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
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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

102 works between 2007 and 2025
All (102) Journal Article (54) Other Outputs (1) Edited Outputs (1) Conference Publication (45) Book Chapter (1)

21 - 40 of 102 works

2024

Conference Publication

Optimising diagrid design for fire resistance in high-rise buildings

Wang, Zhiruoyu, Orabi, Mhd Anwar, Nan, Zhunjun, Mason, Matthew, Wang, Weiyong and Lange, David (2024). Optimising diagrid design for fire resistance in high-rise buildings. 13th International Conference On Structures In Fire Sif’24, Coimbra, Portugal, 19-21 June 2024. Portugal: CMM - Portuguese Steelwork Association.

Optimising diagrid design for fire resistance in high-rise buildings

2023

Journal Article

The response of diagrid structures to fire

Wang, Zhiruoyu, Orabi, Mhd Anwar, Nan, Zhuojun, Wang, Weiyong, Mason, Matthew and Lange, David (2023). The response of diagrid structures to fire. Fire Safety Journal, 141 103924, 103924. doi: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2023.103924

The response of diagrid structures to fire

2023

Journal Article

Fully-developed compartment fire dynamics in large-scale mass timber compartments

Pope, Ian, Gupta, Vinny, Xu, Hangyu, Wiesner, Felix, Lange, David, Torero, José L. and Hidalgo, Juan P. (2023). Fully-developed compartment fire dynamics in large-scale mass timber compartments. Fire Safety Journal, 141 104022, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2023.104022

Fully-developed compartment fire dynamics in large-scale mass timber compartments

2023

Journal Article

Variables affecting the risk of vehicle collisions in Australian road tunnels

Hidayat, Edwin, Lange, David, Karlovsek, Jurij and Kim, Jiwon (2023). Variables affecting the risk of vehicle collisions in Australian road tunnels. Journal of Road Safety, 34 (4), 20-30. doi: 10.33492/JACRS-D-22-00032

Variables affecting the risk of vehicle collisions in Australian road tunnels

2023

Journal Article

Causal Network Topology Analysis (CaNeTA) as a tool for risk assessment in fire safety engineering

Lin, Yifei, Lange, David and Seligmann, Benjamin J. (2023). Causal Network Topology Analysis (CaNeTA) as a tool for risk assessment in fire safety engineering. Fire Safety Journal, 140 103880, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2023.103880

Causal Network Topology Analysis (CaNeTA) as a tool for risk assessment in fire safety engineering

2023

Conference Publication

A novel PIV seeding method for velocity measurements within a reactive boundary layer

Hittini, Waseem, Basnayake, Asanka, Lange, David, Carrascal Tirado, Jeronimo, Hidalgo, Juan and Wiesner, Felix (2023). A novel PIV seeding method for velocity measurements within a reactive boundary layer. 15th International Symposium on Particle Image Velocimetry, San Diego, CA USA, 19-21 May 2023. San Diego, CA USA: International Symposium on Particle Image Velocimetry.

A novel PIV seeding method for velocity measurements within a reactive boundary layer

2022

Journal Article

Effect of cavity parameters on the fire dynamics of ventilated façades

Mendez Alvarez, Julian E., Lange, David, Hidalgo, Juan P. and McLaggan, Martyn S. (2022). Effect of cavity parameters on the fire dynamics of ventilated façades. Fire Safety Journal, 133 103671, 1-14. doi: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2022.103671

Effect of cavity parameters on the fire dynamics of ventilated façades

2022

Journal Article

Factors influencing the fire dynamics in open-plan compartments with an exposed timber ceiling

Nothard, Sam, Lange, David, Hidalgo, Juan P., Gupta, Vinny, McLaggan, Martyn S., Wiesner, Felix and Torero, Jose L. (2022). Factors influencing the fire dynamics in open-plan compartments with an exposed timber ceiling. Fire Safety Journal, 129 103564, 103564. doi: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2022.103564

Factors influencing the fire dynamics in open-plan compartments with an exposed timber ceiling

2022

Journal Article

Prioritization of hazards for risk and resilience management through elicitation of expert judgement

Ioannou, Ioanna, Cadena, Jaime E., Aspinall, Willy, Lange, David, Honfi, Daniel and Rossetto, Tiziana (2022). Prioritization of hazards for risk and resilience management through elicitation of expert judgement. Natural Hazards, 112 (3), 2773-2795. doi: 10.1007/s11069-022-05287-x

Prioritization of hazards for risk and resilience management through elicitation of expert judgement

2022

Journal Article

Large-scale compartment fires to develop a self-extinction design framework for mass timber—Part 1: Literature review and methodology

Xu, Hangyu, Pope, Ian, Gupta, Vinny, Cadena, Jaime, Carrascal, Jeronimo, Lange, David, McLaggan, Martyn S., Mendez, Julian, Osorio, Andrés, Solarte, Angela, Soriguer, Diana, Torero, Jose L., Wiesner, Felix, Zaben, Abdulrahman and Hidalgo, Juan P. (2022). Large-scale compartment fires to develop a self-extinction design framework for mass timber—Part 1: Literature review and methodology. Fire Safety Journal, 128 103523, 103523. doi: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2022.103523

Large-scale compartment fires to develop a self-extinction design framework for mass timber—Part 1: Literature review and methodology

2022

Journal Article

Maximum allowable damage approach to fire safety performance quantification

Cadena, Jaime E., McLaggan, Martyn, Osorio, Andres F., Torero, Jose L. and Lange, David (2022). Maximum allowable damage approach to fire safety performance quantification. Fire Safety Journal, 128 103537, 1-16. doi: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2022.103537

Maximum allowable damage approach to fire safety performance quantification

2022

Journal Article

EDITORIAL

Lange, David (2022). EDITORIAL. Indian Concrete Journal, 96 (3), 4-5.

EDITORIAL

2022

Journal Article

Resilience, fire and the UK Codes and Standards. Where are they and where could they go?

Manes, Martina, Lange, David and Rush, David (2022). Resilience, fire and the UK Codes and Standards. Where are they and where could they go?. Indoor and Built Environment, 32 (1), 44-65. doi: 10.1177/1420326X211054423

Resilience, fire and the UK Codes and Standards. Where are they and where could they go?

2022

Journal Article

A competency framework for fire safety engineering

Lange, David, Torero, Jose, Spinardi, Graham, Law, Angus, Johnson, Peter, Brinson, Ashley, Maluk, Cristian, Hidalgo, Juan and Woodrow, Michael (2022). A competency framework for fire safety engineering. Fire Safety Journal, 127 103511, 103511. doi: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2021.103511

A competency framework for fire safety engineering

2021

Journal Article

Towards a better understanding of fire performance assessment of façade systems: Current situation and a proposed new assessment framework

McLaggan, M.S., Hidalgo, J.P., Osorio, A.F., Heitzmann, M.T., Carrascal, J., Lange, D., Maluk, C. and Torero, J.L. (2021). Towards a better understanding of fire performance assessment of façade systems: Current situation and a proposed new assessment framework. Construction and Building Materials, 300 124301, 124301. doi: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.124301

Towards a better understanding of fire performance assessment of façade systems: Current situation and a proposed new assessment framework

2021

Journal Article

Tisova Fire Test – fire behaviours and lessons learnt

Rush, David, Dai, Xu and Lange, David (2021). Tisova Fire Test – fire behaviours and lessons learnt. Fire Safety Journal, 121 103261, 1-17. doi: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2020.103261

Tisova Fire Test – fire behaviours and lessons learnt

2021

Journal Article

Identifying the attributes of a profession in the practice and regulation of fire safety engineering

Lange, David, Torero, Jose L., Osorio, Andres, Lobel, Nate, Maluk, Cristian, Hidalgo, Juan, Johnson, Peter, Foley, Marianne and Brinson, Ashley (2021). Identifying the attributes of a profession in the practice and regulation of fire safety engineering. Fire Safety Journal, 121 103274, 103274. doi: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2021.103274

Identifying the attributes of a profession in the practice and regulation of fire safety engineering

2021

Journal Article

A review and analysis of the thermal exposure in large compartment fire experiments

Gupta, Vinny, Hidalgo, Juan P., Lange, David, Cowlard, Adam, Abecassis-Empis, Cecilia and Torero, José L. (2021). A review and analysis of the thermal exposure in large compartment fire experiments. International Journal of High-Rise Buildings, 10 (4), 345-364. doi: 10.21022/IJHRB.2021.10.4.345

A review and analysis of the thermal exposure in large compartment fire experiments

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.

Residual performance of a prototype hybrid Timber-FRP glulam beam after fire

2021

Journal Article

Collapse initiation and mechanisms for a generic multi-storey steel frame subjected to uniform and travelling fires

Rackauskaite, Egle, Kotsovinos, Panagiotis, Lange, David and Rein, Guillermo (2021). Collapse initiation and mechanisms for a generic multi-storey steel frame subjected to uniform and travelling fires. International Journal of High-Rise Buildings, 10 (4), 265-283. doi: 10.21022/IJHRB.2021.10.4.265

Collapse initiation and mechanisms for a generic multi-storey steel frame subjected to uniform and travelling fires

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

    Studying the impact of technological change on the resilience of buildings

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Matthew Mason, Dr Juan Hidalgo Medina

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Mass Timber Behaviour in Fire

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Felix Wiesner, Dr David Morrisset

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Complexity in Fire Safety Engineering

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Benjamin Seligmann

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Examining the resilience of communities to fire

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Resilience in structural fire engineering

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Matthew Mason, Dr Anwar Orabi

  • Master Philosophy

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

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

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

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Assessing the Influence of Model Complexity in Flame Spread: An Integrated Experimental and Numerical Study

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Juan Hidalgo Medina, Dr Felix Wiesner

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Coupled effects of stress and temperature changes on concrete structures

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Vinh Dao

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Resilience of Underground Infrastructure Use of Digital Engineering

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Cristyn Meath, Dr Jurij Karlovsek

  • 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

    Mitigating Fire Hazards for Structures in the Wildland-Urban Interface

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Anwar Orabi

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Numerical Fire Modelling for Modern High Performance Computing Infrastructure

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr David Morrisset, Dr Anwar Orabi

  • Doctor Philosophy

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

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Anwar Orabi

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Development of a causal network topology analysis tool for mining and fire safety engineering

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Benjamin Seligmann, Associate Professor Steven Micklethwaite

Completed supervision

Enquiries

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

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