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Building Behaviour in Bushfires (EVSC90023)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
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Overview
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This subject covers the fundamentals of how domestic buildings respond to bushfire in a planned environment context. Working from the science fundamentals through to the policy and legislation frameworks that tackle bushfire risk mitigation through to building design. With successful completion of the course, students will be well equipped to judge and implement design solutions within the scope of Victorian building regulations relating to bushfire risk management.
Building behavior in bushfires requires some critical background knowledge in order to be effectively taught, with pre-requisite subjects Patterns and Processes of Landscape Fire and Bushfire Urban Planning. An improved understanding of the broader range of values that are inevitably considered in bushfire urban design will be better addressed in this subject when the subject Bushfire Planning and Management is completed prior to beginning this subject.
Intended learning outcomes
Objectives. By the end of the subject students should:
- Have an understanding of building performance and compliance within a planned environment;
- Have an understanding of the assumptions and complementarity of building and planning measures in achieving acceptable levels of bushfire risk management;
- Have an understanding of how regulations tackle quantification of the mechanisms of interaction between bushfires and building envelope;
- Have an understanding of building legislation in Victoria including history, tiers of government, agencies and the roles of the Building Commission, municipal building surveyors and private building surveyors;
- Be introduced to the role and process of performance-based codes and solutions;
- Be knowledgeable of processes of building regulation and permits;
- Be able to carry out bushfire attack assessments and prepare a report to submit to the relevant building surveyor;
- Have a sound understanding of construction and testing requirements under relevant building codes for fire-prone environments;
- Be introduced to a broader context of bushfire urban interface risk issues.
Last updated: 11 October 2023
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
It is recommended that students have previously completed the following subjects:
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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FRST90025 | Patterns and Processes of Landscape Fire | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EVSC90022 | Bushfire Urban Planning | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 11 October 2023
Assessment
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
September
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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In- class tests/quizzes (1000 words in total) throughout intensive (20%)
| Throughout the teaching period | 20% |
Literature review (1500 words) due prior to commencement of intensive (30%)
| Due prior to the commencement of the intensive | 30% |
Final written assignment (2500 words) due 3 weeks after completion of intensive (50%)
| 3 Weeks after the end of teaching | 50% |
Last updated: 11 October 2023
Dates & times
- September
Principal coordinator Trent Penman Coordinator Alex Filkov Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 18 August 2020 Pre teaching requirements During the pre-teaching period, students will be required to read materials provided via LMS. Teaching period 7 September 2020 to 11 September 2020 Last self-enrol date 21 August 2020 Census date 7 September 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 25 September 2020 Assessment period ends 16 October 2020
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 11 October 2023
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 11 October 2023