The Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka (IESL) Queensland Chapter successfully hosted its 10th Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Activity on Wednesday 5th May 2021.
The presentation on the above topic was made live online by Professor Mahen Mahendran, who is a Professor of Structural Engineering and the leader of the Wind and Fire Lab at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT). He has extensive research and teaching experience in structural, wind and fire engineering.
Professor Mahen Mahendran works closely with the building industry on research projects, focusing on cold-formed steel buildings and wind and fire-resistant construction. He demonstrated how university research in collaboration with industry can contribute to the fire safe design of the emerging cold-formed steel construction. Also, he demonstrated how the research findings were used to develop some of the sections in the AS/NZS 4600 Cold-formed Steel Structures.
The event was well attended by more than 30 participants from around Australia and overseas, including Sri Lanka, ended with a lively Q & A session.
The Management Committee of the Chapter takes this opportunity to thank Professor Mahen Mahendran for his excellent presentation, everyone who attended the event and 4EB Sri Lankan Radio Group for media coverage.
The recorded presentation can be viewed here: Fire safe design of cold-formed steel buildings
Dr. Chanaka Abeysinghe
Chair for Technical Sub Committee, IESL QLD Chapter
