Dr Cristian Maluk
Dr

Cristian Maluk

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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
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Fields of research

Civil engineering Construction materials Earthquake engineering Engineering Structural engineering

Qualifications

  • Bachelor, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile *
  • Masters (Coursework), Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile *
  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Edinburgh

Research interests

  • Fire safety Science and Engineering

  • Structural Fire Safety Engineering

  • Engineered Timber Structural Design

  • Use of fibre reinforced polymers in the built environment

Search Professor Cristian Maluk’s works on UQ eSpace

105 works between 2010 and 2024
All (105) Journal Article (54) Book Chapter (2) Conference Publication (45) Other Outputs (4)

61 - 80 of 105 works

2019

Conference Publication

Fire-safe bamboo structures – a methodology to facilitate performance-based design

Gutierrez, M., Solarte, A., Pope, I., Maluk, C., Hidalgo, J. and Torero, J.L. (2019). Fire-safe bamboo structures – a methodology to facilitate performance-based design. ICBS 2018, Beijing, China, 25-27 June 2018. CRC Press: Taylor & Francis. doi: 10.1201/9780429434990-11

Fire-safe bamboo structures – a methodology to facilitate performance-based design

2019

Conference Publication

Thermal behaviour of laminated bamboo structures under fire conditions

Pope, I., Hidalgo, J. P., Osorio, A., Maluk, C. and Torero, J. L. (2019). Thermal behaviour of laminated bamboo structures under fire conditions. 15th International Interflam Conference, Windsor, United Kingdom, 1-3 July 2019. Interflam.

Thermal behaviour of laminated bamboo structures under fire conditions

2018

Journal Article

Effects of temperature and temperature gradient on concrete performance at elevated temperatures

Le, Quang X., Dao, Vinh, T. N., Torero, Jose L., Maluk, Cristian and Bisby, Luke (2018). Effects of temperature and temperature gradient on concrete performance at elevated temperatures. Advances in Structural Engineering, 21 (8), 1223-1233. doi: 10.1177/1369433217746347

Effects of temperature and temperature gradient on concrete performance at elevated temperatures

2018

Conference Publication

Structural performance of laminated bamboo columns during fire

Madden, Joshua, Guiterrez, Mateo and Maluk, Cristian (2018). Structural performance of laminated bamboo columns during fire. Australian Structural Engineering Conference: ASEC 2018, Adelaide, Australia, 25-28 September 2018. Barton, ACT: Engineers Australia.

Structural performance of laminated bamboo columns during fire

2018

Conference Publication

Experimental study on the onset of swelling for thin intumescent coatings

Lucherini, Andrea, Abusamha, Nemer, Segall-Brown, Jupiter and Maluk, Cristian (2018). Experimental study on the onset of swelling for thin intumescent coatings. 3rd European Symposium on Fire Safety Science (ESFSS 2018), Nancy, France, 12-14 September 2018. Bristol, United Kingdom: Institute of Physics Publishing. doi: 10.1088/1742-6596/1107/3/032017

Experimental study on the onset of swelling for thin intumescent coatings

2018

Conference Publication

Fire performance of a Glulam-FRP composite - proof of concept

Wall, Harrison, Fernando, Dilum and Maluk, Cristian (2018). Fire performance of a Glulam-FRP composite - proof of concept. 2018 World Conference on Timber Engineering, WCTE 2018, Seoul, South Korea, 20-23 August 2018. Seoul, South Korea: WCTE.

Fire performance of a Glulam-FRP composite - proof of concept

2018

Conference Publication

Novel technologies for tall timber buildings: research streams and three solutions

Fernando, Dilum, Torero, Jose L., Gattas, Joseph, Baber, Kim, Maluk, Cristian and Hidalgo, Juan P. (2018). Novel technologies for tall timber buildings: research streams and three solutions. 24th International Wood Construction Conference (IHF), Congress Centrum, Garmisch-Partenkirchen (GER), 5-7 December 2018.

Novel technologies for tall timber buildings: research streams and three solutions

2018

Conference Publication

Experimental study on compressive and tensile strength of bamboo at elevated temperatures

Gonzalez, Mateo Gutierrez, Madden, Joshua and Maluk, Cristian (2018). Experimental study on compressive and tensile strength of bamboo at elevated temperatures. 2018 World Conference on Timber Engineering, WCTE 2018, Seoul, South Korea, 20-23 August 2018. WCTE.

Experimental study on compressive and tensile strength of bamboo at elevated temperatures

2018

Conference Publication

Accounting for uncertainty in computational fluid dynamics modelling of fully-developed compartment fires

Gupta, V., Cadena, J. E., Hidalgo, J. P., Osorio, A., Maluk, C. and Majdalani, A. (2018). Accounting for uncertainty in computational fluid dynamics modelling of fully-developed compartment fires. 12th International Conference on Performance Based Codes and Fire Safety Design, Honolulu, HI, United States, 23-27 April 2018.

Accounting for uncertainty in computational fluid dynamics modelling of fully-developed compartment fires

2017

Journal Article

Defining the thermal boundary condition for protective structures in fire

Torero, José L., Law, Angus and Maluk, Cristian (2017). Defining the thermal boundary condition for protective structures in fire. Engineering Structures, 149, 104-112. doi: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2016.11.015

Defining the thermal boundary condition for protective structures in fire

2017

Journal Article

Motivation, drivers and barriers for a knowledge-based test environment in structural fire safety engineering science

Maluk, Cristian (2017). Motivation, drivers and barriers for a knowledge-based test environment in structural fire safety engineering science. Fire Safety Journal, 91, 103-111. doi: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2017.05.009

Motivation, drivers and barriers for a knowledge-based test environment in structural fire safety engineering science

2017

Journal Article

Effects of polypropylene fibre type and dose on the propensity for heat-induced concrete spalling

Maluk, Cristian, Bisby, Luke and Terrasi, Giovanni P. (2017). Effects of polypropylene fibre type and dose on the propensity for heat-induced concrete spalling. Engineering Structures, 141, 584-595. doi: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2017.03.058

Effects of polypropylene fibre type and dose on the propensity for heat-induced concrete spalling

2017

Journal Article

Energy distribution analysis in full-scale open floor plan enclosure fires

Maluk, Cristian, Linnan, Benjamin, Wong, Andy, Hidalgo, Juan P., Torero, Jose L. , Abecassis-Empis, Cecilia and Cowlard, Adam (2017). Energy distribution analysis in full-scale open floor plan enclosure fires. Fire Safety Journal, 91, 422-431. doi: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2017.04.004

Energy distribution analysis in full-scale open floor plan enclosure fires

2017

Journal Article

Description of small and large-scale cross laminated timber fire tests

Emberley, Richard, Gorska Putynska, Carmen, Bolanos, Aaron, Lucherini, Andrea, Solarte, Angela, Soriguer, Diana, Gutierrez Gonzalez, Mateo, Humphreys, Kathryn, Hidalgo, Juan P., Maluk, Cristian, Law, Angus and Torero, Jose L. (2017). Description of small and large-scale cross laminated timber fire tests. Fire Safety Journal, 91, 327-335. doi: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2017.03.024

Description of small and large-scale cross laminated timber fire tests

2017

Journal Article

An experimental study of full-scale open floor enclosure fires

Hidalgo, J. P., Cowlard, A., Abecassis-Empis, C., Maluk, C., Majdalani, A. H., Kahrmann, S., Hilditch, R., Krajcovic, M. and Torero, J. L. (2017). An experimental study of full-scale open floor enclosure fires. Fire Safety Journal, 89, 22-40. doi: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2017.02.002

An experimental study of full-scale open floor enclosure fires

2017

Journal Article

The potential of integrating fire safety in modern building design

Maluk, Cristian, Woodrow, Michael and Torero, Jose Luis (2017). The potential of integrating fire safety in modern building design. Fire Safety Journal, 88, 104-112. doi: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2016.12.006

The potential of integrating fire safety in modern building design

2017

Journal Article

A Thin Skin Calorimeter (TSC) for quantifying irradiation during large-scale fire testing

Hidalgo, Juan P., Maluk, Cristian, Cowlard, Adam, Abecassis-Empis, Cecilia, Krajcovic, Michal and Torero, Jose L. (2017). A Thin Skin Calorimeter (TSC) for quantifying irradiation during large-scale fire testing. International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 112, 383-394. doi: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2016.10.013

A Thin Skin Calorimeter (TSC) for quantifying irradiation during large-scale fire testing

2017

Conference Publication

Fire Behaviour of Fibre Reinforced Concrete Mixes – Macro and micro fibres

Maluk, Cristian, Clark, Todd and Ridout, Andrew (2017). Fire Behaviour of Fibre Reinforced Concrete Mixes – Macro and micro fibres. 16th Australasian Tunnelling Conference 2017, Sydney, Australia, 30 October - 1 November 2017. Barton ACT Australia: Engineers Australia.

Fire Behaviour of Fibre Reinforced Concrete Mixes – Macro and micro fibres

2017

Conference Publication

Behaviour of the FRP-to-steel bonded joints under elevated temperature

Zhou, Hao, Urgel, Jose Manuel, Emberley, Richard, Maluk, Cristian and Fernando, Dilum (2017). Behaviour of the FRP-to-steel bonded joints under elevated temperature. Asia-Pacific Conference on FRP in Structures, Singapore, Singapore, 19-21 July 2017. International Institute for FRP in Construction (IIFC).

Behaviour of the FRP-to-steel bonded joints under elevated temperature

2017

Conference Publication

An investigation into temperature gradient effects on concrete performance at elevated temperatures

Le, Q. X., Dao, V. T. N., Maluk, C., Torero, J. and Bisby, L. (2017). An investigation into temperature gradient effects on concrete performance at elevated temperatures. 24th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials, Perth, WA, Australia, 6-9 December 2016. Boca Raton, FL, United States: CRC Press. doi: 10.1201/9781315226460-147

An investigation into temperature gradient effects on concrete performance at elevated temperatures

Past funding

  • 2019 - 2023
    Core-shell nanofibrous bio-based flame retardants with reinforcement function (ARC Discovery Project administered by the University of Southern Queensland)
    University of Southern Queensland
    Open grant

Availability

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • 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

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Knowledge based design for Engineered Timber Structures in the context of growing industries in Australia and Chile

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Joe Gattas

  • 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

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Experimental and numerical investigation of fire-induced concrete spalling under biaxial stresses

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Mehdi Serati

Completed supervision

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