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Priyan Mendis
Working Group: Fire Performance of Façades
University of Melbourne, Professor | Melbourne, Australia
About
Priyan Mendis is a Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Melbourne and a structural engineering consultant. He worked as a Structural Engineer at Connell Wagner Ltd in Melbourne before joining the University of Melbourne in the 1990s. He has been an expert consultant for the design of tall buildings in Australia and overseas, including some of the tallest buildings in the world, and an active participant in CTBUH since the early 1990s. He is presently involved in the fire design and protection of several high-rises. Professor Mendis is the leader of the Advanced Protective Technology of Structures (APTES) group at the University. He also serves as a key member of the Australian Concrete Code Committee and the fire performance sub-committee, and has developed guidelines for fire protection -- especially for spalling of concrete members.
CTBUH Roles
Working Group: Fire Performance of Façades (2017 – Present)
Fire & Life Safety Committee, Member (2017 – Present)
Annual Conference, Presenter (Middle East 2018)
CTBUH Initiatives
CTBUH Sri Lanka Presents: Colombo Forum 2022
15 December 2022
Record Numbers Convene at 2018 Leaders Meeting
20 October 2018
Robotics Research Project Holds First Meeting
19 October 2018
Research
20 October 2003
Vulnerability Assessment of Concrete Tall Buildings Subjected to Extreme Loading Conditions
Tuan Ngo, Priyan Mendis & Gideon Hadi Kusuma, University of Melbourne
This paper presents a vulnerability/survivability assessment procedure based on the analysis of a typical tall building in Australia. The structural stability and integrity of the...
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CTBUH Initiatives
15 December 2022
CTBUH Sri Lanka Presents: Colombo Forum 2022
The Colombo Forum 2022 will feature two key-note presentations, 'The Global Trends Towards Net Zero Tall Buildings' and 'Managing Project Risks in a Critical Economic Environment' and the launching of a Tall Building Guideline for Sri Lanka. The key-note lectures will be delivered by Prof. Priyan Mendis, Department of Infrastructure Engineering and Dr. Paulo Vaz-Serra, Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, University of Melbourne.
20 October 2018
Record Numbers Convene at 2018 Leaders Meeting
CTBUH Leaders convened on Day 1 of the 2018 Middle East Conference for updates on the year's developments and to plan for 2019.
19 October 2018
Robotics Research Project Holds First Meeting
The CTBUH Robotics in Tall Building Construction research project steering committee held its initial kickoff meeting, just ahead of the 2018 Middle East Conference.
18 October 2018
Fire Performance of Façades Working Group Meets During Conference
The Fire Performance of Façades Working Group formed a breakout session during the CTBUH 2018 Middle East Conference, clarifying the focus of the group's mission.
31 May 2018
CTBUH Sri Lanka to Host 2018 Tall Buildings Forum
Please join CTBUH Sri Lanka for its annual Tall Buildings Forum, featuring a panel discussion about tall building design.
31 May 2018
CTBUH Colombo 2018 Tall Building Forum
The 2018 Tall Building Forum brought together many prominent tall building professionals across a wide variety of disciplines for an evening of presentations and discussion.
Research
20 October 2003
Vulnerability Assessment of Concrete Tall Buildings Subjected to Extreme Loading Conditions
Tuan Ngo, Priyan Mendis & Gideon Hadi Kusuma, University of Melbourne
This paper presents a vulnerability/survivability assessment procedure based on the analysis of a typical tall building in Australia. The structural stability and integrity of the...
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