Associate Professor David Lange
Associate Professor

David Lange

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Background

Dr David Lange joined the School of Civil Engineering at the University of Queensland in early 2018. Originally from the the UK, he has a Masters and a PhD, both from the University of Edinburgh. Following completion of his studies, he spent a number of years working in the UK developing fire safety strategies for a range of premises including laboratory and commercial facilities, and residential buildings; as well as conducting fire risk assessments and risk engineering projects in a range of industrail areas including HPR facilities. He then spent 6 years working as a senior research scientist for SP / RISE in Sweden, conducting research in a range of different areas such as fire resistance, facade fire safety, crisis management and infrastructure resilience. His work at the University of Queensland covers a broad range of areas related to fire safety.

David is a Registered Professional Engineering in Queensland (RPEQ), a registered engineer in New South Wales, as well as a Chartered Engineer (CPEng) at the member grade of Fellow with Engineers Australia (FIEAust). He is on the National Engineers Register (NER) in Australia and is an APEC Engineer and an International Professional Engineering registered in Australia (IntPE). He is also a member of the SFPE.

His current research projects are in the areas of:

  • Fire safety of timber buildings
  • Design of buildings for vertical fire spread
  • Lithium Ion Battery fire safety
  • Structural fire engineering
  • Fire engineering design
  • Application and development of risk analysis techniques in fire safety engineering

Availability

Associate Professor David Lange is:
Available for supervision
Media expert

Fields of research

Civil engineering Computational methods in fluid flow, heat and mass transfer (incl. computational fluid dynamics) Construction materials Engineering Engineering practice Engineering practice and education Infrastructure engineering and asset management Risk engineering Structural engineering

Qualifications

  • Masters (Coursework), University of Edinburgh
  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Edinburgh

Research interests

  • Structural Fire Engineering

    The behavior and performance of traditional and novel construction materials, structures, elements and systems exposed to high temperature as a result of fires in buildings.

  • Probabilistic, risk and performance based design

    This includes both the development and application of probabilistic methods and performance based design methodologies to the design of structures for fire; as well as the definition of performance goals for these methodologies.

  • Infrastructure resilience

    The application of resilience concepts to modern infrastructure and the communities which infrastructure assets and systems support

Search Professor David Lange’s works on UQ eSpace

118 works between 2007 and 2026
All (118) Journal Article (65) Other Outputs (1) Edited Outputs (1) Conference Publication (50) Book Chapter (1)

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2026

Journal Article

Enablers of Quantitative Risk Assessments in Major Hazard Facilities versus those in Fire Safety Engineering

Gomez, Jaime Cadena, Torero, Jose L. and Lange, David (2026). Enablers of Quantitative Risk Assessments in Major Hazard Facilities versus those in Fire Safety Engineering. Safety Science, 199 107165, 107165-199. doi: 10.1016/j.ssci.2026.107165

Enablers of Quantitative Risk Assessments in Major Hazard Facilities versus those in Fire Safety Engineering

2026

Journal Article

The landscape of complexity in fire safety design of buildings

Mohan, Ayyappa Thejus, Seligmann, Benjamin, Van Coile, Ruben and Lange, David (2026). The landscape of complexity in fire safety design of buildings. Fire Safety Journal, 162 104715, 104715-162. doi: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2026.104715

The landscape of complexity in fire safety design of buildings

2026

Journal Article

Burning of liquid pools and wood cribs in large fully developed timber compartment fires

Gupta, Vinny, Senez, Keon, Pope, Ian, Wiesner, Felix, Lucherini, Andrea, Lange, David, Torero, Jose L., Weckman, Elizabeth and Hidalgo, Juan P. (2026). Burning of liquid pools and wood cribs in large fully developed timber compartment fires. Fire Safety Journal, 162 104739, 104739. doi: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2026.104739

Burning of liquid pools and wood cribs in large fully developed timber compartment fires

2026

Journal Article

The fire safety strategy

Lange, David, Morrisset, David, Mohan, Ayyappa Thejus, Madden, Joshua, Wu, Wenxuan, Orabi, Anwar, Hilditch, Ryan, Wiesner, Felix, Mclaggan, Martyn S., Gupta, Vinny, Hidalgo, Juan P., Pope, Ian, Woodrow, Michael and Torero, Jose L. (2026). The fire safety strategy. Fire Safety Journal, 162 104729, 104729-162. doi: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2026.104729

The fire safety strategy

2026

Journal Article

Determinants of household resilience to fire in informal settlements: Evidence from the bastis in Delhi, India

Karmakar, Satorupa, Sharma, Upasna and Lange, David (2026). Determinants of household resilience to fire in informal settlements: Evidence from the bastis in Delhi, India. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 138 106122, 106122. doi: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2026.106122

Determinants of household resilience to fire in informal settlements: Evidence from the bastis in Delhi, India

2026

Journal Article

Charring and in-depth thermal penetration within cross-laminated timber elements in large-scale compartment fires

Pope, Ian, Lucherini, Andrea, Torero, José L., Solarte, Angela, Soriguer, Diana, Gupta, Vinny, Wiesner, Felix, Lange, David and Hidalgo, Juan P. (2026). Charring and in-depth thermal penetration within cross-laminated timber elements in large-scale compartment fires. Fire Safety Journal, 163 104817, 104817. doi: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2026.104817

Charring and in-depth thermal penetration within cross-laminated timber elements in large-scale compartment fires

2026

Journal Article

Orientation Effects on the Ignition of Mass Timber Ceilings: A Bench-Scale Investigation

Madden, Joshua, Wiesner, Felix, Morrisset, David, Wu, Wenxuan, Hilditch, Ryan and Lange, David (2026). Orientation Effects on the Ignition of Mass Timber Ceilings: A Bench-Scale Investigation. Fire Safety Journal, 163 104842, 104842. doi: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2026.104842

Orientation Effects on the Ignition of Mass Timber Ceilings: A Bench-Scale Investigation

2026

Journal Article

On the level of complexity of the energy equation for solid heat transfer in flame spread

Hittini, Waseem, Lange, David, Hidalgo, Juan P. and Wiesner, Felix (2026). On the level of complexity of the energy equation for solid heat transfer in flame spread. Fire Safety Journal, 163 104747, 104747-163. doi: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2026.104747

On the level of complexity of the energy equation for solid heat transfer in flame spread

2026

Journal Article

A Numerical Study of the Relationship Between Compartment Fire Evolution and External Fire Exposure Conditions

Banerjee, Anish, Matsagar, Vasant and Lange, David (2026). A Numerical Study of the Relationship Between Compartment Fire Evolution and External Fire Exposure Conditions. Fire and Materials, 50 (3) fam.70039, 258-278. doi: 10.1002/fam.70039

A Numerical Study of the Relationship Between Compartment Fire Evolution and External Fire Exposure Conditions

2026

Journal Article

An experimental study on damage and failure modes in a high-performance concrete at elevated temperature loaded in compression and tension

Banerjee, Anish, Orabi, Anwar, Matsagar, Vasant and Lange, David (2026). An experimental study on damage and failure modes in a high-performance concrete at elevated temperature loaded in compression and tension. Construction and Building Materials, 506 144973, 144973. doi: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2025.144973

An experimental study on damage and failure modes in a high-performance concrete at elevated temperature loaded in compression and tension

2026

Journal Article

Improving tunnel fire safety: a Bayesian network model for risk analysis and a novel risk acceptability range for risk evaluation

Hidayat, Edwin, Seligmann, Benjamin, Karlovsek, Jurij and Lange, David (2026). Improving tunnel fire safety: a Bayesian network model for risk analysis and a novel risk acceptability range for risk evaluation. Australian Journal of Civil Engineering, 24 (1), 12-26. doi: 10.1080/14488353.2025.2465102

Improving tunnel fire safety: a Bayesian network model for risk analysis and a novel risk acceptability range for risk evaluation

2026

Journal Article

Ignition time and heat release rate in upward flame spread: from bench to intermediate scale

Hittini, Waseem, Lange, David, Hidalgo, Juan P. and Wiesner, Felix (2026). Ignition time and heat release rate in upward flame spread: from bench to intermediate scale. Fire Safety Journal, 159 104566, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2025.104566

Ignition time and heat release rate in upward flame spread: from bench to intermediate scale

2025

Journal Article

Collapse and imposition in the regulation of fire safety

Mohan, Ayyappa Thejus, Seligmann, Benjamin, Van Coile, Ruben and Lange, David (2025). Collapse and imposition in the regulation of fire safety. Safety Science, 192 106981, 106981-192. doi: 10.1016/j.ssci.2025.106981

Collapse and imposition in the regulation of fire safety

2025

Conference Publication

Rethinking fire safety for timber buildings: Ignition, spread, and performance-based design

Madden, Joshua, Wiesner, Felix, Morrisset, David, Hilditch, Ryan, Ervine, Adam and Lange, David (2025). Rethinking fire safety for timber buildings: Ignition, spread, and performance-based design. SFS and SFPE Joint International Conference on Holistic Fire Safety Design (SFS 2025), Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 6-8 August 2025. Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Engineers Australia.

Rethinking fire safety for timber buildings: Ignition, spread, and performance-based design

2025

Journal Article

A framework for the selection of intensity measures for structural fire safety engineering

Baheti, Akshay, Lange, David and Matsagar, Vasant (2025). A framework for the selection of intensity measures for structural fire safety engineering. Journal of Building Engineering, 112 113735, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.jobe.2025.113735

A framework for the selection of intensity measures for structural fire safety engineering

2025

Conference Publication

The assumptions trap: implications for fire safety engineers

Mohan, Ayyappa Thejus, Seligmann, Benjamin, Van Coile, Ruben and Lange, David (2025). The assumptions trap: implications for fire safety engineers. 5th European Symposium on Fire Safety Science, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 3-5 September 2025. Bristol, United Kingdom: IOP Publishing. doi: 10.1088/1742-6596/3121/1/012039

The assumptions trap: implications for fire safety engineers

2025

Journal Article

Corrigendum to “Causal Network Topology Analysis (CaNeTA) as a tool for risk assessment in fire safety engineering” [Fire Saf. J. 140, (2023) 103880] (Fire Safety Journal (2023) 140, (S0379711223001480), (10.1016/j.firesaf.2023.103880))

Lin, Yifei, Lange, David and Seligmann, Benjamin J. (2025). Corrigendum to “Causal Network Topology Analysis (CaNeTA) as a tool for risk assessment in fire safety engineering” [Fire Saf. J. 140, (2023) 103880] (Fire Safety Journal (2023) 140, (S0379711223001480), (10.1016/j.firesaf.2023.103880)). Fire Safety Journal, 156 104478, 104478. doi: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2025.104478

Corrigendum to “Causal Network Topology Analysis (CaNeTA) as a tool for risk assessment in fire safety engineering” [Fire Saf. J. 140, (2023) 103880] (Fire Safety Journal (2023) 140, (S0379711223001480), (10.1016/j.firesaf.2023.103880))

2025

Journal Article

Upward flame spread behaviour of cladding materials on a medium-scale ventilated façade

Mendez, Julian E., McLaggan, Martyn S. and Lange, David (2025). Upward flame spread behaviour of cladding materials on a medium-scale ventilated façade. Construction and Building Materials, 478 141047. doi: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2025.141047

Upward flame spread behaviour of cladding materials on a medium-scale ventilated façade

2025

Journal Article

Large-scale compartment fires to develop a self-extinction design framework for mass timber-Part 2: results, analysis and design implications

Wiesner, Felix, Xu, Hangyu, Lange, David, Gupta, Vinny, Pope, Ian, Torero, José L. and Hidalgo, Juan P. (2025). Large-scale compartment fires to develop a self-extinction design framework for mass timber-Part 2: results, analysis and design implications. Fire Safety Journal, 152 104346. doi: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2025.104346

Large-scale compartment fires to develop a self-extinction design framework for mass timber-Part 2: results, analysis and design implications

2025

Journal Article

Appropriate fire intensity measures for reinforced concrete beam and column elements

Baheti, Akshay, Lange, David and Matsagar, Vasant (2025). Appropriate fire intensity measures for reinforced concrete beam and column elements. Engineering Structures, 323 119223, 1-16. doi: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2024.119223

Appropriate fire intensity measures for reinforced concrete beam and column elements

Current funding

  • 2025 - 2026
    Batteries at sea and the global SAR community
    Lloyd's Register Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2029
    ARC Research Hub for Fire Resilience Infrastructure, Assets and Safety Advancements in Urban, Resources, Energy and Renewables Sectors (ARC ITRP administered by The University of New South Wales)
    University of New South Wales
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2028
    ARC Research Hub to Advance Timber for Australia's Future Built Environment
    ARC Industrial Transformation Research Hubs
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2026
    Modelling impacts of natural hazards on interconnected infrastructure networks
    Natural Hazards Research Australia
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2026
    ARC Research Hub for Transformation of Reclaimed Waste Resources to Engineered Materials and Solutions for a Circular Economy (administered by RMIT University)
    Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2024
    Bagasse Bin Fire Hazard Classification
    SETCH DESIGN Pty Limited
    Open grant
  • 2024
    Experimental Study of the Thermal Behaviour of Different Components of a Hypersonic Vehicle
    Hypersonix Launch Systems Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2024
    Ignition investigation of Expanded Polystyrene (EPS)
    Safer Buildings Group
    Open grant
  • 2024
    Investigation of the Calorific Value of Pressed Coal Derived from Coal Mining Waste
    PARTEC (QLD) Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2024
    The potential for batteries to overcome prescriptive fire safety
    Lloyd's Register Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2024
    Mitigation Project - Mitigation Knowledge Base
    Australian Government National Emergency Management Agency
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2023
    Fire safety of treated laminated timber
    Research Donation Generic
    Open grant
  • 2019
    Scientific basis for the fire safe design of concrete tunnel structures
    UQ Early Career Researcher
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2022
    Material Library of Cladding Materials
    Queensland Department of Housing and Public Works
    Open grant

Availability

Associate Professor David Lange is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Mass Timber Behaviour in Fire

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Felix Wiesner, Dr David Morrisset

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Studying the impact of technological change on the resilience of buildings

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Matthew Mason

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Examining the resilience of communities to fire

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Complexity in Fire Safety Engineering

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Benjamin Seligmann

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Fire performance of low carbon reinforced concrete with non-metallic reinforcement

    Principal Advisor

  • Master Philosophy

    Experimental and numerical techniques for the investigation of the fire response of tunnel linings

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    To understand, study and characterise current, known problems with risk management practice, using causal network

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Benjamin Seligmann, Associate Professor Steven Micklethwaite

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Physics-informed Machine Learning Approaches for Numerical Modelling of Structures Under Extreme Conditions

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Anwar Orabi

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Building element response to wildland urban interface fires

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr David Morrisset

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Mitigating Fire Hazards for Structures in the Wildland-Urban Interface

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Anwar Orabi

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Multi-functional unit-based Life-Cycle Assessment of sustainable concrete containing recycled waste materials

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Rebecca Gravina

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Resilience of Underground Infrastructure Use of Digital Engineering

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Cristyn Meath, Dr Jurij Karlovsek

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Numerical Fire Modelling for Modern High Performance Computing Infrastructure

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr David Morrisset, Dr Anwar Orabi

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Coupled effects of stress and temperature changes on concrete structures

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Vinh Dao

Completed supervision

Enquiries

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  • Fire Engineering
  • Resilience of infrastructure
  • Structural fire engineering
  • Structural fire response

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