Doctor Brendan Kirkland

DAP (UG Building Design Management and Construction Technology,
Construction Management

Senior Lecturer,
Construction Management

Biography
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Biography

Dr. Brendan Kirkland is a Senior Lecturer and current Director of Academic Programs for Construction Technology and Building Design Management.

After completing a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons1) with University of Western Sydney, Brendan began a PhD to explore the strength and behaviour of composite steel-concrete beams. During his PhD, Brendan assisted as a sessional academic in structural engineering and as a technical officer in the UWS Structural Research and Testing Laboratory. Following the completion of his PhD, Brendan was appointed a Research Associate position at UNSW before returning to the now named, Western Sydney University as an Associate Lecturer in Construction Technology in 2015. Since this appointment, Brendan has performed roles of First Year Advisor and Academic Course Advisor and then Associate Dean: Learning and Teaching in 2020 before taking on the role as Director of Academic Programs in 2022.

Brendan has devoted his time at Western to student engagement, the student experience and guiding hundreds of students through their degree. His commitment to the student experience also included leading the initiation of the flipped classroom for undergraduate construction, revitalising several existing units, assisting in the course renewals of several programs and more recently playing a key role in the School of Built Environment’s transition from face-to-face into online delivery due to the COVID pandemic.

Brendan has taught in both Civil Engineering and Construction disciplines with a focus on structural analysis and construction materials. Brendan's research also primarily focusses on the fields of structural engineering and construction technology.

This information has been contributed by Doctor Kirkland.

Qualifications

PhD University of Western Sydney

Professional Memberships

Member IEAust (2014)
Senior Fellow, Higher Education Academy (2021)
Member, Steel Institute of Australia (2015)

Interests

Construction Materials
Construction Technology - Steel Construction
Structural Engineering

Organisational Unit (School / Division)

Construction Management
Construction Management

Contact

Email:	B.Kirkland@westernsydney.edu.au
Phone:	(02) 47360 585
Mobile:
Location:	Y.3.12 Penrith (Kingswood)

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Teaching

Previous Teaching Areas

CIVL3016 Building Superstructure, 2022
CIVL5001 Building Engineering, 2022
ENGR1036 Construction Communication, 2022

Publications

Journal Articles

Camille, C., Camille, C., Mirza, O., Senaratne, S., Kirkland, B. and Clarke, T. (2024), 'Life cycle cost analysis of macro synthetic fibre reinforced concrete for railway sleeper applications', Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, vol 20, no 3 , pp 353 - 367.
Camille, C., Mirza, O., Kirkland, B. and Clarke, T. (2024), 'Numerical investigation of prestressed concrete sleepers reinforced with high-performance macro synthetic fibres', Engineering Failure Analysis, vol 159 .
Kahagala Hewage, D., Camille, C., Mirza, O., Mashiri, F., Kirkland, B. and Clarke, T. (2024), 'Effect of post-peak flexural toughness on the residual performance of macro synthetic fibre reinforced concrete sleepers subjected to impact loading', Engineering Structures, vol 307 .
Camille, C., Camille, C., Mirza, O., Kirkland, B. and Clarke, T. (2022), 'Structural behaviour of prestressed concrete sleepers reinforced with high-performance macro synthetic fibres', Engineering Failure Analysis, vol 141 .
Camille, C., Camille, C., Kahagala Hewage, D., Mirza, O., Mashiri, F., Kirkland, B. and Clarke, T. (2021), 'Performance behaviour of macro-synthetic fibre reinforced concrete subjected to static and dynamic loadings for sleeper applications', Construction and Building Materials, vol 270 .
Mirza, O., Talos, A., Hennessy, M. and Kirkland, B. (2019), 'Behaviour and design of composite steel and precast concrete transom for railway bridge application', Structures, vol 21, no S1 , pp 111 - 121.
Vasdravellis, G., Uy, B., Tan, E. and Kirkland, B. (2015), 'Behaviour and design of composite beams subjected to sagging bending and axial compression', Journal of Constructional Steel Research, vol 110 , pp 29 - 39.
Kirkland, B., Kim, P., Uy, B. and Vasdravellis, G. (2015), 'Moment-shear-axial force interaction in composite beams', Journal of Constructional Steel Research, vol 114 , pp 66 - 76.
Kirkland, B. and Uy, B. (2015), 'Behaviour and design of composite beams subjected to flexure and axial load', Steel and Composite Structures, vol 19, no 3 , pp 615 - 633.
Vasdravellis, G., Uy, B., Tan, E. and Kirkland, B. (2012), 'Behaviour and design of composite beams subjected to negative bending and compression', Journal of Constructional Steel Research, vol 79 , pp 34 - 47.
Vasdravellis, G., Uy, B., Tan, E. and Kirkland, B. (2012), 'The effects of axial tension on the sagging-moment regions of composite beams', Journal of Constructional Steel Research, vol 72 , pp 240 - 253.
Vasdravellis, G., Uy, B., Tan, E. and Kirkland, B. (2012), 'The effects of axial tension on the hogging-moment regions of composite beams', Journal of Constructional Steel Research, vol 68, no 1 , pp 20 - 33.

Conference Papers

Camille, C., Camille, C., Kahagala Hewage, D., Mirza, O., Mashiri, F., Kirkland, B. and Clarke, T. (2021), 'Post-cracking strength classification of macro-synthetic fibre reinforced concrete for sleeper application', International Symposium on Fiber Reinforced Concrete, Valencia, Spain.
Mirza, O., Kirkland, B., Bogart, K. and Clarke, T. (2021), 'Post-fire flexural tensile strength of macro synthetic fibre reinforced concrete', International Symposium on Fiber Reinforced Concrete, Online.
Kahagala Hewage, D., Camille, C., Camille, C., Mirza, O., Mashiri, F., Kirkland, B. and Clarke, T. (2021), 'Numerical damage modelling of macro-synthetic fibre reinforced concrete', International Symposium on Fiber Reinforced Concrete, Valencia, Spain.
Stevens, M. and Kirkland, B. (2021), 'Exploring the Grit personality in a construction management program', Australasian Universities Building Education Association. Conference, online.
Camille, C., Camille, C., Kahagala Hewage, D., Mirza, O., Mashiri, F., Kirkland, B. and Clarke, T. (2019), 'Evaluation of macro-synthetic fibre reinforced concrete as a sustainable alternative for railway sleepers', International Conference on Geotechnics, Civil Engineering Works and Structures, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Kahagala Hewage, D., Camille, C., Camille, C., Mirza, O., Mashiri, F., Kirkland, B. and Clarke, T. (2019), 'Mechanical properties of macro-synthetic fibre reinforced concrete under static loading for railway transoms application', Australian Small Bridges Conference, Surfers Paradise, Qld..
Kahagala Hewage, D., Camille, C., Camille, C., Mirza, O., Mashiri, F., Kirkland, B. and Clarke, T. (2019), 'Applicability of synthetic fibre reinforced concrete for railway sleepers', World Congress on Railway Research, Tokyo, Japan.
Mirza, O., Talos, A., Hennessy, M. and Kirkland, B. (2018), 'Behaviour and design of composite steel and precast concrete transom for railway bridges application', International Conference on Advances in Steel-Concrete Composite Structures, Valencia, Spain.
Talos, A., Mirza, O. and Kirkland, B. (2017), 'Experimental investigation on composite steel and precast reinforced concrete transom under impact loading', International Conference on Structural Engineering Research , Sydney, N.S.W..
Vasdravellis, G., Uy, B., Tan, E. and Kirkland, B. (2014), 'Behaviour and design of composite beams under generalised actions', Hellenic National Conference of Steel Structures, Tripoli, Greece.
Vasdravellis, G., Uy, B., Tan, E. and Kirkland, B. (2012), 'Behaviour and design of composite beams subjected to negative bending and axial compression', 10th International Conference on Advances in Steel Concrete Composite and Hybrid Structures, Singapore.
Vasdravellis, G., Uy, B., Tan, E. and Kirkland, B. (2012), 'Behaviour and design of composite beams under bending and axial tension', International Conference on Advances in Steel Structures, Nanjing, China.
Vasdravellis, G., Uy, B., Tan, E. and Kirkland, B. (2011), 'Steel-concrete composite beams behaviour under combined hogging moment and axial tension', Proceedings of Eurosteel 2011 - 6th European Conference on Steel and Composite Structures, .
Vasdravellis, G., Uy, B., Tan, E. and Kirkland, B. (2011), 'Behaviour of composite beams under negative bending and axial tension', Proceedings of 7th National Conference on Steel Structures, Volos, Greece.
Kirkland, B. and Uy, B. (2010), 'Behaviour of Composite Beams Under Combined Bending and Tension', 4th International Conference on Steel and Composite Structures, Sydney.
Kirkland, B. and Uy, B. (2009), 'Composite beams under combined hogging bending and tension', ASCCS'2009 Ninth International Conference on Steel-Concrete Composite and Hybrid Structures, Leeds, UK.

Dr Kirkland completed a PhD in 2014 which developed an analytical model to determine the strength and behaviour of composite steel and concrete beams. His ongoing research interests include engineering design, innovative construction materials and construction methods.