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.

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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)

101 - 105 of 105 works

2012

Conference Publication

Fire experiments of thin-walled CFRP pretensioned high strength concrete slabs under service load

Terrasi, Giovanni P., Maluk, Cristian H., Bisby, Luke A., Hugi, Erich and Kanik, Birol (2012). Fire experiments of thin-walled CFRP pretensioned high strength concrete slabs under service load. 6th International Conference on FRP Composites in Civil Engineering, CICE 2012, Rome, Italy, 13-15 June 2012. International Institute for FRP in Construction (IIFC).

Fire experiments of thin-walled CFRP pretensioned high strength concrete slabs under service load

2012

Conference Publication

Novel Fire Testing Methodology: Why, how and what now?

Maluk, C., Bisby, L., Terrasi, G., Krajcovic, M. and Torero, J. L. (2012). Novel Fire Testing Methodology: Why, how and what now?. 1st International Conference on Performance Based land Life Cycle Structural Engineering, Hong Kong, 5-7 December 2012. Hong Kong: Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

Novel Fire Testing Methodology: Why, how and what now?

2012

Conference Publication

Large-scale Structural Fire Testing-How did we get here, Where are we, and Where are we going?

Gales, John, Maluk, Cristián and Bisby, Luke (2012). Large-scale Structural Fire Testing-How did we get here, Where are we, and Where are we going?. 15th International Conference on Experimental Mechanics, Portugal, 22-27 July 2012. Portugal: ICEM.

Large-scale Structural Fire Testing-How did we get here, Where are we, and Where are we going?

2011

Conference Publication

Bond strength of CFRP and steel bars in concrete at elevated temperature

Maluk, Cristian, Bisby, Luke, Terrasi, Giovanni and Green, Mark (2011). Bond strength of CFRP and steel bars in concrete at elevated temperature. ACI Fall 2008 Convention, St. Louis, MO United States, 2-6 November 2008. Farmington Hills, MI United States: American Concrete Institute.

Bond strength of CFRP and steel bars in concrete at elevated temperature

2010

Conference Publication

Bond strength degradation for prestressed steel and carbon FRP bars in high-performance self-consolidating concrete at elevated temperatures and in fire

Maluk, C., Bisby, L., Terrasi, G. and Hugi, E. (2010). Bond strength degradation for prestressed steel and carbon FRP bars in high-performance self-consolidating concrete at elevated temperatures and in fire. 6th International Conference on Structures in Fire, SiF'10, , , June 2, 2010-June 4, 2010.

Bond strength degradation for prestressed steel and carbon FRP bars in high-performance self-consolidating concrete at elevated temperatures and in fire

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

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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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  • engineering
  • fire
  • structures

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