DrMahbube Subhani

Honorary Fellow

Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/School of Engineering

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Research Areas:
Timber Structures, Timber Engineering, Biocomposites and recycled materials, Non-destructive evaluation of structures, Structural rehabilitation.

Knowledge Areas:
Timber Engineering, Hybrid and Composite Structures, Material Characterization, Structural Testing, Non-destructive evaluation, Structural Dynamics, Signal Processing, Design of Experiments, Structural Mechanics, Statistics.

Projects:
Optimising manufacturing parameters for densified timber;
Evaluation of fracture properties of mass engineered timber for fracture based failure;
Development of hardwood-softwood hybrid cross-laminated timber;
Development of thin walled structural timber element;
Mix design of cellular and geopolymer concrete;
Development of novel geopolymer-BFRP rebar.

GRANTS

  • GRANT
    Future Lightweight Timber Framing: Productivity Subproject 9 on stud distortion
    8 Apr 2025 - 12 Dec 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    UniTas Grant - Research and Development - University of Tasmania - $60,840.00
  • GRANT
    REACH, House of Bamboo - Trailblazer Scholarship - Timber-bamboo composite structural elements for sustainable construction
    26 Feb 2025 - 26 Aug 2028
    People funded by this grant:
    House of Bamboo - $30,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    A fire rated wall panel system for commercial and residential construction.
    1 Dec 2023 - 9 May 2027
    People funded by this grant:
    Cooperative Research Centres (CRC) Projects Program, Department of Industry, Innovation and Science. - CRCPXIV000053 - $1,988,546.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Investigating the mechanical properties of fibre reinforced concrete risers and pits.
    4 May 2023 - 13 Nov 2023
    People funded by this grant:
    • Mahbube Subhani
    Infrastructure Products Australia Pty Ltd - $20,140.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Development of sustainable geopolymer concrete using waste glass and industrial by-products.
    24 Nov 2022 - 31 Oct 2023
    People funded by this grant:
    Australian Engineering Solutions Pty Ltd - $24,900.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Development of standard to evaluate bond strength at the interface between retroreflective raised pavement markers and road surface.
    21 Nov 2022 - 31 Mar 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    Main Roads WA - $100,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Improvements to resource recovery from waste and tools to track carbon footprint.
    2 Nov 2020 - 30 Apr 2021
    People funded by this grant:
    • Wijayasundara M,
    • Subhani M
    Department of Industry, Innovation and Science - $25,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Improvements to resource recovery from waste and tools to track carbon footprint.
    2 Nov 2020 - 30 Apr 2021
    People funded by this grant:
    • Wijayasundara M,
    • Subhani M
    CMTP Pty Ltd - ICG001491 - $25,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Eifers Cellular (Foamed) Concrete - Investigation of Mechanical and Physical Properties for Civil Application.
    1 Oct 2020 - 30 Jul 2021
    People funded by this grant:
    • Subhani M,
    • Garcez EO
    Department of Industry, Innovation and Science - $50,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Eifers Cellular (Foamed) Concrete - Investigation of Mechanical and Physical Properties for Civil Application.
    1 Oct 2020 - 30 Jul 2021
    People funded by this grant:
    • Subhani M,
    • Garcez EO
    Eifers Civil Pty Ltd - ICG001419 - $50,009.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Pedestrian bridge design using geopolymer concrete and fibre reinforced polymer bars.
    13 May 2019 - 15 Sep 2019
    People funded by this grant:
    Austeng - CONTR2019/01038 - $20,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Prefabricated composite panels, beams and footing systems for housing construction.
    9 May 2019 - 8 Nov 2019
    People funded by this grant:
    United Construction and Investment Pty Ltd t/as Atomic 6 (Vic) - CONTR2019/00694 - $80,911.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Preliminary concept and modelling of pedestrian bridge built from carbon fibre reinforced geopolymer concrete
    1 May 2017 - 2 Jun 2017
    People funded by this grant:
    Australian Engineering Solutions Pty Ltd - $9,990.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    AusNet Services
    22 Oct 2015 - 31 Dec 2020
    People funded by this grant:
    AusNet Electricity Services Pty Ltd - $697,101.00