Dr Keerthan Poologanathan
This person does not currently hold a position at QUT.
Personal details
Keywords
Fire Resistance Materials (Enhanced Plasterboard), Fire Safety of Buildings, Hollow Flange Beams, Innovative Steel Products and Systems, Steel Structures (Cold-formed and Hot-rolled), Thin-walled Structures, Fibre Composites for Retrofitting and Rehabilitation of Structures, Energy Efficiency (Building Materials)
Research field
Civil Engineering
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008
Qualifications
- PhD (Queensland University of Technology)
Teaching
Dr Keerthan Poologanathan has been a lecturer in civil engineering at QUT. His subjects are Advanced Steel Design and Structural Engineering. Dr Keerthan Poologanathan has a particular interest in developing innovative steel products. Having completed his PhD on steel structures, He is passionate about educating his students in the field related to steel structures.
- Advanced Steel Design
- Structural Engineering
Publications
- Poologanathan, K. & Mahendran, M. (2012). Shear behaviour and strength of LiteSteel beams with web openings. Advances in Structural Engineering, 15(2), 171–184. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/48919
- Poologanathan, K. & Mahendran, M. (2011). Numerical modeling of LiteSteel beams subject to shear. Journal of Structural Engineering, 137(12), 1428–1439. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/48916
- Poologanathan, K. & Mahendran, M. (2011). Shear strength of litesteel beams with web openings. Incorporating Sustainable Practice in Mechanics and Structures of Materials, 709–713. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/41197
- Poologanathan, K. & Mahendran, M. (2011). Shear strength and design of litesteel beams. Incorporating Sustainable Practice in Mechanics and Structures of Materials, 715–719. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/41198
- Keerthan, P. & Mahendran, M. (2010). Shear tests of litesteel beams with web openings. Presented at: International Conference on Steel & Composite Structures, 285–286. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/41195
- Keerthan, P. & Mahendran, M. (2011). New design rules for the shear strength of LiteSteel beams. Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 67(6), 1050–1063. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/48917
- Keerthan, P. & Mahendran, M. (2010). Experimental studies on the shear behaviour and strength of LiteSteel beams. Engineering Structures, 32(10), 3235–3247. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/34163
- Keerthan, P. & Mahendran, M. (2010). Elastic shear buckling characteristics of LiteSteel beams. Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 66(11), 1309–1319. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/34161
- Keerthan, P. & Mahendran, M. (2008). Shear behaviour of litesteel beams. Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Thin-Walled Structures: Recent Innovations and Developments, 411–418. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/13952
- Keerthan, P. & Mahendran, M. (2008). Experimental and Numerical Studies of the Shear Behaviour of LiteSteel Beams. Proceedings of the 19th International Specialty Conference: Recent Research and Developments in Cold-Formed Steel Design and Construction, 377–390. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/16902
QUT ePrints
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Awards
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2014
- Details
- Prestigious Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA)
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2014
- Details
- Vice-Chancellor¿s Performance Award 2014
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2013
- Details
- Prestigious QUT¿s Vice Chancellor¿s Research Fellowship 2013 ¿ 2015
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2012
- Details
- Vice-Chancellor¿s Performance Award 2012
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2011
- Details
- Vice-Chancellor¿s Performance Award 2011
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2010
- Details
- Dean¿s Excellence Award for Outstanding HDR Student, QUT 2010
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2009
- Details
- Outstanding Higher Degree Research Award, QUT October, 2009
Selected research projects
- Title
- Novel Shelters Using Sheathed Cold-formed Steel Framing Systems
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- DE150101104
- Start year
- 2015
- Keywords
- Cold-formed steel structures; Fire and wind resistance; Rivet fastened hollow flange steel sections
- Title
- Understanding the performance of cold-formed steel frame wall systems in fires to design for superior fire resistance
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- LP130101043
- Start year
- 2014
- Keywords
- Cold-formed steel structures; Fire tests and numerical studies; Buckling behaviour of light gauge steel walls
- Title
- A Study of Pull-through Failures of Thin Steel Battens to Improve Building Safety and Resilience During Extreme Wind Events
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- DP120103366
- Start year
- 2012
- Keywords
- Cold Formed Steel Structures; Cyclone/Storm Resistant Buildings; Innovative Steel Batten Systems
Projects listed above are funded by Australian Competitive Grants. Projects funded from other sources are not listed due to confidentiality agreements.