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Theme 1 : Fire Risk Analysis by Building andOperation of a Fire Information Network ………… p2
Theme 2 : Analysis of Fire Risk Issues ………………………… p2
2. Fire Research and Test Laboratory,
Center for Fire Science and Technology(CFSaT) ……………… p3

3. Promotion of International Exchange ……………………………
4. Joint Usage / Research Center ……………………………………
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6. Graduate School ……………………………………………………
7. Performance Evaluation ……………………………………………

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Center for Fire Science and Technology has contributed to social safety and security as acentral facility of international fire science and technology.
Recently, East Asia in particular has been undergoing rapid urbanization—even fasterthan Japan experienced in the past—and the occurrence and risk of deaths and serious
injuries due to fires and explosions such as those due to combustion of petroleum
products in modern urban facilities are greatly increasing. Education and research on fire
safety science and technology at our institution must deal with these urgent
circumstances while also predicting the changing nature of fire accidents in the future,and must create an innovative education and research system for preventing such
accidents.
Furthermore, the center became a Designated Performance Appraisal Institution basedon Building Standards Law, in 2021.

Tokyo University of Science
Center for Fire Science and Technology,
Research Institute for Science and Technology
Research/Education

Performance Appraisal

Advanced Fire Science research group

Fire Safety and Technology group

Academic Research and Education

Laboratory for Structural
Fireproof Performance

Collaborative Research,Commissioned Research, Research Grant

Laboratory for Materials Performance

Social Contribution

Performance Appraisal Committee
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Utilization ofDisaster Response

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Research Theme

In many cities in Asia, there is a trend toward an increasing number of fires, which has accompanied modernization andthe increasing height of buildings.
Global COE Program, 2008-2012 “Center for Education and Research on Advanced Fire Safety Science and Technology
in East Asia”, MEXT-Supported Program for the Strategic Research Foundation at Private Universities, 2013-2017 “TheCenter for Fire Safety Information Based on Sharing of Expertise in Asia” Through these activities, we are promoting
activities that contribute to reducing fire risks in Asia, and protect the safety of the people who live in cities. The maincontent of this program can be divided into the following two themes.

Theme 1

Fire Risk Analysis by Building and Operation of a Fire Information Network
traditional town arrangements in order to produce a more
complete set of content for builders, firefighters, government,
and engineers to resolve problems related to reducing fire risks.

Many cities in Asia are in various stages of growth. Seoul andShanghai have rapidly modernized based on a background of
economic growth, with increasing building heights since the1980s and 1990s and rapidly increasing use of undergroundspaces. However, there are also cities that have retained the
traditional arrangement of buildings against the trend of urban
modernization, with construction methods that resemble thosein areas of Japan, with densely packed wooden houses and ahigh risk of fire.
Thus, if fire accidents become evident in some cities of thecurrent Asian region, they can be recognized as a common
problem. Furthermore, to implement effective measures, it isnecessary to collect information about fire risks that are not only
related to modern urban spaces but also rooted in regional
characteristics and to share the accumulated expertise.
Under the first theme, this program will therefore operate the“Forum on Fire Safety in Asia” website along with the latest
research results and explanations of experiment videos. Using
the website content, research will be conducted together withresearchers from around Asia on implementing measures for
reducing fire risks in modern urban spaces and high-density

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Analysis of Fire Risk Issues

For this theme, we intend to gather information about fire
accidents that have occurred in various cities in Asia into a“Center for Fire Safety Information in Asia,” and extract
characteristics about fire accidents such as factors that led toincreased human and property damage and problems thatformed obstacles to evacuation and firefighting activities fromthe perspectives of specialists in various fields. Furthermore, wewill explain factors, such as those that increased injuries andvarious factors based on fire science theory and experiments. To
explain the combustion phenomenon related to thecharacteristics of materials and spaces in particular,
investigations will be performed through experiments onmaterials and experiments using scale models of spaces.
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Fire Research and Test Laboratory,
Center for Fire Science and Technology (CFSaT)In March 2005, TUS opened the Fire
Research and Test Laboratory, Center for

Facade of Fire Research and Test Laboratory

Fire Science and Technology (hereinafter,
CFSaT) as a research facility specializing infire science that is equipped withworld-class laboratories and equipment.
CFSaT is located on the Noda campus.
The CFSaT building area is approximately
1500 m2 with a total floor area of 1900 m2
and a ceiling height of 18 m. The membersof CFSaT designed this research facility
with its cutting-edge equipment based on
their experiences, enabling world-leading
research to be conducted here as a centerof fire science.
CFSaT is comprised of two major buildings,
the Full-Scale Fire Test Hall and the Small
Test Laboratories, according to theirfunctionality. The Full-Scale Fire Test Hall is a large-scale laboratory with a floor area of 1000 m2 and a ceiling height ofapproximately 18 m.
The Full-Scale Fire Test Hall is also equipped with essential tools for fire research such as smoke chamber for measurement ofheat release rate and furnaces for fire resistance test. Utilizing the large-scale space, the building can be used for structural fire
resistance tests of loaded full-scale structural members and frames, fire behavior tests of office spaces with combustible
furniture fittings, smoke behavior tests of an atrium space, and burning behavior tests of vehicles.
The Small Test Laboratories are comprised of a multi-purpose experiment room, a cone calorimeter testing room,
temperature and humidity controlled rooms, a library, an observation room, a data processing room, a conference room,a precision measuring equipment room and a storage room.

Laboratory Equipment■ Cone Calorimeter (ISO 5660)
This device is used to examine ignitability and the exothermal properties of construction
materials using thermal radiation. A test specimen is placed under the conical-shapeelectric heater which controls the intensity of thermal radiation to the specimen, and apilot flame is applied to the specimen 10mm from its surface. The ignition time and the heatrelease rate can be measured per thermal radiation that can be set in the range of 0 to 50
kW/m2.

■ PIV Combustion Field Measurement System
This system measures the instantaneous velocity and/or microscopic flow rate of,for example, the combustion field and the smoke plume motion. With this system, in the caseof using a tracer (microscopic particles) and light source such as strobe light and laser, apicture of the reflection can be taken by an ultrafast camera to instantaneously obtain
two-dimensional data of the flow rate on the target field.

■ FTIR Gas Analyzer (ISO 19702)
This unit is designed to be connected to the combustion and smoke generation testerand enables high-speed and continuous analysis of combustion gas. A measured value
can be updated at short intervals (5 to 10 seconds). This unit specializes in measuring
about 20 types of gas that is generated by combustion.

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■ Structural Fire Resistance Furnace(Medium scale)■ Heatproof Camera for Inner Observation
This unit is used to evaluate the fire resistance of various structural members such ascolumns, beams, floors and walls. The unit can control the heating temperature in the furnaceand pressure difference based on ISO 834. The furnace, with dimensions of 1.5 m (W) x 1.5
m (D) x 1.5 m (H), can also provide immediate heating.

■ Structural Fire Resistance Furnace(Large scale, for Walls)
This unit is used to evaluate the fire resistance of walls and doors under fire and can control theheating temperature in the furnace and pressure difference based on ISO 834. There are 20
burners on the lateral side, and this can heat up to a 3.5 m x 3.5 m area.

■ Multiple Full-scale FurnaceThis device is used to measure the fire resistance of horizontal materials of buildings
including beams, floors and roofs according to ISO 834 standard test. Put a full-scalespecimen of 3 m (W) x 4 m (D) on the top the heater like covering it and then turn on theburner to heat the model from beneath. The furnace, with dimensions 3m (W) x 4m (D) x
3.5m (H) , can also be applied to immediate heat such as RABT temperature curve.

■ Calorimetry Hoods (5 m × 5 m)
This unit is used to analyze the burning characteristics of combustible materials suchas furniture, motorbike and others. The duct is equipped with devices for flow rate
and gas sampling. The design heat release rate is 3 MW at maximum, and the smoke
exhaust power is 600 m 3/min at maximum. A movable unit (4 m x 4 m) is alsoavailable.

■ Full-Scale Compartment for Fire Experiment (with sprinkler system)
This fire compartment is 6 m (W) x 6 m (D) x 2.7 m (H) in actual size, and the sprinkler
system can be attached to the ceiling. The compartment is mainly used to evaluate thesuppression performance of sprinkler systems and also has used for experiments on smoke
movement during sprinkler system activation.

■ Room Corner Testing Unit (ISO 9705)
This unit is comprised of a space of 2.4 m (W) x 3.6 m (D) x 2.4 m (H) with an opening of 0.8 m(W) x 2 m (H). It can be used to recreate a fire in a room with furniture which can be growninto a fully developed fire. In addition, flashover experiments can be performed with this unit
by recreating fires that spread to entire rooms in a short time period, and then combustible
gas concentration and temperature distribution data can be collected. The development of thefire can be captured by video camera.

■ ICAL Testing Unit (Heat Radiation Panel)This unit is designed to elucidate the burning behavior of combustible materials under thecondition where a certain heat flux was given through radiative heat transfer. The unit can also be
used to investigate the behavior of members exposed to radiative heat. The panel heater has aheating area of 1.75 m (W) x 1.38 m (H). Members can be exposed experimentally to surface
temperatures up to 950 ˚C and a heat flux of 50 kW/m2.

■ Secondary Combustion Furnace
The smoke exhaust fan at the hood vacuums up the gas generated by combustion
containing soot, and this furnace re-heats the smoke and soot to 800 ˚C to burncompletely and then eliminates the smoke. There are 4 heating burners which can
produce 4.8 Gkcal/h in total.

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Promotion of International Exchange
FORUM for Advanced Fire Education / Research in Asia

In recent years, buildings that have a large potential firerisk are continuing to spread rapidly in various countries
in Asia, as can be seen in fires in super high-risebuildings in various cities in Asia. To overcome thisproblem, it is necessary to have many human resources
who can function as experts in fire safety science, andthere is also an urgent need to nurture individuals whowill be responsible for fire safety in the future. However,the current situation has fallen behind the needs in thevarious countries in Asia.
We are therefore continuing to develop the center for
education and research into fire safety science that
resulted from the Global COE Program, with the main
aim of contributing to the development of fire safety
science education in Asia, and we proposed theestablishment of the FORUM for Advanced Fire
Education / Research in Asia. The forum was establishedin December 2012 when the kickoff seminar was held inJapan.

＜KOREA＞
Hoseo University

Building Fire Protection Engineering＜CANADA＞
University of Waterloo＜CHINA＞
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University＜Sweden＞
Lund University

Urban and Building Fire Safety＜CHINA＞
China Univ. of Mining & Technology-Beijing

Center forFire Scienceand Technology

Coal Mine Fires and Safety＜CHINA＞
Wuhan University

Structural Fire Resistance of Building＜TAIWAN＞
Central Police University

High-rise Bldg. Evacuation, Tunnel Fires＜USA＞
The University of Maryland

Collaborative Research and Training
in Fire Research and Test Laboratory

Collaborative Research
and Training inFire Research andTest Laboratory＜Vietnam＞
Hanoi University of Civil Engineering＜USA＞
National Institute of Standards& Technology

Courses for Int. Students

Fire Safety Planning＜UK＞
Ulster University＜Thailand＞
Chulalongkorn University
Materials Science＜Malaysia＞
University of Malaya＜UK＞
Kingston University

Building Fire Risk Assessment

Aims

Activities• Establish an long-standing developmental education
system for human resources through organic cooperative
work and information exchange with organizations who
perform fire education and research• Conduct equal, equitable, and flexible cooperative work
• Be open to universities and research institutions which
perform substantial education and research• Hold periodic seminars, hosted in a rotation by theparticipating countries, offering mutual exchange andtopical themes• Use a website to promote exchanges, information sharing,and human resource exchanges between organizations andindividuals, and to provide assistance for students studying
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Joint Usage / Research Center

The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology approved the Fire Science and Technology as a Joint
Usage/Research Center in 2009. Our center has performed several kinds of global collaborative research. The main aim of the center is
to contribute to the development of talented researchers who can then carry out advanced research in the field of Fire Science and Fire
Safety both in Japan and around the world. In order to achieve this aim, we have developed collaborative research with universities
and institutions nationwide on Fire Safety research and education. Our Joint Usage/Research Center project is able to develop links
between theory and practice in Fire Science and Technology, and result in translational research which may contribute to theprevention of fire damage. Between 2009 and 2022, we collaborated on over 80 research projects classed as Joint Usage/ResearchCenter projects, of which more than 20% were international.

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Journal “International Journal for Fire Science and Technology”
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Background and Perspective
A peer-reviewed English academic journal specializing in fire research, the “International Journal for Fire
Science and Technology,” has been published by CFSaT (part of Research Institute for Science andTechnology, Tokyo University of Science) since 1981. Through this journal, the Center has distributed
articles related on fire to various libraries, research institutes and universities worldwide. The journal
became available online in 2007 via J-STAGE.

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Fire dynamics, Combustion (flame behavior, fire-reduction and so on), Fire physics and chemistry, Heattransfer, Fluid dynamics, Smoke movement and control, Risk analysis, Fire plume, Compartment fire,
Human behavior in fire, Structural fire resistance, Behavior of structural frame and components in fire, Fire
safety design, and Urban fire among others.
https://gcoe.tus-fire.com/en_journal/

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Graduate School
Department of Fire Science and Technology

In April 2010, we established the Graduate School of Global Fire Science and Technology, the first graduate school in Asia specializing
in fire science (master’s course, Department of Fire Science), and we went on to established a doctoral course in April 2012.
The department of Graduate School of Global Fire Science and Technology is scheduled to be set up in April, 2018 under the Graduate
School of Science and Technology by reorganization of the Graduate School.
This school provides education and research opportunities to students from Japan and abroad who wish to become professionals infields such as architecture, fire prevention, materials, fire safety facilities, and property insurance, which are related to fire science andsafety, or who wish to become experts in this field (fire department officials, fire protection engineers, etc.).
We are active in education and have a research laboratory that is fully equipped with apparatuses for building basic theory, with theaim of building a solid educational foundation for fire science in Asia.

Admissions Policy
1. In the master’s course, our aim is to evaluate fire safety for controlling fire risks in city and building spaces and to use advanced research results
related to establishing design systems based on these results to nurture high-quality expert professionals who can choose the effective measures.
In the doctoral course, our aim is to nurture researchers who have advanced research capabilities and professional skills and who can create highquality fire safety technology.
2. We accept a wide range of international students to respond to the rapidly increasing fire risk associated with changing cities and building spaces,
offer master’s and doctoral courses, and nurture human resources who can effectively put fire science into practical use in their own country.
3. We welcome individuals who wish to work as professionals on the topics described in item 1, and we nurture highly skilled expert professionals in
the master course and researchers who have advanced research skills and advanced specialist knowledge in the doctoral course.

Special Instruction
LectureTargetFeatures

Lectures are provided during the evening
hours of weekdays at Kagurazaka Campus
located in central Tokyo, as convenient toworking-students.
• Experimental exercises and training are held
on Saturdays utilizing dedicated large-scalelaboratory facilities in Noda campus.

• Enhancement of scientificknowledge for fire
protection engineers• Career enhancement forworking-students• Overseas students from
Asian countries• Education and research system based on hands-on workby a team of professors with a wealth of experience• Support internationalization by conducting lectures inEnglish on most topics in the compulsory courses• Hold entrance examinations twice per year, in summer andwinter, and offer fall enrollment for international students• Building Research Institute (BRI)• National Research Institute of Fire and Disaster (NRIFD)

Collaboration with Research Institutes
in Graduate School Education

Course Curriculum

Doctoral Course

Research guidance

Research Presentation Exercise on Fire Science and Technology

Doctrate study 1A on fire science

Doctrate study 1B on fire science

Research Technique Exercise on Fire Science and Technology

Doctrate study 2A on fire science

Doctrate study 2B on fire science

Research Paper Writing Exercise on Fire Science and Technology

Doctrate study 3A on fire science

Doctrate study 3B on fire science

Special study 2A on fire science

Special study 2B on fire science

General academic subjects

Master’s Course

Research guidanceSpecial study 1A on fire science

Special study 1B on fire science

Fire Physicsand / Chemistry
Modeling ofFire Phenomena*

Fire Prevention
Equipment Design*

Fluid Dynamics onFire and Combstion

Building Fire Safety
Design Exercise

Evacuation / Human Behavior
Fundamentals of Fire Physics
and Chemistry*

Outlook of Building Fireand Disaster Mitigation*

Urban Disaster Mitigation
and Preparedness*

Risk Analysis andSafety Evaluation

Fire Regulation to Respective
Characteristics of Various Buildings

Human Safety Engineeringfor Building*

Structural Fire Safety /Material Disaster Prevention
Building Engineering for
Non-engineering Background Students*
Introduction toMaterial Design

Experimental Studyon Fire Dynamics*
Simulation Exercise on Smoke
Movementand Evacuation*

Structural Fire
Safety Design*

Fire Fighting Disaster Prevention /Industrial Fire
Advanced tofire Extinguishing Science

Advanced to
Chemical Fires*

Introduction toFire Investigation*

Engineering forFire Service

Adult graduate students
General academic subjects

University graduates
Students from overseas

Asterisks (*) indicates thatthose lectures are given in English.

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Performance Evaluation
Starting of operation for the performance
evaluation of wall, fire-door, and shutters.
Qualifying activity based on Building Standards Law

Authorization for fire-resistance/proof structure

The designated performance appraisal institution

Starting in 2021

Center of Fire Science and Technology,
Tokyo University of Science

Contact Information

Center for Fire Science and Technology,
Tokyo University of Science
http://gcoe.tus-fire.com/
Yamazaki 2641, Noda-shi, Chiba 278-8510, Japan
TEL +81-4-7124-1501(Key Number) FAX +81-4-7123-9763
5 minutes on foot from Unga station of the Tobu Urban Park Line