Available research projects
We offer a range of research projects for:
- Undergraduate students (CIVL4560, CIVL4580, CIVL4582, ENGG4801, ENGG4802, MECH4500)
- Coursework postgraduate students (FIRE7500, FIRE7501, FIRE7511, FIRE7512, CIVL7500, CIVL7501, CIVL7511, CIVL7512, ENGG7820)
- Research postgraduate students (PhD or MPhil)
- Icarus students
- Summer/winter interns
Projects cover a wide range of research areas in Fire Safety Engineering, Structural Engineering, and Material Science. Don't hesitate to contact Dr Cristian Maluk, Dr Juan P. Hidalgo, Dr David Lange, Dr Felix Wiesner, Dr Luis Yerman, or Dr Martyn McLaggan for further details on the projects listed below.
Postgraduate Research Projects (PhD or MPhil)
- EXPERIMENTAL AND NUMERICAL INVESTIGATION OF FIRE-INDUCED CONCRETE SPALLING UNDER BIAXIAL STRESSES
Advisory Team: Dr Mehdi Serati, Dr Ranjan Sahoo (IIT Delhi), and Dr Cristian Maluk - TARGETED TIMBER TREATMENT FOR IMPROVED FIRE PERFORMANCE OF ENGINEERED TIMBER PRODUCTS (PDF, 162.1 KB)
Advisory Team: Dr Felix Wiesner
Undergraduate and Postgraduate Projects (2 or 4 or 8 credit thesis)
(CIVL4560, CIVL4580, CIVL4582, ENGG4801, MECH4500, FIRE7500, FIRE7501, FIRE7511, FIRE7512, CIVL7500, CIVL7501, CIVL7511, CIVL7512, ENGG7802, Icarus students, summer/winter interns)
- 2020.01 - FIRE PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT OF NATIVE AUSTRALIAN WOOD SPECIES (PDF, 76.9 KB)
- 2020.02 - TECHNIQUES FOR MEASUREMENT OF TIMBER REGRESSION (PDF, 101.8 KB)
- 2020.03 - APPLICATION OF THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE DAMAGE (MAD) METHODOLOGY (PDF, 101.8 KB)
- 2020.04 - A PRIORI OPEN PLAN COMPARTMENT FIRE MODELLING (PDF, 101.8 KB)
- 2020.05 - RESILIENCE OF COMMUNITIES EXPOSED TO FIRE (PDF, 101.8 KB)
- 2020.06 - IGNITION AND HORIZONTAL FLAME SPREAD OF CROSS-LAMINATED TIMBER IN A CEILING CONFIGURATION (PDF, 99.8 KB)
- 2020.07 - STUDY OF THE CHAR FALL-OFF PHENOMENON IN CROSS-LAMINATED TIMBER UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS (PDF, 99.8 KB)
- 2020.08 - NUMERICAL STUDIES ON THE SELF-EXTINCTION OF CROSS-LAMINATED TIMBER IN COMPARTMENT FIRES (PDF, 99.8 KB)
- 2020.09 - INTUMESCENT COATINGS UNDER A RANGE OF FIRES (PDF, 198.1 KB)
- 2020.10 - PERFORMANCE OF CONCRETE AFTER FIRE (PDF, 150.9 KB)
- 2020.11 - FIRE PERFORMANCE OF ADHESIVES USED IN LAMINATED TIMBER (PDF, 159.7 KB)
- 2020.12 - TIMBER CHARRING UNDER VERY HIGH HEATING CONDITIONS (PDF, 139.8 KB)
- 2020.13 - FIRE SERVICE INTERVENTION DURING FIRE IN AN INFORMAL SETTLEMENT (PDF, 141.1 KB)
- 2020.14 - FLAME SPREAD IN MODERN BUILDING FAÇADES (PDF, 123.7 KB)
- 2020.15 - STRUCTURAL FIRE RESPONSE OF LAMINATED TIMBER WITH INNOVATIVE STITCHED GFRP SYSTEM (PDF, 78.6 KB)
Past projects (NOT AVAILABLE)
- 2019.01 - RELEVANCE OF BIOMASS CHARACTERIZATION IN THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF TIMBER AND BAMBOO DURING FIRE (PDF, 96.1 KB)
- 2019.02 - DETERMINING EMPIRICAL CORRELATIONS FOR UPWARD FLAME SPREAD OF FAÇADES (PDF, 85.2 KB)
- 2019.03 - THE RESPONSE OF TALL BUILDING DIAGRID STRUCTURES TO FIRE (PDF, 83.9 KB)
- 2019.04 - OPEN FLOOR PLAN TIMBER COMPARTMENT FIRE DYNAMICS (PDF, 83.7 KB)
- 2019.05 - IDENTIFICATION OF FIRE MODES IN OPEN-FLOOR COMPARTMENT FIRES WITH A MEDIUM-SCALE EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH (PDF, 85.5 KB)
- 2019.06 - PARAMETRIC STUDIES ON THE EFFECT OF COMPARTMENT CHARACTERISTICS IN THE SELF-EXTINCTION OF CROSS-LAMINATED TIMBER (PDF, 85.4 KB)
- 2019.07 - EFFECT OF CHARACTERISTIC LENGTH ON THE IGNITION OF NATURAL FUEL BEDS (PDF, 84.2 KB)
- 2019.08 - PROTECTIVE LAYERS FOR ENHANCING FIRE PERFORMANCE OF MASS TIMBER – AN EXPLORATORY STUDY (PDF, 86.4 KB)
- 2019.09 - FIRE PERFORMANCE OF LAMINATED VENEER LUMBER (LVL) STRUCTURES (PDF, 233.5 KB)
- 2019.10 - STUDY ON THE THERMAL PROPERTIES OF CONCRETE DURING FIRE (PDF, 101.1 KB)
- 2019.11 - STRUCTURAL FIRE RESPONSE OF LAMINATED TIMBER WITH INNOVATIVE STITCHED GFRP SYSTEM (PDF, 84.6 KB)
- 2019.12 - FIRE PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT OF NATIVE AUSTRALIAN WOOD SPECIES (PDF, 84.4 KB)
- 2019.13 - FLAME SPREAD IN MODERN BUILDING FAÇADES (PDF, 125.3 KB)
- 2019.14 - RESILIENCE OF COMMUNITIES AND BUILDINGS TO FIRE (PDF, 82 KB)
- 2019.15 - FIRE PERFORMANCE OF ADHESIVES USED IN LAMINATED TIMBER (PDF, 286.8 KB)
- 2019.16 - FIRE MODES IN OPEN-PLAN COMPARTMENT FIRES - EFFECT OF COMPARTMENT AND FUEL CHARACTERISTICS (PDF, 87 KB)
- 2019.17 - BEHAVIOUR OF TIMBER GLASS COMPOSITE BEAMS IN FIRE (PDF, 83 KB)
- 2019.18 - INVERSE CAUSE-CONSEQUENCE ANALYSIS FOR THE FIRE SAFE ENGINEERING DESIGN OF LOAD-BEARING STRUCTURES (PDF, 88.7 KB)
- 2019.19 - EFFECT OF COMPARTMENT CONFIGURATION ON THE SELF-EXTINCTION OF CROSS-LAMINATED TIMBER (PDF, 86.4 KB)
- 2019.20 - TIMBER CHARRING UNDER VERY HIGH HEATING CONDITIONS (PDF, 912.3 KB)