Our very own Dr David Lange participated in a one-day event (10th April) held to share the results of five European-funded projects working on the topics of critical infrastructure resilience and city resilience. The projects involved are Smart Mature Resilience, … Continue reading Critical Infrastructure Resilience 2018
Dr Robert Foster and Dr Cristian Maluk recently featured in Engineers Australia “create” magazine in an article related to activities and outcomes of the ARC funded Future Timber Hub at The University of Queensland. “There is always a tendency to … Continue reading Engineers Australia “create” magazine
Members of the Centre for Future Timber Structures and UQ Fire visited the construction site of the Lendlease’s world’s largest timber office building, 25 King. Recently breaking ground floor, the use of exposed timber structure throughout the building was enabled … Continue reading Site visit to 25 King
We are very pleased to announce that Dr David Lange has recently joined the School of Civil Engineering at The University of Queensland as Senior Lecturer in Fire Safety Engineering (UQ Fire). Dave brings almost 7 years of experience working at RISE in … Continue reading New Academic in Fire Safety Engineering
From the 16th to the 23rd of December, I had the opportunity to work as a volunteer in the construction and updating of several bamboo facilities that were utilized during the Woodford Folk Festival 17/18. Architect Jed Long from Cave … Continue reading Bamboo construction at Woodford Folk Festival 17/18
A summary article regarding the research on compartment fires at The University of Queensland, the University of Edinburgh, and the University of Maryland has recently been published in the 8th Issue of the SFPE Europe magazine. This article provides an overview … Continue reading SFPE Europe Magazine
The Bachelor (Honours) and Master of Engineering, 5-year full-time program (80 units) combines Civil Engineering with additional courses in Fire Safety Engineering. To obtain their degrees, students are required to undertake a one-year long Fire Research Project (FIRE7500). Photos below were taken during an … Continue reading BEng/MEng – 2017 fire theses
This week there was an unusual tension in the Structures Lab at The University of Queensland as UQ Fire prepared things for the arrival of engineered, laminated bamboo. PhD candidates Mateo Gutierrez, Angela Solarte and Ian Pope led major efforts to obtain the shipment of … Continue reading Bamboo shipment fuels research
PhD and MEng students from the Fire Safety Engineering research group were present the official launch of the ARC Future Timber Hub; Australia’s leading timber research collaboration, that brings together experts from industry, government, and academia. The Hub is interdisciplinary partnership between The University … Continue reading UQ Fire at the official launch of the ARC Future Timber Hub
Not enough can be said about the countless contributions lead by Prof Margaret Law in areas related to contemporary fire safety science and engineering practice. Rest in peace Prof Margaret Law. Image below showing the front cover of the 1952 … Continue reading Margaret Law
