Draft:Dr Jonathan Barnett

EV Charger Fire Risk Expertise Jonathan Barnett has conducted comprehensive fire risk assessments of EV chargers in car parks, covering facilities ranging from 1 to 20 vehicles. He is a founding member of Engineers Australia's Society of Fire Safety's Practice Guide development group for EVs and EV chargers. Jonathan has delivered over 20 talks on this topic to diverse audiences, including engineers, owners corporations, owners corporation managers, and insurers. His expertise in this emerging field highlights his commitment to advancing fire safety standards and practices for new technologies.

Qualifications of Dr Jonathan Barnett

Doctor of Mechanical Engineering, WPI, Massachusetts, USA, 1989

Master of Science, Civil Engineering, WPI, Massachusetts, USA, 1976

Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, WPI, Massachusetts, USA, 1974

Publications

Ang, E., & Barnett, J. (2021). “Numerical prediction of CO and its impact on practical application”, In Proceedings of the 12th Asia-Oceania Symposium on Fire Science and Technology. Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland.

Loh T.W., Barnett J.R., Zhang G., Nguygen K.T. “Fire-Induced Damage and Postfire Analysis of the Compression Properties of Cross-Laminated Timber”, Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering Volume 36, Issue 3, December 2023.

Nguyen K., Navaratnam S., Mendis P., Zhang K., Barnett J., Wang H. “Fire safety of composites in prefabricated buildings: From fibre reinforced polymer to textile reinforced concrete”, Composites Part B: Engineering. vol. 187. 2020.

Wickström, U., Hunt, S., Lattimer, B., Barnett, J., Beyler, C. “Technical comment—Ten fundamental principles on defining and expressing thermal exposure as boundary conditions in fire safety engineering” Fire and Materials. 2018; 1–4.

Nguyen, K.T., Weerasinghe, P., Mendis P., Ngo, T. and Barnett, J. “Performance of modern building façades in fire: a comprehensive review”, Electronic Journal of Structural Engineering 16(1) 2016.

Barnett, J.R. and Stratton, B. “Pedestrian Modelling in a Fire Environment”, International Fire Protection Magazine, Issue 62, June 2015.

Barnett, J.R. and Stratton, B. “Sustainability Challenges In Fire Safety Engineering”. Engineers Australia Convention 2014. Melbourne November 2014.

Barnett, J.R. and O’Meagher, T. “Working Together to Introduce New Technology in a Performance Environment” 10th International Conference on Performance-Based Codes and Fire Safety Design Methods, Gold Coast 2014.

Barnett, J.R. “Structural Failure in Building Fires - Lessons Learned from 9/11” Australasian Structural Engineering Conference, Perth 2012.

Barnett, J.R., Fidler, J. “Fire Safety and Buildings of the Recent Past: Designing a Fire Safety Engineering Strategy to Upgrade and Preserve Twentieth Century Heritage”, FSE 11, Sydney, 2011.

Barnett, J.R. “Hot Smoke Testing: A realistic means of testing smoke control systems,” Construction Specifier, Vol. 63, No. 6, 2010.

LaMalva, K.J., J.R. Barnett, and D.O. Dusenberry, “Failure Analysis of the World Trade Center 5 Building,” Journal of Fire Protection Engineering, Vol. 19, No. 4, 2009.

LaMalva, K.J., J.R. Barnett, and D.O. Dusenberry, “World Trade Center 5 Failure Analysis,” STRUCTURE, NCSEA/CASE/SEI, Feb 2008.

Barnett, J.R. “Project Based Fire Safety Engineering Curriculum”. Proceedings of FSE2006 – The Future of Fire Safety Engineering. Gold Coast, Australia. May 2006. Barnett, J.R. “Performance Based Design for Fire Protection”. Proceedings of A Technical Seminar: Infrastructure Safety & Security – 2006”. American Society of Civil Engineers Metropolitan Section. New York City. March 2006.

Barnett, J.R. “Events Driving Fire Safety for Sea, Road and Rail” Proceedings of the International Conference on Fire Safety – Sea, Road, Rail. Melbourne Australia. November 2005.

White, N., Barnett, J.R., Bennetts, I. “Fully Developed Passenger Train Fire Experiment”, Proceedings of the International Conference on Fire Safety – Sea, Road, Rail. Melbourne Australia. November 2005.

White, N. Dowling, V., Barnett, J.R. “Full-Scale Fire Experiment on a Typical Passenger Train”, Proceedings of the IAFSS 8th International Symposium. Beijing, China. September 2005.

Quintiere, J., Barnett, J.R. et al “Engineering Guide – Fire Exposures to Structural Elements”, Society of Fire Protection Engineers. 2004.

Corley, G., Barnett, J.R. et al “World Trade Center Building Performance Study – Data Collection, Preliminary Observations, and Recommendations”. FEMA 403. Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC. May 2002.

Dembsey, N., Lautenberger, C. and Barnett, J. “Development of an Upward Flame Spread Forward Heating Algorithm for Use in CFD Models”. The International Conference on Engineered Fire Protection Design, San Francisco, CA, June 2001.

Pehrson, R. and Barnett, J. “Prediction of Fire Growth on Furniture Using Computational Fluid Dynamics”. Third International Conference on Fire Research and Engineering. Chicago, Oct. 1999.

Wright, M., Barnett, J. and Dembsey, N. “Flame Spread on Cored Composite Panels for use in High Speed Craft”. Third International Conference on Fire Research and Engineering. Chicago, Oct. 1999.

J. Govindarajan, M. O. Ward, and J. R. Barnett, “Visualizing Simulated Room Fires,” Proc. IEEE Conference on Visualization, pp. 475-478, October, 1999. Barnett, J. R., Govindarajan, J. and Ward, M. “Matching Fires and Simulations,” NIST Annual Conference on Fire Research, November, 1998.

Grenier, A.T., Dembsey, N. A. and Barnett, J. R “Fire Characteristics of Cored Composite Materials for Marine Use”. Fire Safety Journal, 30, 2, 1998. Wade, C. and Barnett, J.R. “A Room-Corner Fire Model Including Fire Growth on Linings and Enclosure Smoke-Filling”. Journal of Fire Protection Engineering, 8, 4, 1997.

Sincaglia, P.E. and Barnett, J.R. “Development of a Glass Window Fracture Model for Zone-Type Computer Fire Codes”. Journal of Fire Protection Engineering, 8, 3, 1997.

Charters, D., Shannon, M., Harrod, P., Shea, D., Morin, K. and Barnett, J. R. “Investigation of the Effectiveness of Detection of Fires by People in Hospitals,” Fifth International Symposium on Fire Safety Science, International Association for Fire Safety Science, Melbourne, Australia, 1997.

Pehrson, R. and Barnett, J. R. “Computer Modeling of Intumescent Penetration Seals”, Journal of Fire Protection Engineering, 8, 1, 1996.

Barnett, J. R. and Voorhis, M. “A User Friendly Interface for Fire Modelling”, Fire Research Station Publication, Building Research Establishment, Watford, U.K. 1996.

Anderson, M., McKeever, Pehrson, R. and Barnett, J. R. “An Experimental Study of Upward Flame Spread on Cellulosic Materials”. InterFlam 96, Seventh International Fire Science and Engineering Conference, Cambridge, England, 1996.

Barnett, J. R. “Structures Subjected to Accidental Fires”. Proceedings of the 1995 Illinois Chapter ASCE Lecture Series, 1995.

Tubbs, J. S. and Barnett, J. R. “Modeling the NIST High Bay Fire Experiment With JASMINE”. International Conference on Fire Research and Engineering, Orlando, Fl, 1995.

Dolph, B. L. and Barnett, J. R. “Quantitative Target Space Smoke Curve Analysis and Procedures”. International Conference on Fire Research and Engineering, Orlando, Fl, 1995.

Barnett, J. R. “Development of Analytical Techniques for Risk Management Training”, FTA-MA-11-0050-92-1. U. S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, 1992.

Barnett, J. R. “Integrated Hazard Analysis”, Invited Paper, Proceedings of the International Fire Safety Engineering Conference, Sydney, Australia, 1992.

Hettinger, J.C. and Barnett, J. R. “Evolution of the Fire Development Scenario for Subway Vehicle Fires: Historical Observations, Vehicle Design Standards, and Application of the COMPF2 Post-Flashover Computer Model”, Proceedings of the Aerodynamics and Ventilation of vehicle Tunnels, Elsevier Science Publ. Ltd., England, 1991.

Barnett, J. R. “A New Approach for Steel Structures Exposed to Fires”. Journal of Fire Protection Engineering, 3, 1, 1991.

Barnett, J. R. “Use of Computer Models to Predict Fire Growth in Buildings”, The Voice - The Journal for Fire Service Instructors and Officers, 1990.

Barnett, J. R., Noori, M., N. Broderick, T. W. “The Analysis of Structural Systems Exposed to Unwanted Fires Using ANSYS 4.2”. Proceedings of the 1987 ANSYS conference, Swanson Analysis Systems, Inc., Houston, PA 1987.

Barnett, J. R. “Uses and Limitations of Computer Models in Structural Fire Protection Engineering Applications”. Fire Safety Journal, 9, 2, 1985.

Thesis and Dissertations that Dr Jonathan Barnett has Advised

LaMalva, K., “Failure Analysis of the World Trade Center 5 Building,” master’s thesis, 2007.

Webb, A., “FDS Modeling of Hot Smoke Testing, Cinema and Airport Concourse,” master’s thesis, 2006.

Ierardi, J.A. “Characterizing The Entry Resistance of Smoke Detectors”. Doctoral dissertation, May 2005

Sipe, Joel E. “Development of an Instrumented Dynamic Mannequin Test to Rate the Protection Provided by Protective Clothing”, M. Sc. Thesis. 2004.

Murphy, Jill “Determination of Failure Criteria for Electric Cables Exposed to Fire for Use in a Nuclear Power Plant Risk Analysis”, M.Sc. Thesis. 2004.

Woodward, Andrew. “Fire Scenarios for an Improved Fabric Flammability Test”, M.Sc. Thesis. 2003.

Parkinson, David. “Performance Based Design of Structural Steel for Fire Conditions”, M.Sc. Thesis. 2002.

Ditch, Benjamin. “Thermal Decomposition of 1,1,1,2,4,4,5,5,5 Nonoflouro-2-Trifluoromethyl Pentan-3-One During Fire Extinguishment”, M.Sc. Thesis. 2002. Co-advised by S. Thomas, 3M co.

Fay, Terry. “Development of an Improved Fabric Flammability Test”, M.Sc. Thesis. 2002.

Lautenberger, Christopher. “CFD Simulation of Soot Formation and Flame Radiation”. M.Sc. Thesis. 2002. Co-advisor.

Lantz, Renee. “Model Validation in Fire Protection Engineering”. Doctoral dissertation. 2001. Co-advisor.

Pehrson, Richard. “Prediction of Fire Growth on Furniture Using CFD”. Doctoral dissertation. 1999. WPI’s Center for Firesafety Studies’ first PhD student.

Wright, Mark. “Flame Spread on Composite Materials for use in High Speed Craft”, M.Sc. Thesis. 1999.

Ierardi, James “A Computer Model of Fire Spread from Engine to Passenger Compartments in Post-Collision Vehicles”, M.Sc. Thesis. 1999.

Gosselin, Steven “The Application of Fire Dynamics to Fire Forensics”. M.Sc. Thesis. 1999. Co-advisor.

Averill, James “Performance Based Codes: Economics, Documentation, and Design”. M.Sc. Thesis. 1998.

Belliveau, Leonard Jr. “An Instructional Text for Teaching Hazard I, Version 1.2”. M.Sc. Thesis. 1997.

Cutonilli, John “Modeling of a Backdraft”. M.Sc. Thesis. 1997.

Grenier, Andrew T. “Fire Characteristics of Cored Composite Materials for Marine” M.Sc. Thesis. 1996.

Carpenter, Douglas “An Investigation into the Validity of Modeling Post-Flashover Fires and Flame Extension From Openings with the Fire Field Model Jasmine”. M.Sc. Thesis. 1996.

Grenier, A. “Fire Characteristics of Cored Composite Materials for Marine Use”. Co-advised by Prof. Dembsey. M.Sc. Thesis. 1996.

Lantz, R. “Ignition Index – An Engineering Based Methodology for Fabric Flammability Testing”. M.Sc. Thesis. 1996.

Miller, Debra “Methodology for the Analysis of False Alarms in Fire Alarm Systems”. M.Sc. Thesis. 1996.

Spinn, J.P. “Semi-Empirical Heat Transfer Design Technique for Fibrous Insulation”. M.Sc. Thesis. 1996.

Wade, C. “A Room Fire Model Incorporating Fire Growth on Combustible Lining Materials”. M.Sc. Thesis. 1996.

Tubbs, J.S. “Modelling The NIST High Bay Fire Experiment with JASMINE”. M.Sc. Thesis. 1995.

Tucker, James R. “Preliminary Development of a Model to Predict the Thermal Response of Composites Exposed to a Radiant Flux. M.Sc. Thesis. 1995.

DiSanto, A.M. “Design Considerations for Fire Protection Systems Subject to Explosions on Offshore Production Platforms”, M.Sc. Thesis. 1994.

Haynes, E. K. “Development of WPI/Fire 3.0 - A Multiroom Model”. M.Sc. Thesis. 1994.

LeBlanc, David J. “Development of an Expert Prescreening System for Evaluating College Residences for Lifesafety”. M.Sc. Thesis. 1993.

Pehrson, Richard “Computer Modeling of Intumescent Penetration Seals”. M.Sc. Thesis. 1993.

Sullivan, Paul D. “World’s First Performance-Based Building Code ‘The New Zealand Experience’”. M.Sc. Thesis. 1993.

Brush, Douglas K. “Multifire: A Multiple Fire Simulation Program”. M.Sc. Thesis. 1992.

Hunt, Sean P. “A Finite Element Analysis of a Barrier Subject to an ISO Fire”. M.Sc. Thesis. 1992.

Sheppard, David T. “Test Method for the Determination of Temperature Dependent Thermal Properties of Fire Insulation Materials”. M.Sc. Thesis. 1992.

Cappuccio, Joseph A. “Development of Analytical Techniques for Risk Management Training”. M.Sc. Thesis. 1991.

Nash, Roy “Passenger Ship Fire Protection Design”. M.Sc. Thesis. 1991.

Puchovsky, Miloslav T. “Improved Computer Algorithm For Growing Fires”. M.Sc. Thesis. 1991.

Anderson, Carl P. “A Methodology for the Use of HAZARD-I in Residential Fire Investigations”. M.Sc. Thesis. 1990.

Expert Testimony

In the matter of 152 Peel Street, Windsor [2024] VBAB (5 August 2024).

In the matter of 103 Atherton Road, Oakleigh [2023] VBAB; (26 May 2023).

Pirmax Pty Ltd v Kingspan Insulation Pty Ltd [2022] FCA 1340 (14 November 2022)

In the matter of 6-8 Eastern Beach Road, Geelong [2022] VBAB 81 (10 June 2022)

In the matter of 72 Nicholson Street, Brunswick East [2021] VBAB 184; (8 December 2021)

In the matter of 261 Centre Road, Bentleigh [2021] VBAB 158; (29 October 2021)

In the matter of 234 Caroline Springs Boulevard, Caroline Springs [2021] VBAB 120; (8 September 2021)

In the matter of 205 Ballarat Road, Bell Post Hill [2021] VBAB 89; (29 July 2021)

In the matter of 20 Queen Street, Blackburn [2021] VBAB 28; (6 May 2021)

In the matter of 62-66 Mt Alexander Road, Travencore [2020] VBAB 73; (8 October 2020)

In the matter of 833-843 Dandenong Road, Malvern East [2020] VBAB 53; (7 August 2020)

In the matter of 389 Neerim Road, Carnegie [2020] VBAB 59; (4 September 2020)

In the matter of 331 Orrong Road, St Kilda East [2020] VBAB 48; (15 July 2020)

In the matter of 59-65 Stawell Street, Richmond [2020] VBAB 44; (25 June 2020)

In the matter of 262 Lorimer St, Port Melbourne [2020] VBAB 22; (2 March 2020)

In the matter of Danetha v Greater Geelong City Council [2019] VBAB 5; (8 March 2019)

In the matter of Owners Corporation No.1 of PS613436T v LU Simon Builders Pty Ltd (Building and Property) [2019] VCAT 286 (28 February 2019)

The Netherlands v. Sweeney, District Court of ‘s-Hertognebosch case 20/00193-97. ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands. (October 2000)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. J. Amicone. Boston, MA. (May 2000).

The Travelers Insurance Co. v. Robert and Barbara Namerow. Hartford, CT Superior Court Docket no: CV 95 0551733 S (February 1999).

Deposition: Civil Action No. 01 CV 9291 SR International Business Insurance Co. Ltd. v. World Trade Center Properties (August 2003).

Poole v. Milwaukee Elec. Tool Corp. U.S. District Court, W.D. Oklahoma no: 2007 WL 7024595 (September 2007)

Deposition: In re Chinese Manufactured Drywall Prod. Liab. Litig., 706 F. Supp. 2d 655 (E.D. La. 2010).

Professional Memberships of Dr Jonathan Barnett Australian Building Codes Board Subject Matter Specialist 2018-2020

Building Appeals Board (BAB) Victoria 2015-2019

Society of Fire Safety Australia, National Chair 2017-2022

Society of Fire Safety Australia, Immediate Past National Chair 2022-

Fellow Institute of Engineers Australia

Fellow Society of Fire Protection Engineers

Registered Building Practitioner VIC PE

Building Professionals Board NSW BDC, PRE

Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland, RPEQ

Accredited Building Practitioner Tasmania

National Engineering Register (Australia)

Chartered Professional Engineer

Professional Engineer, Massachusetts, USA

American Society of Civil Engineers

National Fire Protection Association

ASTM Committee E-5, Committee on Fire Standards

International Association for Fire Safety Science

Member Victoria University Industry Advisory Committee Built Environment and Construction Research