| Course label : | Polymers and fire resistance |
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| Teaching departement : | CMA / |
| Teaching manager : | Mister FREDERIC CAZAUX |
| Education language : | |
| Potential ects : | 0 |
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| Code and label (hp) : | MR_ISP_S3_PTF - Polymères et tenue au feu |
Education team
Teachers : Mister FREDERIC CAZAUX
External contributors (business, research, secondary education): various temporary teachers
Summary
This six-hour course covers polymer fireproofing and addresses the following themes: - General information on combustion and the different phases of fire development - Concepts of fire reaction and resistance - Standardisation and the major associated tests/trials - Polymer fireproofing strategies - Fire retardant action mechanisms - Main families of fire retardants
Educational goals
Acquire the main concepts relating to polymer fireproofing. Be able to use this knowledge to understand scientific articles or to converse with an industrial stakeholder working in the sector.
Sustainable development goals
Knowledge control procedures
Final Exam
Comments: Final one-hour exam with application of the concepts seen in class, based on an article taken from a scientific publication.
Online resources
Course materials provided to the students.
Pedagogy
Slide show presented to the students; course illustrated by examples from recent scientific publications.
Sequencing / learning methods
| Number of hours - Lectures : | 6 |
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| Number of hours - Tutorial : | 0 |
| Number of hours - Practical work : | 0 |
| Number of hours - Seminar : | 0 |
| Number of hours - Half-group seminar : | 0 |
| Number of student hours in TEA (Autonomous learning) : | 0 |
| Number of student hours in TNE (Non-supervised activities) : | 0 |
| Number of hours in CB (Fixed exams) : | 0 |
| Number of student hours in PER (Personal work) : | 0 |
| Number of hours - Projects : | 0 |
Prerequisites
Knowledge on polymers: implementation methods and general synthesis mechanisms.