Instruction Details for Assessment-3

Instruction Details for Assessment-3

Cover page

Note that a University assignment cover sheet is NOT required. Simply provide an attractive report cover page with your group members names and SID, unit name and the report title.

Document formatting requirement:

The font should be Times new roman with a size of 12 pt. The lines should be double spaced. All tables and figures must be captioned and include the source of the table/figure. Any table or figure not captioned with the source may be excluded when marking.

For photos you have taken yourself, include your initials and the photo date in the caption. E.g.

Figure 1: Fire exit door (Photo taken by Hassan 28/5/22)

All photos not taken by you must have info on where you obtained the image. E.g:

Figure 2: Sprinkler system (Photo from Richard Crookes. Photo date 14/07/19)

For snapshots from design drawings, the drawing number must be stated. e.g:

Figure 3: Fire protection system design (Drawing no. S101)

Note that if your reference design documentation is not publicly accessible and you cannot provide a web address, the drawing pdf must also be submitted to support your final report. A supporting documents link is provided in the report folder.

All other images/tables sourced for the report from open literature (publicly texts/websites etc) must include a citation in Harvard WesternSydneyU format. E.g.

Figure 4: Requirement of fire protection system (Miang 2015)

N.B. The assignment report will be marked according to the mark mentioned in below subsections. The total mark for each group member will be with the weight of 75% (Group marks) and 25% (Individual marks).

Outline Details for Assessment 3 (100 Marks)

Contribution Statement

Provide the contribution statement of each student. Depending on the percentage of individual contribution, each group member will receive mark accordingly based on the total mark.

Introduction (10 Marks)

Provide the brief of your selected building (location, number of storeys, structure details (steel structures or concrete structures, etc.,), purpose of building (residential, office, etc.)). Briefly discuss what you observed on your visits.

Note that the mark awarded for the site visits will be based on the quality of the photos included throughout the report. Detailed photos should not be included in this section but instead included throughout the report as required to support discussions.

Fire Safety Systems of an Existing Building (25 Marks)

Brief discussion on fire safety of your selected building

Provide the brief discussion on fire safety used in your selected building

Final Exit

Include the floor diagram including final exit for fire safety (include the snapshot or photos with pointing the final exit). Discuss the requirement of the final exit according to the Australian standard.

Alternative Exit

Show the floor diagram including alternative exit for fire safety (include the snapshot or photos with pointing the final exit). Discuss the requirement of the alternative exit according to the Australian standard

Horizontal Exit and Storey Exit

Discuss the requirement of the horizontal and storey exit according to the AS standard (include snapshots or photos of your selected building). Discuss the requirement of the horizontal and storey exit according to the Australian standard

Exit Route, Travel Distance, Fire Lift Lobby

Write down the measurement of travel distance, exit route and fire lift lobby, also discuss the requirement of this parameters regarding Australian standard.

Passive Fire Protection System Design (20 Marks)

Passive Fire Protection System

Provide a brief summary on the relevant clauses of NCC which relate to passive fire protection include C3.15, C3.2, C3.4, Specification C3.15, Specification C3.4 and Schedule 5.

Compartmentalization of the building

Discuss about the compartmentalization system and their effectiveness regarding fire protection.

Construct a table and tabulate each item (4.1 to 4.2) according to Australian standard using the below table A format (use images with Fig. caption regarding remarks on the table)

Table A: (example )Sl.NoVariables Status Remarks

Compartmentalization

1. Compartment is equipped with fire

retardant doors. Incompatible The building does not use fire retardant doors, except the doors in the emergency stairs.

2. The door used is self-closing door Incompatible Only a few rooms that use self-closing doors.

Active Fire Protection System (20 Marks)

Discuss each system with their technical details and requirement as per Australian standard. (include snapshot or photos of your selected building)

Smoke Detectors

Central Fire Alarm System

Fire Sprinkler System

Construct a table and tabulate each item (5.1 to 5.3) according to AS standard using the below table B format (use images with Fig. caption regarding remarks on the table)

Table B : (example )

Sl.NoVariables Status Remarks

Automatic Sprinkler

1. The distance between sprinklers is not more than 4.6 m and not less than 1.8 m. Incompatible The distance between sprinklers is

4.7 m.

2. The distance between sprinkler and wall is not more than 2.7 m and not less than 1.02 m. Incompatible The distance is about 2.37 m in

average, but there is sprinkler that

is close to the wall.

Fire Fighting Systems (20 Marks)

Discuss each system with their technical details and requirement as per Australian standard. (include snapshot or photos of your selected building)

Fire Hose Reel System

External Hydrant System

Fire Extinguisher of Non-water Based System

Portable Fire Extinguisher

Construct a table and tabulate each item (6.1 to 6.4) according to AS standard using the below table C format (use images with Fig. caption regarding remarks on the table)

Table C : (example )

Sl.NoVariables Status Remarks

Fire Extinguisher

1. The fire extinguisher is equipped with manufacturing label, operating label, fire extinguisher type label, checking label, or inventory label. Incompatible The fire extinguisher is not equipped with checking label/card.

2. The fire extinguisher that is more than 18 kg is installed not more that 1 m from the floor. N/A There is no fire extinguisher more

than 18 kg.

Conclusion (5 Marks)

Discuss the strategic plan of the overall building fire safety. The key issues of the fire safety regarding the building (i.e., what is already in improved condition, whats need to be improved further and, what is absent). Finally give you opinion as a fire safety engineer to improve further or need to take in consideration in near future.

References

References presented in Harvard WSU format