Since the 1st May 2019, the National Construction Code (NCC) 2019 was adopted by all Australian States and the Northern Territory (NT). The adoption signifies that NCC 2019 is given legal effect by relevant legislation. The GHD Auditorium was the venue … Continue reading NCC 2019
On December 12 2018, the University of Maryland – Department of Fire Protection Engineering supported by NIST hosted the fifth Annual Christmas Tree Fire Safety Demonstration. This event consisted of a series of live fire experiments on both natural and artificial … Continue reading UQ Fire wins the 2018 NIST “Christmas Tree Fire HRR prediction” competition
We are offering two new scholarships for joint PhDs between The University of Queensland and IIT Delhi (UQIDAR). This is a great opportunity to get a joint PhD degree between two universities with a combined high strength in Fire Safety Engineering … Continue reading New PhD opportunities
We are very excited to announce that the School of Civil Engineering at The University of Queensland is looking to fill a new post in the area of Timber Engineering (Lecturer). The application closes on the 28 April 2019. http://jobs.uq.edu.au/caw/en/job/507167/lecturer-in-timber-engineering The … Continue reading Lecturer in Timber Engineering
5th Pacific Timber Engineering Conference (PTEC 2019) When: 10-12 July 2019 Where: Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre South Bank Parklands, Brisbane, Australia Hosted by the Future Timber Hub, ARC Industrial Transformation Research Hub for Tall Timber Buildings, and in collaboration with … Continue reading 5th Pacific Timber Engineering Conference
We are pleased to announce that Dr Carlo Paneni was awarded the Master of Philosophy degree at The University of Queensland. The thesis project supervised by Prof Jose Torero (now at University College London), Dr Cristian Maluk, and Dr Angus Law (now … Continue reading Dr Carlo Paneni
On Tuesday 5 March 2019, UQ students attended a privately guided tour of the 43-storey 1 William Street tower. Students enrolled in FIRE4610 (Fire Engineering Design: Solutions for Implicit Safety) had the privilege of visiting the building and ask questions related … Continue reading 1 William Street
