Overview
Background
Cristián Maluk is a Senior Lecturer of Civil Engineering. His background is in structural fire engineering and in the broader scope of fire safety science. His research interests are in the fire performance of building construction materials and the resilience of structural systems during and after fire. Cristian has coordinated and contribute towards research studies in the fire safe design of structural concrete systems prestressed with fibre reinforced polymer tendons, heat-induced concrete spalling, performance of intumescent coatings under non-standard heating regimes, and developing novel fire testing methods.
Teaching and Learning
- Introduction to Fire Safety Engineering
- Fire Design for Implicit Safety
- Fire Dynamics Laboratory
- Structural Fire Engineering
- Introduction to Structural Design
- Engineering of Small Buildings
Awards
- Best Poster Award at the 10th International Conference on Structure in Fire (SiF), Belfast, UK, 2018.
- Recipient of the International Association of Fire Safety Science (IAFSS) Best Thesis Award “Excellence in Research” (years 2014-2016) to be presented during the 12th International Symposium on Fire Safety Science (IAFSS), Lund, Sweden, 2017.
- Finalist of the Best PhD Thesis Award from the International Institute for FRP in Construction (IIFC). Award competition took place during the Composites in Civil Engineering (CICE) conference to be held in Hong Kong, 2016.
- Recipient of the Thomas Howard Medal from the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE).
- Price for 2016 Best Paper in the Journal of ICE Construction Materials.
- Recipient of the Philanthropic Grants for Early Career Engineering Researchers from the Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology, The University of Queensland.
- Best Paper Award at the 2nd Postgraduate Conference on Scotland Infrastructure and Environment, Edinburgh, UK, 2014.
- Best Poster Award at the 11th International Symposium on Fire Safety Science (IAFSS), Christchurch, New Zealand, 2014.
- Recipient of the John Moyes Lessells Scholarship from The Royal Society of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK, 2013.
- Recipient of the Training School Travel Grant for Young Researchers on Integrated Fire Engineering and Response (COST TU0904) – Key Issues for the Future of Fire Engineering, Naples, Italy, 2013.
- Best Poster Award at the 10th International Symposium on Fire Safety Science (IAFSS), Maryland, USA, 2011.
Availability
- Dr Cristian Maluk is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile *
- Masters (Coursework), Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile *
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Edinburgh
Research interests
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Fire safety Science and Engineering
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Structural Fire Safety Engineering
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Engineered Timber Structural Design
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Use of fibre reinforced polymers in the built environment
Works
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2021
Conference Publication
The role of moisture on the potential self-extinction of timber
Cuevas, Juan, Niza, Muhamad Mohd and Maluk, Cristian (2021). The role of moisture on the potential self-extinction of timber. World Conference on Timber Engineering, Santiago, Chile, 9-12 August 2021. Santiago, Chile: World Conference on Timber Engineering (WCTE).
2021
Conference Publication
Residual fire behaviour for bamboo under compression
Gutierrez, Mateo and Maluk, Cristian (2021). Residual fire behaviour for bamboo under compression. World Conference on Timber Engineering (WCTE 2021), Santiago, Chile, 9-12 August 2021. World Conference on Timber Engineering (WCTE).
2021
Conference Publication
Residual performance of a prototype hybrid Timber-FRP glulam beam after fire
Zaben, Abdulrahman, Bailleres, Henri, Vella, Rodney, McGavin, Robert L., Fernando, Dilum, Lange, David and Maluk, Cristian (2021). Residual performance of a prototype hybrid Timber-FRP glulam beam after fire. World Conference on Timber Engineering 2021, WCTE 2021, Santiago, Chile, 9 - 12 August 2021. Santiago, Chile: World Conference on Timber Engineering.
2021
Journal Article
Thermal inertia as an integrative parameter for building performance
Soret, G. M., Vacca, P., Tignard, J., Hidalgo, J. P., Maluk, C., Aitchison, M. and Torero, J. L. (2021). Thermal inertia as an integrative parameter for building performance. Journal of Building Engineering, 33 101623, 101623. doi: 10.1016/j.jobe.2020.101623
2020
Journal Article
Bond behavior of CFRP-to-steel bonded joints at mild temperatures: experimental study
Zhou, Hao, Fernando, Dilum, Torero, Jose L., Torres, Juan P., Maluk, Cristian and Emberley, Richard (2020). Bond behavior of CFRP-to-steel bonded joints at mild temperatures: experimental study. Journal of Composites for Construction, 24 (6) 04020070, 04020070. doi: 10.1061/(asce)cc.1943-5614.0001073
2020
Conference Publication
Compressive strength and MoE of solid softwood at elevated temperatures
Zaben, Abdulrahman, Lange, David and Maluk, Cristian (2020). Compressive strength and MoE of solid softwood at elevated temperatures. 11th International Conference on Structures in Fire (SiF2020), Online, 30 November - 2 December 2020. Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/30065c4
2020
Conference Publication
Experimental study of concrete elements subjected to travelling fires
Montoya, Camilo, Lange, David, Maluk, Cristian and Hidalgo, Juan P. (2020). Experimental study of concrete elements subjected to travelling fires. 11th International Conference on Structures in Fire (SiF2020), Online, 30 November - 2 December 2020. Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/cf93893
2020
Conference Publication
A novel approach to model the thermal and physical behaviour of swelling intumescent coatings exposed to fire
Lucherini, Andrea, Hidalgo, Juan P., Torero, Jose L. and Maluk, Cristian (2020). A novel approach to model the thermal and physical behaviour of swelling intumescent coatings exposed to fire. 11th International Conference on Structures in Fire (SiF2020), Online, 30 November - 2 December 2020. Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/9051b1e
2020
Conference Publication
Comparative study on the fire behaviour of fire-rated gypsum plasterboards vs. thin intumescent coatings used in mass timber structures
Hartl, Ambrosine, Razzaque, Qazi Samia, Lucherini, Andrea and Maluk, Cristian (2020). Comparative study on the fire behaviour of fire-rated gypsum plasterboards vs. thin intumescent coatings used in mass timber structures. 11th International Conference on Structures in Fire (SiF2020), Online, 30 November - 2 December 2020. Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/4040b08
2020
Conference Publication
Proposal for stress-strain constitutive models for laminated bamboo at elevated temperatures
Gutierrez Gonzalez, Mateo and Maluk, Cristian (2020). Proposal for stress-strain constitutive models for laminated bamboo at elevated temperatures. 11th International Conference on Structures in Fire (SiF2020), Online, 30 November - 2 December 2020. Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/ff04985
2020
Conference Publication
The use of research for the explicit consideration of self- extinction in the design of timber structures
Cuevas, Juan and Maluk, Cristian (2020). The use of research for the explicit consideration of self- extinction in the design of timber structures. 11th International Conference on Structures in Fire (SiF2020), Online, 30 November - 2 December 2020. Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/8e72189
2020
Journal Article
Mechanical behaviour of bamboo at elevated temperatures – Experimental studies
Gutierrez, Mateo and Maluk, Cristian (2020). Mechanical behaviour of bamboo at elevated temperatures – Experimental studies. Engineering Structures, 220 110997, 110997. doi: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2020.110997
2020
Journal Article
Flame extinction and burning behaviour of timber under varied oxygen concentrations
Cuevas, Juan, Torero, Jose Luis and Maluk, Cristian (2020). Flame extinction and burning behaviour of timber under varied oxygen concentrations. Fire Safety Journal, 120 103087, 103087. doi: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2020.103087
2020
Journal Article
Ventilation effects on the thermal characteristics of fire spread modes in open-plan compartment fires
Gupta, Vinny, Hidalgo, Juan P., Cowlard, Adam, Abecassis-Empis, Cecilia, Majdalani, Agustin H., Maluk, Cristian and Torero, Jose L. (2020). Ventilation effects on the thermal characteristics of fire spread modes in open-plan compartment fires. Fire Safety Journal, 120 103072, 103072. doi: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2020.103072
2020
Journal Article
Effects of substrate thermal conditions on the swelling of thin intumescent coatings
Lucherini, Andrea, Torero, Jose L. and Maluk, Cristian (2020). Effects of substrate thermal conditions on the swelling of thin intumescent coatings. Fire and Materials, 45 (7) fam.2840, 952-965. doi: 10.1002/fam.2840
2020
Other Outputs
The Malveira Fire Test
Gupta, Tristan, Gupta, Vinny, Cowlard, Adam, Abecassis-Empis, Cecilia, Maclean, Jamie, Bartlett, Alastair, Maluk, Cristian, Montalva, Jose, Osorio, Andres, Torero, Jose and Hidalgo, Juan (2020). The Malveira Fire Test. University of Edinburgh. (Dataset) doi: 10.7488/ds/2747
2020
Journal Article
Experimental investigation on the influences of different horizontal fire locations on smoke temperature stratification under tunnel ceiling
Haddad, R. K., Zulkifli, R., Maluk, C. and Harun, Z. (2020). Experimental investigation on the influences of different horizontal fire locations on smoke temperature stratification under tunnel ceiling. Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics, 13 (4), 1289-1298. doi: 10.36884/JAFM.13.04.30876
2020
Other Outputs
Edinburgh tall buildings fire tests
Hidalgo, Juan P, Cowlard, Adam, Abecassis-Empis, Cecilia, Maluk, Cristian, Majdalani, Agustin H, Kahrmann, Steffen, Hilditch, Ryan, Krajcovic, Michal and Torero, Jose L (2020). Edinburgh tall buildings fire tests. University of Edinburgh. (Dataset) doi: 10.7488/ds/2477
2020
Other Outputs
Edinburgh tall buildings fire tests analysis
Hidalgo, Juan, Gupta, Vinny, Cowlard, Adam, Abecassis-Empis, Cecilia, Majdalani, Agustin H, Maluk, Cristian and Torero, Jose (2020). Edinburgh tall buildings fire tests analysis. University of Edinburgh. (Dataset) doi: 10.7488/ds/2745
2019
Journal Article
Thermal behaviour of laminated bamboo structures under fire conditions
Pope, Ian, Hidalgo, Juan P., Osorio, Andres, Maluk, Cristián and Torero, José L. (2019). Thermal behaviour of laminated bamboo structures under fire conditions. Fire and Materials, 45 (3) fam.2791, 321-330. doi: 10.1002/fam.2791
Funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
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Supervision history
Completed supervision
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Hybrid Glulam-FRP Beam with Improved Fire Performance
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Joe Gattas
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Critical Conditions for the Self-extinction of Timber
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Juan Hidalgo Medina
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Fire analysis of load-bearing bamboo structures
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Joe Gattas
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Fundamentals of thin intumescent coatings for the design of fire-safe structures
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Juan Hidalgo Medina
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Fire and structural performance of Structural Insulated Panels
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Juan Hidalgo Medina
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2019
Master Philosophy
Development of Fire Engineering Solutions for Modular Construction
Principal Advisor
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2025
Doctor Philosophy
Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Fire Behaviour of Concrete under Biaxial Stresses
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Mehdi Serati
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2025
Doctor Philosophy
Downscale testing methods for characterising dynamic and static structural behaviours of mass timber and hybrid timber floor systems
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Joe Gattas
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Parametric Analysis of the Fire Performance of Laminated Veneer Lumber
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Juan Hidalgo Medina, Associate Professor David Lange
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Solid-phase temperature analysis and correction for multi-scale fire experimentation
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Juan Hidalgo Medina, Dr Felix Wiesner, Associate Professor Jiwon Kim
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Fire Performance of High Strength Concrete using Novel Fire Testing
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Johnny Ho, Associate Professor Vinh Dao
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Open-plan compartment fire dynamics
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor David Lange, Dr Juan Hidalgo Medina
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Risk Assessment based on Maximum Allowable Damage
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Juan Hidalgo Medina, Associate Professor David Lange
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Fire Performance Assessment for the Design of Safe Laminated Bamboo Structures
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Juan Hidalgo Medina
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Fire Dynamics in Multi-Scale Timber Compartments
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Juan Hidalgo Medina
Media
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