information Technology
Donna Williams, Institutional Research & Planning
Anne Turkos, University Archives
Linda Yokoi, Office of the Registrar
Robert Gaines, Undergraduate Studies
William Fourney, A. James Clark School of Engineering
Jim Milke, Fire Protection Engineering

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Revised curriculum in Fire Protection Engineering (FPE).
The exit interviews, teaching evaluations individual conversations with our students and feedback from the department Curriculum Advisory Committee (CAC) provided the motivation for this curriculum revision. Based on this feedback, a recurring theme emerged: the need for more experiences involving the Fire Dynamics Simulator software (FDS, developed at NIST for modeling fire events).
The faculty ofthe department discussed this issue at length and concluded that the use of
FDS without significant knowledge of the fundamentals of fire dynamics and modeling would be a misleading activity within the curriculum. An attempt to model a fire scenario without significant expertise in the fundamentals of fire dynamics and some basic understanding of modeling was not going to be part of the curriculum. On the other hand, the need for more experiences with FDS was recognized as a legitimate aspiration and requirement for the curriculum, especially after the decision of the Society of Fire Protection
Engineers to emphasize performance-based design.
To provide the needed training within the framework of adequate fundamental preparation, the curriculum required a substantial overhaul. This revision involved a staged implementation to avoid disruption of the course plan for students moving through the program. Five major elements were considered key in this revision:
• In the second semester of the senior year, a new course dedicated to FDS would be introduced, and a performance-based design experience would replace the existing capstone design experience. The capstone design is taught by instructors with relevant background under the coordination of the chair and associate chair of the department.
• The fundamentals in fire dynamics and fire modeling would be moved to the first semester of the senior year supported by the thermo fluid engineering fundamental courses, while preserving a rational flow of prerequisites. As a result of this change, thermodynamics and fluid mechanics are moved to the second semester of the sophomore year to allow for heat and mass transfer to be offered in the first semester of the junior year and the fire assessment methods and laboratory in the second semester of the junior year.
• The suppression, detection and alarm sequence also needed a complete revision in part to make room for the adjustments in the sophomore year for the thermodynamics and fluid mechanics courses.
• An introduction of smoke control systems is included in the senior year following the encouragement of the CAC given changes in the field.
• An overview of evacuation and tenability analyses is included in the senior year following the encouragement of the CAC given changes in the field.
Moving thermodynamics and fluid mechanics into the sophomore year also implied that a more targeted offering of these topics had to be implemented. All of these courses had to be reorganized. With this new approach, students would have an opportunity to absorb the fundamentals and be ready for a constructive and well-grounded experience in modeling and

analysis of fire scenarios in the senior year. The details of this plan were discussed at great length by the faculty and with the CAC on several occasions and resulted in the following plan.
A major review of the curriculum was performed between 2006 and 2008 leading to the following changes and subsequent implementation of the changes.
1. Reorganization of the Engineering Fundamental Sequence in Thermal Science
Starting in fall 2011, Thermodynamics is offered by the Keystone Program as ENES 232. The treatment of first and second law will be complemented with applications to processes relevant to fire, including gas mixtures, combustion, liquid-vapor equilibrium, and liquid mixtures.
Fluid mechanics is offered within the department as ENFP 300. More emphasis is placed on hydraulic network computations" A first experience with MATLAB is proposed in the midterm take-home exam, in which a sprinkler hydraulic system is designed. Classic fundamentals, as well as applications, are balanced in this offering, ensuring that students have a clear understanding of the elements that will be recurrent in their FPE professional environment.
Heat and mass transfer (ENFP 312) will be augmented with a significant computational experience with MATLAB in preparation for similar activities in fire dynamics (ENFP 415) and in fire modeling (ENFP 425 and 426) to follow. The course content will be streamlined and focused to those applications relevant to the fire problem. Issues associated with sprinkler thermal activation, structural fire protection, water-fire-plume interactions, and other relevant applications will be covered. To date, only fluid mechanics and heat transfer are offered within the department.
As part of the thermal science sequence and the increasing use of MATLAB in these courses, a required MATLAB course is also proposed for the sophomore year so that students will have an introduction to the use of the software prior to entry into the thermal science sequence of courses provided by the department.
2. Extension and Reorganization of Fire Alarm and Suppression System Topics
Two courses in suppression will be offered. Aqueous-based fire suppression is currently offered as sprinkler design (ENFP 310). The current fire alarm and special hazards course will be offered for the last time in spring 2011 and will be replaced in spring 2013 with advanced suppression (ENFP 410), which will focus on non-aqueous agents in addition to providing advanced insight to complement the sprinkler design course. The alarm portion of the course will be moved to a new course in smoke management that will be offered starting in spring 2012 as ENFP 489M, and in spring 2013 as ENFP 440.
3. Introduction of Additional Fire Modeling Experiences
New course content has been implemented for the former capstone design course, which now focuses on the utilization of industry standard code for fire modeling. Presently students are engaged in the solution of fire protection, design-based problems utilizing the NIST FDS

software. This course was first offered in spring 2010. The new course is labeled ENFP 426.
The former capstone design course was offered for the last time in spring 2009 and has been replaced with the performance-based design course, called Risk-Informed Performance Based
Design, ENFP 411.
4. Reorganization of the Capstone Design Course, ENFP 411
Starting in spring 2010, ENFP 411 has become the capstone design course. This course addresses in detail performance-based design processes for the fire protection engineering profession. To provide the most credible experience, students are led through the capstone design experience by professionals with top credentials in this area.
4. Incorporation of an advanced :life safety course, ENFP 413
An advanced life safety course has been offered in the past as an ENFP 489 course (in the spring of2012 the course is listed as ENFP 489G). A recent survey of professional engineers has identified that life safety analyses comprise a significant segment of fire protection engineering.
As such, the department's CAC recommended that this course be included as a required course rather than as an elective. This course includes aspects of evacuation analyses, tenability analyses and human behavior. The course will include a combination of assignments, including the use of state-of-the-art computer simulations and a project (as well as two examinations).
The present and proposed curricula for fire protection engineering are provided on the following two pages. Two versions of the proposed curriculum for fire protection engineering are provided, one including the CORE requirements, and the other reflecting the new general education course requirements.

Current Curriculum,
, Freshman Year
CORE
CHEM 135
MATH 140, 141
ENES 100
ENES 102
PHYS 161
ENFP 108 (optional)
CORE Program Requirements
Genercll Chemistry for Engineers
Calculus I, II
Introduction to Engineering Design
Mechanics I
General Physics: Mechanics and Particle Dynamics
Hot Topics in Fire
Total
Sophomore Year
CORE
MATH 240/MATH 241
MATH 246
PHYS 260,261
PHYS 270, 271
ENES 221
ENES 220
ENFP 250
ENFP 255
CORE ProQram Requirements
Linear AIQebra or Calculus III
Differe:ntial Equations
General Physics: Vibration, Waves, Heat, Elect. ..
General Physics: Electrodynamics, Light, Relativity ...
Dynamics
Mechanics II
Introduction to Life Safety Analysis
Fire Alarm and Special Hazards Design
Total
Junior Year
CORE
ENES 232
ENFP 300
ENFP 310
ENFP 312
ENFP 320
ENFP 350
Approved Elective
Elective
CORE Program Requirements
Thermodynamics
Fire Protection Fluid Mechanics
Water Based Fire Protection Systems Design
Heat and Mass Transfer
Fire )I.ssessment Methods and Laboratory
Professional Development Seminar
Approved Electives (STAT, ENFP, ENXX)
General Elective - see advisor for details
Total
Senior Year
CORE
ENFP 405
ENFP411
ENFP 415
ENFP 425
ENFP 416
Approved Elective
CORE Program Requirements
Structural Fire Protection
Fire Hisk Assessment
Fire Dynamics
Fire Modeling
Problem Synthesis and DesiQn
Approved Electives (STAT. ENFP, ENXX)
Total
Fall
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
1
14
3
4
17
3
3
3
3
16
3
3
3
3
3
15
Spring
6
4
3
3
16
3
3
4
3
3
16
4
1
3
3
16
3
3
3
3
3
6
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Freshman Year
ENGL 101
CORE
CHEM 135
MATH 140, 141
ENES 100
ENES 102
PHYS 161
ENFP 101 (optional)
English Composition
CORE Program Requirements
General Chemistry for EnQineers
Calculus I, II
Introduction to EngineerinQ DesiQn
Mecharnics I
General Physics: Mechanics and Particle Dynamics
Hot Topics in Fire
Total
Fall
3
3
4
3
1
14
Sophomore Year
CORE
MATH 246
MATH 240/MATH 241
MATH 206
PHYS 260, 261
ENES 232
ENES 221
ENES 220
ENFP 250
ENFP 300
CORE Program Requirements
Differential Equations
Linear AIQebra or Calculus III
IntrodUiction to MATLAB
General Physics: Vibration, Waves, Heat, Elect. ..
Thermodynamics
Dynamics
Mechanics II
Introduction to Life Safety Analysis
Fire Protection Fluid Mechanics
Total
3
3
1
4
3
3
17
Junior Year
CORE
ENFP 310
ENFP 312
ENFP 320
ENFP 350
ENFP 440
Approved Elective
Elective
CORE Program Requirements
Water Based Fire Protection Systems DesiQn
Heat and Mass Transfer
Fire Assessment Methods and Laboratory
Professional Development Seminar
SmokE~ ManaQement and Fire Alarm Systems
Approved Electives (STAT, ENFP, ENXX)
General Elective
Total
3
3
3
3
3
15
Senior Year
ENGL 393
ENFP 405
ENFP 411
ENFP 413
ENFP 415
ENFP 425
ENFP 426
ENFP 410
Approved Elective
Technical Writing
Structural Fire Protection
Risk-Informed Performance Based DesiQn
Advanced Life Safety Analysis
Fire Dynamics
Enclosure Fire ModelinQ
Computational Methods in FPE
Advanced Fire Suppression
Approved Electives (STAT, ENFP, ENXX)
3
3
3
3
3
Total 15
Spring
6
4
3
3
16
3
4
3
3
3
6
15
4
1
3
3
14
3
3
3
16
3

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Freshman Year
ENGL 101
Gen Ed
CHEM 135
MATH 140, 141
ENES 100
ENES 102
PHYS 161
ENFP 101 (optional)
English Composition
General Education Requirements
General Chemistry for Engineers
Calculus I, II
Introduction to Enqineerinq Desiqn
Mechanics I
General Physics: Mechanics and Particle Dynamics
Hot Topics in Fire
Total
Fall
3
3
4
3
1
14
Sophomore Year
Gen Ed
Gen Ed
MATH 246
MATH 240/MATH 241
MATH 206
PHYS 260, 261
ENES 232
ENES 221
ENES 220
ENFP 250
ENFP 300
General Education Requirements
Oral Communication
Differential Equations
Linear Algebra or Calculus III
Introduction to MATLAB
General Physics: Vibration, Waves, Heat, Elect. ..
Thermodynamics
Dynamics
Mechanics II
Introduction to Life Safety Analysis
Fire Protection Fluid Mechanics
Total
3
3
1
4
3
3
17
Junior Year
Gen Ed
ENFP 310
ENFP 312
ENFP 320
ENFP 350
ENFP 440
Approved Elective
Elective
General Education Requirements
Water Based Fire Protection Systems Design
Heat and Mass Transfer
Fire Assessment Methods and Laboratory
Professional Development Seminar
Smokl~ Management and Fire Alarm Systems
Approved Electives (STAT, ENFP, ENXX)
General Elective
Total
3
3
3
3
3
15
Senior Year
ENGL 393
ENFP405
ENFP411
ENFP 413
ENFP 415
ENFP 425
ENFP 426
ENFP 410
Approved Elective
Technical Writinq
Structural Fire Protection
Risk-Informed Performance Based Design
Advanced Life Safety Analysis
Fire Dynamics
Enclosure Fire Modeling
Computational Methods in FPE
Advanced Fire Suppression
Approved Electives (STAT, ENFP, ENXX)
3
3
3
3
3
Total 15
Spring
6
4
3
3
16
3
4
4
1
3
3
14
3
3
3
6
15
3
3
3
16
3

A listing of the fully implemented new curriculum follows. This list includes only the courses offered within the department.
Freshman year
ENFP108 Hot Topics in Firt~ Protection
Sophomore year
ENFP250 Introduction to Liife Safety Analysis
ENFP300 Fire Protection Fluid Mechanics
Junior year
ENFP310 Water Based Fire Protection System Design
ENFP312 Heat and Mass Transfer
ENFP320 Fire Assessment Methods and Laboratory
ENFP350 Professional Development Seminar
ENFP440 Smoke Management and Fire Alarm Systems
Senior year
ENFP405 Structural Fire Protection
ENFP410 Advanced Fire Suppression
ENFP411 Risk-Informed Performance Based Design
ENFP413 Advanced Life Safety Analysis
ENFP415 Fire Dynamics
ENFP425 Enclosure Fire Modeling
ENFP426 Computational Methods in FPE
The implementation of these chcmges spans a period of five academic years to enable moving a number of courses from one semester to the other, instituting changes within existing courses and creating new courses. In tht~ initial transition years, the principal change involved altering the semester in which some courses were offered (ENFP undergraduate courses are offered once per academic year given the faculty resources available).
The changes in existing courses have transpired in small steps. An outline of these changes in
ENFP 411 and 416 is included in the following two bullets:
• ENFP 411 previously addressed hazard and risk analysis concepts such as are used in performance based design. The change was first made to make the emphasis of the course performance-bast:d design, and then secondly to identify the class as the capstone course.
• ENFP 416 was initially altered to make the capstone design experience one that included the use of advanced computer modeling. Once the capstone label was moved to the
ENFP 411 course, the emphasis of ENFP 416 was placed on modeling. ENFP 416 now is proposed to be renumbered as ENFP 426.
In summary, a timeline for the implementation of the changes follows:

Academic year 2008-09: The old curriculum is fully implemented
ENFP411 Fire Risk Assessment is offered for the last time with the old content
ENFP416 Problem Synthesis and Design is offered for the last time as capstone design experience
ENFP425 Fire Modeling is offered in the spring for the last time
Academic year 2009-10: First transition year
ENFP3l2 Heat and Mass Transfer is offered for the last time in the spring
ENFP320 Fire Assessment Methods and Laboratory is offered for the last time in the fall
ENFP4l1 Fire Risk Assessment is offered for the first time as capstone design experience
ENFP416 Problem Synthesis and Design is offered for the first time as fire modeling experience
ENFP425 Fire Modeling is offered in the fall for the first time
Academic year 2010-11: Second transition year
ENFP255 Fire Alarm and Special Hazard is offered for the last time
ENFP300 Fire Protection Fluid Mechanics is offered for the last time in the fall
ENFP310 Water Based Fire Protection Systems Design is offered for the last time in the sprIng
ENFP320 Fire Assessment Methods and Laboratory is offered for the first time in the spring
Academic year 2011-12: Third transition year
ENES232 Thermodynamics is offered for the first time
ENFP300 Fire Protection Fluid Mechanics is offered for the first time in the spring
ENFP312 Heat and Mass Transfer is offered for the first time in the fall
ENFP489L Advanced Fire Suppression is offered for the first time
ENFP489M Smoke Manag(~ment and Fire Alarm Systems is offered
Academic year 2012-13: Fourth transition year
Moving forward, the new curriculum is fully implemented, with
ENFP 489L to become ENFP 410
ENFP489M to become ENFP 440
ENFP 416 to become ENFP 426
ENFP 413 offered
Changes were initiated prior to the formal submittal of the proposal because of an unexpected retirement of one faculty and another decreasing his involvement to half-time.
The new program will apply to all freshmen students entering in the fall 2012 semester. New benchmarks will be established for all freshmen students entering in the fall 2012 semester as follows:

The goal of the Student Academic Success-Degree Completion Policy is to promote undergraduate student success. Engineering students requesting major changes within the Clark School of Engineering will be required to satisfy benchmarks and demonstrate completion of the new degree in a timely manner prior to having their major changed.
Failure to satisfy any of the academic benchmarks will result in students having to change their major for not complying with the Student Academic Success Policy.
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For all freshmen students enrolled in the fall 2012 semester and later and for external and internal transfer students entering in fall 2014 or later, the following policies will be applied. For existing students and all internal and external transfer students until fall 2014, they will be given the opportunity to switch to the new set of requirements. For any student interesting in switching

to the new curriculum who has allready taken PHYS 270 and 271 or ENFP 255, these courses will be counted as Approved Elel~tives.
Alternatively, students will be permitted to remain in the existing curriculum and be able to enroll in the new ENFP courses, ENFP 410, 413 and 440 as approved electives. For the new course content of these courses (including the portion of old ENFP 255 course) will be instituted in the 2013-2014 academic year. Until then, the courses will be taught following past syllabi for these courses which have been stand-alone upper level electives taught in the department with the ENFP 489 course designation. Students have already been taking the ENFP 411 and ENFP
416 courses with the revised course content, so no transition is needed for those proposals. For students remaining in the existing curriculum, the Benchmarks are presented on the following page:

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DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
Mathematics Building
College Park, Maryland 20742-4015
301-405-5047
TEL
301-314-0827
FAX http://wvw.math.umd.edu/
27 Jan 2012
Prof. Peter Sutherland
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Department of Fire Protection Engineering
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742
Dear Prof. Sunderland,
The Department of Mathematics supports and is prepared for the addition of MATH206 to the Fire Protection Engineering major requirements beginning Fall 2012. We have discussed eventual additional enrollment of 35 students per academic year due to this change, and with your help we will ensure that your students have access to the course.
Good luck with your proposal.
Sincerely,
Brian R. Hunt
Professor and Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies
Phone: 301-405-5056
Email: bhunt@umd. edu

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Department/Program: ENFP
College/School: ENGR
Action: add
VPAC log no.: 1284249
Date initiated: 01/10/12
Unit Code:012025001250101
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Course Prefix and Number: ENFP410
Title: Advanced Fire Supression
Transcript Title: Advanc. Fire Suppression
Credits: Minimum 3 Maximum 3 Repeatable to a maximum of 0 if content differs
Hour commitment per week: Lecture: 3 Internship: Discussion: Laboratory: Seminar:
Can this course be waived through an AP exam?No
Has this course been approved to fulfill a CORE distribution requirement? No
Grading Method: Regular (R) Formerly:
Prerequisite(s): ENFP 250; ENFP 255; ENFP 300; ENFP 310; ENFP 312
Corequisite(s):
Recommended course(s):
Restrictions: Permission of department required.
Crosslisted with:
Shared with: ENFP 653
Credit will be given for only one of the following courses: ENFP 410 or ENFP 653
Will this course be offered at another location or through an alternate delivery method?No
Catalog Description: Analysis of application and theory of fire suppression systems. The key elements of fire suppression systems will be discussed along with how they interact for effective fire suppression design.
Physical mechanisms for a variety of fire suppression approaches will be discussed including hose streams, sprinklers, water mist, foam, clean agents, and chemical agents.
Reason for proposal/comments: New course as part of comprehensive curriculum change.
Proposal affects degree requirements? Yes If so, has PCC proposal been submitted? No
Early Warning Grades: No
Academic Integrity / Honor Pledge: Yes
Inclement Weather Procedures: No
Accomodations for students with disabilities: No
Learning Outcomes: Study fundamental principles, design criteria and installation requirements for fire suppression systems (including detection and alarm); Understand current design procedures and criteria for the above systems, in context of NFPA standards; Learn about computer-aided design software used in design and analysis of fire suppression systems.
Assessment Policy: (2) exams, assignments and project will be required.
Text/Resource Materials: Cote, A.E. (Editor-in-Chief), Fire Protection Handbook (20th edition), National
Fire Protection Association, Quincy, MA, 2008.
SFPE Handbook of FIre Protection Engineering (4th Edition), Society of Fire Protection Engineers, Bethesda,
MD, 2008.
Course Pedagogy and Format: Mechanisms of fire extinguishment, evaluation of the fire extinguishing agents, extinguishing agent system applications; Types of systems and applications, design methodology, design criteria, calculations, design problems; foam systems; Halon systems; clean agent systems; water mist systems; dry-wet chemical systems.
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Department/Program: ENFP
College/School: ENGR
Action: add
VPAC log no.: 1284869
Date initiated: 01/25/12
Unit Code:012025001250101
ACAF log no.:
Course Prefix and Number: ENFP413
Title: Advanced Life Safety Analysis
Transcript Title: Adv Life Safety Analysis
Credits: Minimum 3 Maximum 3 Repeatable to a maximum of 0 if content differs
Hour commitment per week: Lecture: 3 Internship: Discussion: Laboratory: Seminar:
Can this course be waived through an AP exam?No
Has this course been approved to fulfill a CORE distribution requirement? No .
Grading Method: Standard Undergraduate Formerly:
Prerequisite(s): ENFP 250
Corequisite(s):
Recommended course(s):
Restrictions: Permission of the Department
Crosslisted with:
Shared with: ENFP 613
Credit will be given for only one of the following courses:
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Will this course be offered at another location or through an alternate delivery method?No
Catalog Description: Fractional effective dose (FED) methods for predicting time to incapacitation and death of fires for use in fire safety calculations. Physiology and toxicology of the fire effluent components, decomposition chemistry of common materials, standard experimental approaches. Predictive models of material production rates. People movement characteristics related to building evacuation. Formulation and application of evacuation models. Human behavior factors affecting response of people to fire situations.
Reason for proposal/comments: l'Jew course as part of comprehensive curriculum change.
Proposal affects degree requirements? Yes If so, has PCC proposal been submitted? \/
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Early Warning Grades: No Inclement Weather Procedures: No
Academic Integrity / Honor Pledge: Yes Accomodations for students with disabilities: No
Learning Outcomes: 1. Provide a review of the mechanisms whereby people are affected by exposure to toxic effluent components, common fire scenarios causing death and injury to building occupants, examination of individual incidents through fire investigation, trends in fire injury and death statistics, the decomposition chemistry or common materials, standard small and large scale experimental approaches and standards. 2. Review the derivation and application of fractional effective dose (FED) methods for predicting time to incapacitation and death in fires for use in fire safety engineering calculations. 3. Review the formulation and application of evacuation models. 4. Review trends in human behavior and factors which affect the behavior of people in fire situations.
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Text/Resource Materials: SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering, 4th Edition, P.F. DiNenno (ed.)
QUincy: NFPA, 2008 SFPE Engineering Guide to Predictin 1st and 2nd degree skin burns.
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ENFP 413 (3 credits) COURSE SYLLABUS
Instructor:
Jim Milke, Room 3104F, 301-405-3995, milke@umd.edu
Course Description: Fractional effective dose (FED) methods for predicting time to incapacitation and death of fires for use in fire safety engineering calculations. Physiology and toxicology of fire effluent components, decomposition chemistry of common materials, standard experimental approaches. Predictive models of material production rates. People movement characteristics related to building evacuation. Formulation and application of evacuation models.
Human behavior factors affecting response of people to fire situations.
Learning Outcomes:
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Provide a review of the mechanisms whereby people are affected by exposure to toxic effluent and heat in fires, including toxicology of fire effluent components, common fire scenarios causing death and injury to building occupants, examination of individual incidents through fire investigation, trends in fire injury and death statistics, the decomposition chemistry or common materials, standard small and large scale experimental approache~s and standards.
Review the derivation and application of fractional effective dose (FED) methods for predicting time to incapacitation and death in fires for use in fire safety engineering calculations.
Review the formulation and application of evacuation models.
Review trends in human behavior and factors which affect the behavior of people in fire situations.
Texts:
SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering, 4 th
Edition, P.J. DiNenno (ed.), Quincy:
NFPA,2008.
SFPE Engineering Guide to Predicting 1st and 2nd Degree Skin Burns
Grading System: Semester gr;ades will be determined according to the following relative weights:
Item
Exam 1
Exam 2
Exam 3
Project
Total
Proportion (%)
25
25
25
25
100
Grade % Points
A
B
C
D
90-100
80-89
70-79
60-69

All assignments are expected to be submitted on or before the announced due date.
Assignments submitted late will be penalized, with exceptions granted if requested before the due date.
Any student with special needs, including extensions for assignments, should see me as soon as the problems or needs arise.
Project:
The deliverable for the 429 projects will be a written report. Reports are due by the beginning of class on May 3. Examples of topics include:
• Review of past fire incident which involved multiple fatalities
• Review of toxicity analysis method, basis for correlations, LC so values
• Review of case study (either actual or hypothetical)
All project topics need to be pre~approved.
Preliminary Outline:
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Course overview; Introduction to life safety concepts
Characteristics of people movement: movement on stairs, level walkways, through doorways, stair design, ergonomics considerations of egress system design
Evacuation time analysis: Components of evacuation time, Transitions, Queues
Basis of evacuation models
Evacuation models: formulation, basis of existing models, evacuation plans
Evacuation models
Exam #1
Perfonnanc~based design concepts; Human behavior: decision-making, response to alarm systems and early fire cues
Spring Break
Reading
SFPE, Ch. 3-12,
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SFPE, Ch. 3-17
Human behavior: wayfinding, factors affecting response SFPE, Ch. 3-11
Physiological and toxicological effects of combustion products: derivation ()f predictive calculation models
PhVsiological and toxicological effects: continued
Tenability analysis methods: FED approach, toxic potency, n-gas mode~1
Hazard calculations
Project presentations
Project presentations
SFPE, Ch. 2-6
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Credits: MInimum 3 Maximum 3 IRepeatable to a maxImum of 0 If content dlff....
Hour commitment per week: Lecture: 3 Intemshlp: Discussion: LBboratory: SeminaI':
CIIn this COUr8e be waived through an AP exam?No
He. this cou.... been approved to fulfill a CORE distribution requirement? No
Gradlna Method: Standard Undergraduate
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CIItIIlog Description: Introductln to computer-based fire modeling: zone modeling and Computational fluid DYnamics CCFO); documentation of Input data, validation and verification tests.
Reason for proposal/comments: ENFP 426 will be the new required course and will replace ENFP 416,
In the uate curriculum.
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Early Warning Grades: No Inclement Weather Procedures: No
Academic Integrity / Honor Pledge: Yes Accomodatlons for students with disabilities: No
Learning Outcomes: Understanding zone and CFD modeling approaches used by professional engineers to simulate fire phenomena; use some of the leading fire modeling software products used by professional engineers to simulate fire phenomena; develop analytical skills for vertification and validation (V&V) of simulation results from fire modeling software; Develop analytical skills for interpretation of simulation results from fire modeling software.
Assessment Policy: 2 examinations, project, miscellaneous assignments.
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Instructor.
Arnaud Trouve
Department of Fire Protection Engineering, University of Maryland
Office: JMP 3104D I Tel: xS-82091 Fax: xS-9383
Email: atrouve@ umd.edu I Web: http://www.fpe.umd.edu
Pre-requisite ENFP 425
Course objectives: ComputationalMetnods in Fire .ltotection Engioeedng
An introduction to computer-based fire modeling: zone modeling and Computational Fluid
Dynamics (CFD); documentation of input data, validation and verification tests.
• Introduction to computer-based fire modeling and comparison between the zone modeling and
CFD modeling approachl~s.
• Verification and Validation testing.
• Introduction to zone modeling software used by professional engineers (CFAST).
• Introduction to CFD modeling software used by professional engineers (FDS).
• Series of case studies: the students use zone and CFD models to simulate different representative fire probll~ms, including configurations featuring smoke transport. fire spread, flashover and under-ventilated fires, thermal radiation transport, fire detection and sprinkler activation.
Course matedai
General material
• Karlsson. R, and Quintiere, J.G., Enclosure Fire .Dyoamic4 CRC Press LLC, 2000
• DiNenno, PJ. (Ed.). S.FPE Haodbbox ofFire .ltotection Engineen'og(4 th
Fire Protection Association. Quincy, MA, 2008.
Edition), National
• Additional j oumal articles. hand-outs
• Power-Point slides used in class
CFAST
• http://fast.nist.gov
• Peacock, R. D., Jones, W. W., Reneke, P. A., Forney G. P. (2008) "CFAST - Consolidated
Model of Fire Growth and Smoke Transport (Version 6) - User's Guide", NIST Special
Publication 1041.
FDS
• http://fire. nist. gov/fds
• McGrattan, K.B., Mc Dermott,
Hostikka, S., and Floyd, J.E., "Fire Dynamics Simulator
(Version 5) - User's Guide," National Institute of Standards and Technology Report NIST
Special Publication 1019-5, Gaithersburg, MD, USA, 2010.

• "Fire Dynamics Simulator (Version 5) Technical Reference Guide, Volume 1:
Mathematical Model; Volume 2: Verification; Volume 3: Validation; Volume 4: Software
Configuration Management Plan" National Institute of Standards and Technology Report
NIST Special Publication 1018-5, Gaithersburg, MD, USA, 2010.
Course gradinG Weekly Assignments (take home computer projects presentations 20%) plus class participation (5%)
50% and in-class plus Final Exam (25%).
Student teams (total 01'19 teams)
Students are asked to self-organize in teams of 2. These teams are formed at the beginning of the term: students will send an email to the instructor to inform him of their decision and formalize the formation of a team (the deadline for sending an email is Tuesday January 31). Note that teams cannot be changed during the term, unless special circumstances are invoked and after consulting with, and permission of the instructor. The 2 students in each team will work together and perform the weekly assignments, submitting joint reports and performing joint in-class presentations.
ABETStudent Outcomes:
• S04: Demonstrated ability to perform in multi-disciplinary or multi-tasking teams.
• S07: Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively through written reports and technical presentations with fire protection engineers and with other relevant professional constituencies
(ARJ. architectural firms, etc).
ABETStudent Outcomes Assess~rnent:
S04: The course provides an introduction to zone modeling and CFD modeling software. It is also a team-based computer-project course that exposes the students to a range of leading fire protection engineering software products and a range of applications to different representative fire problems. The assignments related to the different computer projects are completed collectively (in teams of 2 students) and student performance in Program Outcome (S04) will be determined from the students' ability to formulate a team project plan and collectively execute that plan. Student performance will be quantified by the grades obtained in the team­ based computer projects.
S07: The course provides an introduction to zone modeling and CFD modeling software.
Weekly assignments include both written reports and in-class oral presentations of results obtained in computer projects. Student performance in Program Outcome (S07) will be determined from grading the quality of presentation of the weekly assignments. Achievement level will be quantified using these grades.

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VPAC log no.: 1284269
Date initiated: 01/10/12
Unit Code:012025001250101
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Course Prefix and Number: ENFP440 Transcript Title: Smoke Mgmt & Alarm Syst.
Title: Smoke Management and Fire Alarm Systems
Credits: Minimum 3 Maximum 3 Repeatable to a maximum of 0 If content differs
Hour commitment per week: Lecture: 3 Internship: Discussion: Laboratory: Seminar:
Can this course be waived through an AP exam?No
Has this course been approved to fulfill a CORE distribution requirement? No
Grading Method: Standard Undergrraduate Formerly:
Prerequisite(s): ENFP 300
Corequlslte(s):
Recommended course(s):
Restrictions: Permission of the department required.
Crossllsted with:
Shared with: ENFP 640
Credit will be given for only one of the following courses: PI\.iFP:'4<:fQ rX'
Will this course be offered at another location or through an alternate delivery method?No
Catalog Description: Analysis of h,azard posed by smoke in buildings. Performance characteristics of smoke management systems. Review of analytical design aids. Functional analysis and design of fire detection and alerting systems. Examination and evaluation of code criteria, performance specifications and research.
Reason for proposal/comments: New course as part of comprehensive curriculum change.
Proposal affects degree requirements? Yes If so, has PCC proposal been submitted?
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Early Warning Grades: No Inclement Weather Procedures: No
Academic Integrity / Honor Pledge: Yes Accomodations for students with disabilities: No
Learning Outcomes: Review methods to assess the hazard of smoke in buildings; Review smoke management methods, including smoke control systems and smoke exhaust systems employing natural or mechanical methods; Study current technologies associated with fire alarm and detection systems; Explore fundamental concepts of fire detection and alarm systems design; Review engineering tools to assess the performance of smoke management systems and fire detection and alarm systems.
Assessment Policy: 6ee. A{\ tl..
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Text/Resource Materials: Problem of smoke; Design objectives; Smoke management design approaches; Smoke movement forces; Buoyancy, gas expansion, wind, influence of building systems; Air movement analysis: Leakage and air movement paths in buildings; Network analysis/CONTAM; Smoke management in large spaces; Mechanical venting. natural venting; Fire signatures, detection concepts and principles; Review of current technologies associated with fire detectors; Performance characteristics of heat, smoke and flame detection; alarm system classifications, components, design criteria; Performance characteristics of alerting devices; Fire detection and alarm system evaluation.
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ENFP 440 Smoke Management and Fire Alarm Systems
Course catalog description: Analysis of hazard posed by smoke in buildings.
Performance characteristj(~s of smoke management systems. Review of analytical design aids. Functional analysis and design of fire detection and alerting systems.
Examination and evaluation of code criteria, performance specifications and research.
Prerequisites: Fire Protection Fluid Mechanics (ENFP 300)
Permission of department required.
Textbooks: Klote, J.H. and Milke, J.A., "Principles of Smoke Management," Atlanta:
ASH RAE, 2002.
Learning Outcomes:
• Review methods to ,assess the hazard of smoke in buildings
• Review smoke mam:lgement methods, including smoke control systems and smoke exhaust systems employing natural or mechanical methods.
• Study current technologies associated with fire alarm and detection systems
• Explore fundamental concepts of fire detection and alarm systems design
• Review engineering tools to assess the performance of smoke management systems and fire detection and alarm systems.
Topics covered:
Problem of smoke, Design objectives, smoke management design approaches
Smoke movement forces: Buoyancy, gas expansion, wind, influence of building systems
Air movement analysis: Leakage and air movement paths in buildings, Network analysisiCONTAM
Stairwell pressurization systems and zoned smoke control systems: Means of pressurization, analysis of performance via hand computations and CONTAM
Smoke Management in Largle Spaces: Mechanical venting, natural venting
Fire signatures, detection c01ncepts and principles
Review of current technologies associated with fire detectors
Performance characteristics of heat, smoke and flame detection
Alarm system classifications, components, design criteria
Performance characteristics of alerting devices
Fire detection and alarm system evaluation
Grading Procedure
Examination # 1
Examination #2
Project
Homework
Total
25%
25%
20%
30%
100%

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James A. Milke
Thursday, March 29, 2012 1:16 PM
Michael D Colson
Jenna Dolan
FW: Fire Protection PCC Proposal
Mike,
Please   see   the   response   from   Physics,   below.
Please   let   me   know   if   you   need   any   additional   information.
Jim   Milke,   Ph.D.,   P.E.
Professor   and   Chair
Room   3104B,   JM   Patterson   Building
Department   of   Fire   Protection   Engineering
University   of   Maryland
College   Park,   MD   20742
301   405   3995
From: Drew Baden [ mailto:drew@physics.umd.edu
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Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 3:57 PM
To: Jenna Dolan
Cc: Robert L. Infantino; Andrew R. Baden; James A. Milke; Richard F. Ellis; Thomas Gleason; Thomas D. Cohen; Anne
Suplee
Subject: Re: Fire Protection PCC Proposal
Dear   Dr.
Infantino   and   Dr.
Baden,
The   Department   of   Fire   Protection   Engineering   recently   submitted   a   PCC   proposal   to   modify   their   undergraduate   degree.
The   proposal   requests   the   removal   of   PHYS   270/271   from   their   degree   requirements   starting   this   fall   for   the   incoming   class.
Mike   Colson   would   like   to   place   this   PCC   proposal   on   the   April   agenda,   but   he   recommended   we   speak   with   you   first   to   determine   the   impact,   if   any,   to   your   enrollment.
Do   either   of   you   oppose   this   change?
The   total   undergraduate   enrollment   of   the   Fire   Protection   department   currently   stands   at   125.
The   juniors   and   seniors   have   already   completed   PHYS   270/271   so   the   estimated   impact   to   your   enrollment   would   be   a   reduction   of   20 ‐ 30   students   each   year.
Dr.
Milke,   Chair   of   the   FP   department   has   been   copied   on   this   email   if   you   have   additional   questions.
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Jenna   Dolan
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James   Clark   School   of   Engineering
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