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Peer Review

Improving Fire Resistance of Farm Building

Reviewed:

Jun 27, 2009 by Fire Safety
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Ratings

Overall Rating: 3.2 stars
Content Quality: 3.5 stars
Effectiveness: 3.0 stars
Ease of Use: 3.8 stars
Overview:

This article gives an overview of fire resistance construction as it relates to farm structures, such as barns and other storage shelters. It is a basic summary of building construction practices as taught in other classes.
Type of Material:

Online article; fact sheet.
Recommended Uses:

Reference material in a building construction class or a fire inspector class. Also useful for Fire inspection course or class content in Vo-Ag classes in secondary schools.
Technical Requirements:

Internet browser
Identify Major Learning Goals:

Basic construction requirements for agricultural building; Fire spread of builing materials
Target Student Population:

First year fire science degree students. Undergraduate students pursuing degrees in construction engineering or architectural engineering. Building officials might use as a reference.
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:

none

Content Quality

Rating:
Strengths:

A good source of reference material. Concise and easily indexed.
Concerns:

Visual information is sketchy. Could use more diagrams or pictures.

Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool

Rating:
Strengths:

The material is good for reference when included with other relevant course materials.
Concerns:

Not enough material for an assignment when use considered by itself. May miss some of the target audience?

Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty

Rating:
Strengths:

Text size is easy to read with little enhancement. Charts are well laid out for ease of reference.
Concerns:

Material has no real broad use. It is targeted at a specific construction group.
Other Issues and Comments:

none
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