The University of Queensland

Upward flame spread behaviour of cladding materials on a medium-scale ventilated façade experimental setup with a single combustible wall

Mendez, Julian E., McLaggan, Martyn S. and Lange, David (2024). Upward flame spread behaviour of cladding materials on a medium-scale ventilated façade experimental setup with a single combustible wall. Fire Safety Journal, 142 104020, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2023.104020

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

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

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

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

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

Dispersion methodology for technical lignin into polyester polyol for high-performance polyurethane insulation foam

Haridevan, Hima, McLaggan, Martyn S., Evans, David A.C., Martin, Darren J., Seaby, Trent, Zhang, Zhanying and Annamalai, Pratheep K. (2021). Dispersion methodology for technical lignin into polyester polyol for high-performance polyurethane insulation foam. ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 3 (7) acsapm.1c00430, 3528-3537. doi: 10.1021/acsapm.1c00430

Upward flame spread for fire risk classification of high-rise buildings

McLaggan, Martyn S., Gupta, Vinny, Hidalgo, Juan P. and Torero, Jose L. (2021). Upward flame spread for fire risk classification of high-rise buildings. International Journal of High-Rise Buildings, 10 (4), 299-310. doi: 10.21022/IJHRB.2021.10.4.299

Flammability trends for a comprehensive array of cladding materials

McLaggan, Martyn S., Hidalgo, Juan P., Tirado, Jeronimo Carrascal, Heitzmann, Michael, Osorio, Andres and Torero, José L. (2020). Flammability trends for a comprehensive array of cladding materials. Fire Safety Journal, 120 103133, 103133. doi: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2020.103133

Flame spread and smoke & toxicity testing interpretations for plastic pipes

McLaggan, M. S., Kristensen, L. S. and Møller, C. (2019). Flame spread and smoke & toxicity testing interpretations for plastic pipes. Transactions of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects Part A: International Journal of Maritime Engineering, 161, A195-A199. doi: 10.3940/rina.ijme.2019.a2.502tn

Fire performance of sandwich panels in a modified ISO 13784-1 small room test: the influence of increased fire load for different insulation materials

Crewe, Robert J., Hidalgo, Juan P., Sørensen, Martin X., McLaggan, Martyn, Molyneux, Shirley, Welch, Stephen, Jomaas, Grunde, Torero, Jose L., Stec, Anna A. and Hull, T. Richard (2018). Fire performance of sandwich panels in a modified ISO 13784-1 small room test: the influence of increased fire load for different insulation materials. Fire Technology, 54 (4), 1-34. doi: 10.1007/s10694-018-0703-5

Flammability assessment of phase change material wall lining and insulation materials with different weight fractions

McLaggan, Martyn S., Hadden, Rory M. and Gillie, Martin (2017). Flammability assessment of phase change material wall lining and insulation materials with different weight fractions. Energy and Buildings, 153, 439-447. doi: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2017.08.012

Fire performance of phase change material enhanced plasterboard

McLaggan, M. S., Hadden, R. M. and Gillie, M. (2017). Fire performance of phase change material enhanced plasterboard. Fire Technology, 54 (1), 117-134. doi: 10.1007/s10694-017-0675-x

Fire performance of sandwich panels in a modified ISO room test

Sørensen, M. X., Hidalgo, J. P., McLaggan, M. S., Crewe, R. J., Molyneux, S., Sønderskov, A., Jomaas, G., Welch, S., Torero, J. L., Stec, A. A. and Hull, T. R. (2014). Fire performance of sandwich panels in a modified ISO room test. Materiały Budowlane, 2014 (10), 58-61.

The response of exposed timber in open plan compartment fires and its impact on the fire dynamics

Nothard, Sam, Lange, David, Hidalgo, Juan P., Gupta, Vinny and McLaggan, Martyn S. (2020). The response of exposed timber in open plan compartment fires and its impact on the fire dynamics. 11th International Conference on Structures in Fire (SiF2020), Online, 30 November - 2 December 2020. Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/5d97785

Heat release and flame spread assessment of insulation in External Thermal Insulation Composite System (ETICS) facades

McLaggan, Martyn, Wilkens Flecknoe-Brown, Konrad, Dragsted, Anders and Van Hees, Patrick (2018). Heat release and flame spread assessment of insulation in External Thermal Insulation Composite System (ETICS) facades. 3rd European Symposium on Fire Safety Science, ESFSS 2018, Nancy, France, 12-14 September 2018. Institute of Physics Publishing. doi: 10.1088/1742-6596/1107/3/032021

The Material Library of Cladding Materials

McLaggan, Martyn S., Hidalgo, Juan P., Osorio, Andres F., Heitzmann, Michael, Carrascal, Jeronimo, Lange, David, Maluk, Cristian and Torero, Jose L. (2019). The Material Library of Cladding Materials. UQ eSpace. (Collection) doi: 10.14264/uql.2019.441