Fire Engineering

Introduction to Fire Engineering. Fire ignition, flame spread and flame height. The performance of construction materials and fire resistance. People movement and behaviour during fires. Fire detection, suppression and smoke extract systems. Wildland fires, fire investigation, fire-fighting.

15 points

Subject to approval of the Director of Studies

Pavement Engineering

Effect of traffic and environment on pavement. Analysis of stress from axle loads. Characterisation of pavement materials. Empirical and mechanistic-empirical design methods.

15 points

EMTH210, ENCI199, ENCN201, ENCN205, ENCN213, ENCN221, ENCN231, ENCN242, ENCN253, ENCN281

ENCI415

Forest Products Marketing and International Trade

World forest resources. Patterns of world trade, shipping and policies of international trade. Roles of international institutions in free trade and economic integration. Trade, aid and economic development with special reference to forestry and forest industries.

15 points

Advanced Geotechnical Engineering

Stress-strain behaviour of soils. Critical-state soil mechanics. Approximations and limitations for geotechnical analyses. Piles under axial and lateral loading. Shallow foundations.

15 points

EMTH210, ENCI199, ENCN201, ENCN205, ENCN213, ENCN221, ENCN231, ENCN242, ENCN253, ENCN281, ENCN353

ENCI452

Forest Economics 2

Project analysis, forest valuation, risk and uncertainty. Forestry as a business.

15 points

FORE215 or subject to approval of the Head of Department.

FORE211, FORE425

Biosecurity Risk Management

Biological threats to New Zealand environment and primary industries with a focus on risk identification and management systems in Forestry.

15 points

BIOS201

Fire Engineering

Introduction to Fire Engineering. Fire ignition, flame spread and flame height. The performance of construction materials and fire resistance. People movement and behaviour during fires. Fire detection, suppression and smoke extract systems. Wildland fires, fire investigation, fire-fighting.

15 points

Subject to approval of the Director of Studies