Research interests
Timber Structures, Timber Engineering, Sustainable materials for constructions, Non-destructive evaluation of wooden structures, Structural rehabilitation.
Affiliations
Engineers Australia (MIEAust)
Australian Network of Structural Health Monitoring (ANSHM) - Deakin Representative
Australian Association for Steel-Concrete Composite Structures (AASCCS)
Teaching interests
Structural Analysis, Mechanics of Materials, Engineering Mechanics, Steel and Timber Structures, Composite Structures, Structural Dynamics
Units taught
SEV320 Thoery of Structures; SEV323 Steel and Timber Structures; SEJ103 Materials Engineering Projects
Knowledge areas
Timber Engineering, Hybrid and Composite Structures, Material Characterization, Non-destructive evaluation, Structural Dynamics, Signal Processing, Design of Experiments
Media appearances
Awards
Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science – Short-term Invitational Fellowship (2022); Engineers Australia W.H Warren Medal for Best Paper in the discipline (2021); CASS Travel Awards (2020)
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 concrete, geopolymer concrete; Design of FRP reinforced geopolymer concrete slab and girder; Development of novel geopolymer-BFRP rebar
Publications
J Reiner, S Pizarro, K Hadi, D Narain, P Zhang, M Jennings, M Subhani
(2023), Vol. 143, pp. 106880-106880, Engineering Failure Analysis, C1
Investigating Factors Influencing Rolling Shear Performance of Australian CLT Feedstock
Chandan Kumar, Adam Faircloth, Jon Shanks, Robert McGavin, Xin Li, Mahmud Ashraf, Mahbube Subhani
(2023), Vol. 14, pp. 711-711, Forests, Basel, Switzerland, C1
Effect of Fibre Orientation on the Bond Properties of Softwood and Hardwood Interfaces
Xin Li, Mahmud Ashraf, Bidur Kafle, Mahbube Subhani
(2023), Vol. 13, pp. 1-19, Buildings, Basel, Switzerland, C1
Use of Dregs as a Replacement for Hydrated Lime in Cement Coating Mortar
A de Oliveira, M Subhani, A Aramburu, H Rossetto, G Trindade, W dos Santos, R de Avila Delucis
(2023), Vol. 7, pp. 1-20, Journal of Composites Science, London, Eng., C1
S Rahman, M Subhani, M Ashraf
(2023), European Journal of Wood and Wood Products, C1
Shaikh Rahman, Mahmud Ashraf, Mahbube Subhani
(2023), pp. 153-161, WCTE2023 : Proceedings of the World Conference on Timber Engineering, Oslo, Norway, E1
Sukanta Shill, Safat Al-Deen, Mahmud Ashraf, Estela Oliari Garcez, Mahbube Subhani, Muhammad Hossain
(2022), Vol. 2, pp. 15-26, Construction Materials, C1
Mohammad Anwar-Us-Saadat, Janeshka Goonewardena, Bidur Kafle, Mahmud Ashraf, Mahbube Subhani
(2022), Vol. 10, pp. 1575-1606, Journal of Renewable Materials, Beverly, MA, C1
Performance of Two-Way Concrete Slabs Reinforced with Basalt and Carbon FRP Rebars
S Shill, E Garcez, R Al-Ameri, M Subhani
(2022), Vol. 6, pp. 1-18, Journal of Composites Science, Basel, Switzerland, C1
Densification of timber: a review on the process, material properties, and application
J Cabral, B Kafle, M Subhani, J Reiner, M Ashraf
(2022), Vol. 68, pp. 1-24, Journal of Wood Science, Berlin, Germany, C1
S Rahman, M Ashraf, M Subhani, J Reiner
(2022), pp. 1-20, European Journal of Wood and Wood Products, Berlin, Germany, C1
Mode II fracture of wood: Comparison between End-Notched Flexure and Compact Shear testing
J Reiner, J Wood, M Subhani
(2022), Vol. 270, pp. 1-12, Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Carbon footprint of wood and plastic as packaging materials - An Australian case of pallets
K Weththasinghe, A Akash, T Harding, M Subhani, M Wijayasundara
(2022), Vol. 363, pp. 1-14, Journal of Cleaner Production, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
N Islam, T Miyashita, S Shill, K Takeda, S Fukada, A Takasu, S Al-Deen, M Subhani
(2022), pp. 1-14, Australian Journal of Civil Engineering, London, Eng., C1
Flexural performance of splice connections in cross-laminated timber
Mahbube Subhani, Sukanta Shill, Safat Al-Deen, Mohammad Anwar-Us-Saadat, Mahmud Ashraf
(2022), Vol. 12, pp. 1124-1124, Buildings, Basel, Switzerland, C1
Mahbube Subhani, Sukanta Shill, Estela Garcez
(2022), pp. 1-19, Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology, London, Eng., C1
Constitutive Material Model for the Compressive Behaviour of Engineered Bamboo
J Goonewardena, M Ashraf, J Reiner, B Kafle, M Subhani
(2022), Vol. 12, Buildings, C1
DEVELOPMENT OF BASALT FIBRE REINFORCED POLYMER (BFRP) REBAR INFUSED WITH GEOPOLYMER BINDER
M Subhani, S Shill, E Garcez, R Varley, J Gan
(2022), fib 2022 : Concrete innovation for sustainability : Proceedings of the 6th fib International Congress 2022, Oslo, Norway, E1
Influence of initial crack width in mode i fracture tests on timber and adhesive timber bonds
S Rahman, M Ashraf, M Subhani, J Reiner
(2022), pp. 1675-1680, SEMC 2022 : Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation 2022, Cape Town, South Africa, E1
A comparative study on the performance of cementitious composites resilient to airfield conditions
S Shill, S Al-Deen, M Ashraf, M Elahi, M Subhani, W Hutchison
(2021), Vol. 282, Construction and Building Materials, C1
X Li, M Ashraf, M Subhani, K Ghabraie, H Li, P Kremer
(2021), Vol. 31, pp. 1130-1140, Structures, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
An improved hilbert-huang transform for vibration-based damage detection of utility timber poles
I Das, M Arif, A Oo, M Subhani
(2021), Vol. 11, Applied Sciences (Switzerland), C1
Xin Li, Mahmud Ashraf, Mahbube Subhani, Paul Kremer, Haitao Li, Mohammad Anwar-Us-Saadat
(2021), Vol. 33, pp. 423-432, Structures, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
A review of factors influencing rolling shear in CLT and test methodology
C Kumar, X Li, M Subhani, J Shanks, T Dakin, R McGavin, M Ashraf
(2021), Vol. 50, pp. 1-24, Journal of Testing and Evaluation, West Conshohocken, PA, C1
Md Rahman, Mahmud Ashraf, Kazem Ghabraie, Mahbube Subhani
(2021), pp. 1-9, Timber engineering. Conference (2021) : Santiago, Chile), Santiago, Chile, E1
Xin Li, Mahmud Ashraf, Mahbube Subhani, Paul Kremer
(2021), pp. 1-7, WCTE 2021 : Proceedings of the World Conference on Timber Engineering, Santiago, Chile, E1
The effects of thickness and layup on bending resistance of cross laminated timber panels
Xin Li, Mahmud Ashraf, Mahbube Subhani, Mohammad Anwar-Us-Saadat, Paul Kremer
(2021), pp. 1-8, WCTE 2021 : Proceedings of the World Conference on Timber Engineering, Santiago, Chile, E1
Numerical analysis of Mode-I fracture behaviour of timber adhesive bond
Shaikh Rahman, Mahmud Ashraf, Mahbube Subhani, Johannes Reiner
(2021), pp. 251-253, ACCM 2021 : Recent Advances in Computational Methods and Applications : Proceedings of the Fifth Australasian Conference on Computational Mechanics 2021 conference, Sydney, N.S.W., E1
Strengthening of steel-concrete composite beams with composite slab
Mahbube Subhani, Muhammad Kabir, Riyadh Al-Ameri
(2020), Vol. 34, pp. 91-105, Steel and composite structures, Taejon, Korea, C1
Timber-FRP composite beam subjected to negative bending
Mahbube Subhani, Anastasia Globa, Jules Moloney
(2020), Vol. 73, pp. 353-365, Structural engineering and mechanics, Republic of Korea, C1
X Li, M Ashraf, M Subhani, P Kremer, B Kafle, K Ghabraie
(2020), Vol. 247, Construction and Building Materials, C1
Y Yu, M Subhani, A Hoshyar, J Li, H Li
(2020), Vol. 20, International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics, C1
Evaluating timoshenko method for analyzing clt under out-of-plane loading
M Rahman, M Ashraf, K Ghabraie, M Subhani
(2020), Vol. 10, pp. 1-21, Buildings, C1
Flexural performance of FRP-reinforced geopolymer concrete beam
J Goonewardena, K Ghabraie, M Subhani
(2020), Vol. 4, Journal of Composites Science, C1
M Rahman, Mahud Ashraf, Kazem Ghabraie, Mahbube Subhani
(2020), Vol. 7, pp. 1-6, ISEC 2020 : Proceedings of International Structural Engineering and Construction, Canterbury, New Zealand, E1
Pull-out resistance of self-tapping screws in cross-laminated timber made from radiata pine
Xin Li, Mafmud Ashraf, Mahbube Subhani, Paul Kremer
(2020), Vol. 7, pp. 1-6, ISEC 2020 : Proceedings of International Structural Engineering and Construction, Christchurch, New Zealand, E1
Y Yu, M Subhani, U Dackermann, J Li
(2019), Vol. 32, Journal of Aerospace Engineering, C1
Self-compacting concrete reinforced with twisted-bundle macro-synthetic fiber
E Garcez, M Kabir, A MacLeod, M Subhani, K Ghabraie
(2019), Vol. 9, Applied Sciences (Switzerland), C1
Estela Oliari Garcez, M Kabir, M Subhani, A MacLeod, A Fehervari, M Hall, P Moulton
(2019), Vol. 275, ACEM and SBMS1 2018 : Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Advances in Civil Engineering and Materials and 1st World Symposium on Sustainable Bio-composite Materials and Structures, Nanjing, China, E1
Experimental investigation and numerical modelling of mechanical properties of CLTs
X Li, M Ashraf, M Subhani, P Kremer
(2019), pp. 1725-1730, SEMC 2019 : Advances in Engineering Materials, Structures and Systems: Innovations, Mechanics and Applications : Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Structural, Engineering, Mechanics and Computation 2019, Cape Town, South Africa, E1
Resistance of cross laminated timber members under axial loading-a review of current design rules
Xin Li, Mahmud Ashraf, Mahbube Subhani, Bidur Kafle, Paul Kremer
(2019), Vol. 54, pp. 179-184, CIGOS 2019 : Innovation for Sustainable Infrastructure : Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Geotechnics, Civil Engineering Works and Structures, Hanoi, Vietnam, E1
Xin Li, Mahbube Subhani, Mahmud Ashraf, Bidur Kafle, Paul Kremer
(2019), Vol. 54, pp. 185-190, CIGOS 2019 : Innovation for Sustainable Infrastructure Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Geotechnics, Civil Engineering Works and Structures, Hanoi, Vietnam, E1
Hybrid strengthening of steel-concrete composite beam, part 1: Experimental investigation
M Subhani, R Al-Ameri, M Kabir
(2018), Vol. 141, pp. 23-35, Journal of Constructional Steel Research, C1
Experimental and theoretical analysis of severely damaged concrete beams strengthened with CFRP
M Kabir, M Subhani, R Shrestha, B Samali
(2018), Vol. 178, pp. 161-174, Construction and building materials, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Carbon Fiber and Structural Timber Composites for Engineering and Construction
A Globa, M Subhani, J Moloney, R Al-Ameri
(2018), Vol. 24, Journal of Architectural Engineering, C1
Flexural strengthening of LVL beam using CFRP
M Subhani, A Globa, R Al-Ameri, J Moloney
(2017), Vol. 150, pp. 480-489, Construction and Building Materials, C1
Effect of grain orientation on the CFRP-to-LVL bond
M Subhani, A Globa, R Al-Ameri, J Moloney
(2017), Vol. 129, pp. 187-197, Composites Part B: Engineering, C1
Y Yu, J Li, U Dackermann, M Subhani
(2017), Vol. 1, pp. 1547-1552, ACMSM24 : Proceedings of the 24th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials : Advancements and Challenges, Perth, Western Australia, E1
M Subhani, J Li, B Samali, K Crews
(2016), Vol. 102, pp. 985-998, Construction and Building Materials, C1
Assessment of bond strength in CFRP retrofitted beams under marine environment
M Subhani, R Al-Ameri, A Al-Tamimi
(2016), Vol. 140, pp. 463-472, Composite structures, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Condition assessment of timber utility poles based on a hierarchical data fusion model
Y Yu, U Dackermann, J Li, M Subhani
(2016), Vol. 30, Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, C1
M Subhani, J Li, B Samali
(2016), Vol. 6, pp. 411-427, Journal of civil structural health monitoring, Berlin, Germany, C1
Strength reduction in square columns confined with CFRP under marine environment
M Subhani, R Al-Ameri
(2016), Vol. 97, pp. 183-192, Composites part B: engineering, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
CFRP-Steel hybrid retrofitting of steel-concrete composite structures
R Al-Ameri, M Subhani, M Kabir
(2016), pp. 1-7, Concrete Solutions 2016 : Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Concrete Repair, Thessaloniki, Greece, E1
Behaviour of stress wave propagation in utility timber pole
M Subhani, J Li, B Samali
(2013), pp. 1077-1082, From Materials to Structures: Advancement through Innovation, London, Eng., B1-1
M Subhani, J Li, B Samali
(2013), Vol. 3, pp. 65-79, Journal of civil structural health monitoring, Berlin, Germany, C1-1
M Subhani, J Li, H Gravenkamp, B Samali
(2013), Vol. 778, pp. 303-311, Advanced materials research, Pfaffikon, Switzerland, C1-1
M Subhani, J Li, B Samali, N Yan
(2013), Vol. 14, pp. 85-96, Australian journal of structural engineering, Abingdon, Eng., C1-1
Determination of embedment depth of timber poles and piles using wavelet transform
J Li, M Subhani, B Samali
(2012), Vol. 15, pp. 759-770, Advances in structural engineering, Brentwood, Eng., C1-1
Determinations of stress wave velocity in a timber pole using wavelet transform
M Subhani, J Li, B Samali, U Dackermann
(2011), pp. 222-231, APVC 2011 : Dynamics for Sustainable Engineering : Proceedings of the Asia-Pacific Vibration 2011 Conference, Hong Kong, China, E1-1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Other Public Sector Funding
Eifers Cellular (Foamed) Concrete - Investigation of Mechanical and Physical Properties for Civil Application.
Dr Mahbube Subhani, Dr Estela Oliari Garcez
Department of Industry, Innovation and Science
- 2022: $25,000
- 2021: $25,000
Eifers Rapid Set Concrete - Investigating performance and durability for Civil application.
Dr Estela Oliari Garcez, Dr Mahbube Subhani
Department of Industry
- 2021: $23,790
Improvements to resource recovery from waste and tools to track carbon footprint.
Dr Mayuri Wijayasundara, Dr Mahbube Subhani
Department of Industry, Innovation and Science
- 2021: $24,300
Development of standard to evaluate bond strength at the interface between retroreflective raised pavement markers and road surface.
Dr Mahbube Subhani, Mr Matt Jennings, Dr Nhu Nguyen, A/Prof Ashim Debnath
Main Roads WA
- 2023: $83,324
Industry and Other Funding
AusNet Services
Prof Aman Maung Than Oo, Dr Apel Mahmud, A/Prof Md Enamul Haque, Dr Mahbube Subhani, Dr Mohammad Taufiqul Arif
AusNet Electricity Services Pty Ltd
- 2020: $143,294
- 2019: $139,120
- 2018: $164,984
- 2017: $181,305
- 2016: $43,469
- 2015: $127,315
Preliminary concept and modelling of pedestrian bridge built from carbon fibre reinforced geopolymer concrete
Dr Kazem Ghabraie, Dr Mahbube Subhani
Australian Engineering Solutions Pty Ltd
- 2017: $9,990
Prefabricated composite panels, beams and footing systems for housing construction.
Dr Kazem Ghabraie, Dr Mahbube Subhani, Prof Mahmud Ashraf, Dr Estela Oliari Garcez
United Construction and Investment Pty Ltd t/as Atomic 6 (Vic)
- 2019: $48,550
Pedestrian bridge design using geopolymer concrete and fibre reinforced polymer bars.
Dr Kazem Ghabraie, Dr Mahbube Subhani
Austeng
- 2019: $20,000
Eifers Cellular (Foamed) Concrete - Investigation of Mechanical and Physical Properties for Civil Application.
Dr Mahbube Subhani, Dr Estela Oliari Garcez
Eifers Civil Pty Ltd
- 2022: $12,502
- 2021: $12,502
- 2020: $25,004
Improvements to resource recovery from waste and tools to track carbon footprint.
Dr Mayuri Wijayasundara, Dr Mahbube Subhani
CMTP Pty Ltd
- 2021: $15,000
- 2020: $10,000
Development of sustainable geopolymer concrete using waste glass and industrial by-products.
Dr Mahbube Subhani, Dr Kazem Ghabraie
Australian Engineering Solutions Pty Ltd
- 2022: $12,450
Investigating the mechanical properties of fibre reinforced concrete risers and pits.
Dr Mahbube Subhani
Infrastructure Products Australia Pty Ltd
- 2023: $20,140
Supervisions
Ipshita Das
Thesis entitled: Developing a novel algorithm for the condition assessment of utility timber poles
Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), School of Engineering
Apinya Chanthakett
Thesis entitled: Investigation and Development of Optimum Energy Systems from Municipal Solid Waste through Modelling Gasification Process
Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), School of Engineering
Sherin Khadeeja Rahman
Thesis entitled: Investigation of Novel Self-Compacting Geopolymer-Concrete with BFRP under Marine Environment
Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), School of Engineering
Xin Li
Thesis entitled: Mechanical characterisation of Australian heterogeneous cross-laminated timber
Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), School of Engineering