Fatih Yesevi Okur

Fatih Yesevi Okur
Karadeniz Technical University · Department of Civil Engineering

Doctor of Philosophy

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On February 6, 2023, two major earthquakes with magnitudes 7.7 and 7.6 Mw struck within 9 h near the towns of Pazarcık and Elbistan, respectively, in the province of Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye. The main regions affected by these earthquakes were 11 provinces of Türkiye, home to approximately 16% of the country’s total population. Carrying out rapid and...
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Generative design is a modern design approach that involves iterative processes in which designers define computational models along with specific design objectives. With advancements in parametric modeling techniques in recent years, generative design has been integrated with various optimization methods, significantly enhancing its application sc...
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Fire incidents in automated vehicle parking (AVP) structures are rare, yet the impact of such incidents on the structural integrity of these systems is crucial for design considerations. Although sprinklers are recognized for their effective fire suppression in various settings, the effectiveness of sprinkler systems in AVP structures fire incident...
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Conducting a structural fire analysis for automated steel parking structures present a complex challenge due to the vulnerability of steel structures to high-temperature exposure, the unpredictability of fire source locations, and the enhanced thermal loading due to high concentration of vehicles in a compact area. This study conducted a performanc...
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Records of bridge fire incidents illustrate that bridge fires can have catastrophic consequences. The severity of these fires can be influenced by various factors such as bridge type, vehicle size, and wind. Contrary to building fires that have been extensively studied, scant attention has been paid to bridge fires and more specifically fire exposu...
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This paper offers a structural assessment of the historical Santa Maria Church and its Guesthouse building in Trabzon, Turkey. This process involves non-destructive experimental investigation using ambient vibration test and numerical evaluation using finite element method. Finite element model updating procedure was employed for the buildings usin...
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Parametric modeling allows a new form to be obtained automatically by changing parameters with variable properties without the need to redraw a geometric form. This situation shortens the project design time and enables the most suitable model to be put forward in a short time. In this paper, it is aimed to explain the importance and latest situati...
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On February 6, 2023, two major earthquakes (Mw 7.7 and Mw 7.6) occurred in the province of Kahramanmaraş in southern Türkiye at 9-h intervals, causing a lot of loss of life and destruction in the region where approximately 16% of the country’s population lives. This study provides a comprehensive summary of common structural deficiencies that occur...
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Purpose: TemesistCAD software, based on the parametric modeling technique, which can automatically model the warehouse and shelf systems, create drawings and calculate the approximate cost, has been developed, and a visual interface has been created. Study design/methodology/approach: The basic parameters used in the project phase are determined, c...
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The interest in damage identification methods has increased significantly in recent years due to the rising demand for structural health monitoring of structures. This study presents an enhanced version and validation of a recently introduced method for damage detection, localization and quantifying damage using vibration data. The method is valida...
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In this paper, the aim is to detail the newly introduced method, which is based on the calculation of modal participation ratio, in damage detection and assessment. For this aim, a four-story reinforced concrete building model is employed for numerical application. The method is evaluated for two damage scenarios, namely, single story and cumulativ...
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Two major earthquakes occurred on the Eastern Anatolian Fault Line (EAF) on February 6, 2023, with an interval of nine hours. These earthquakes, measuring Mw 7.7 and Mw 7.6, were centered in the districts of Pazarcık and Elbistan in the province of Kahramanmaraş. They directly affected 11 provinces (Kahramanmaraş, Hatay, Adıyaman, Osmaniye, Gaziant...
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Historical masonry structures have an important place in cultural heritage. Therefore, maintenance of these structures should be made periodically to prevent natural and manmade hazards. The maintenance of these structures is divided into two parts, namely experimental and numerical applications. Experimental, especially non-destructive methods are...
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The fragility and capacity of historical structures can be evaluated under seismic loads with the help of a rigid-base assumption by neglecting soil–structure interaction effects. However, this approach may not be accurate because earthquake waves reach the structure by spreading through a soil medium. Wave propagation, soil amplification, and defo...
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This article presents a study about new type mechanical systems effectiveness to reduce the coupling beam damages using non-destructive experimental measurement results. Five half-scaled reinforced concrete (RC) coupling beams were constructed to be examined in laboratory conditions. In the first three test specimens, different rebar configurations...
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Masonry structures are one of the structures most affected by earthquakes. In addition, since masonry structures constitute a large part of the building inventory, it is important to determine the dynamic characteristics of these structures. The present study is aimed to evaluate the seismic performance of a half-scale hollow brick unreinforced mas...
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Structural assessment of a historical building requires many different applications, such as in-situ observations, in-situ measurements such as minor destructive or non-destructive tests and numerical analyses. Minor destructive and non-destructive tests such as ultrasonic tests and ambient vibration tests are used to collect data from the structur...
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The dynamic parameters obtained depending on the existing structural properties, material properties, boundary and damage condition are quite effective on the behavior of the structures under the effect of dynamic loads. These dynamic parameters have characteristic features for each structure. In this study, the effect of damping ratio, which is on...
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Engineering software running on object-oriented programming language has been extensively used in structural modeling past 20 years. Taking their ease of use and a large area of utilization into account, these software will be used by engineers. Moreover, a number of these software increases, and many enhancements take place. Considering the develo...
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This paper presents damage identification and localization in laminated composite beams including multiple cracks by automated model updating. For this aim, a cantilever beam made of glass/epoxy composite laminate under six simulated damage scenarios is considered. Experimental frequencies and mode shapes of the beam are validated with those of ANS...
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In this paper, modal parameters of the Eynel steel arch highway bridge are identified and the fatigue behavior of the bridge is investigated. Modal parameters were extracted from three ambient vibration tests carried out over the period since the bridge came into service. The bridge became operational in 2009, and experimental measurements were tak...
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Since ancient times, shelter has been one of the most basic needs of human beings. This basic need has been tried to be met by using different local materials considering both economic conditions and security understanding. The so-called “Hımış” houses formed by filling the gaps between the timber frames with masonry elements reflect the typical fe...
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This paper investigates the optimal sensor placements and capabilities of this procedure for dynamic characteristics identification of arch dams. For this purpose, a prototype arch dam is constructed in laboratory conditions. Berke arch dam located on the Ceyhan River in city of Osmaniye is one of the highest arch dam constructed in Turkey is selec...
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Cultural heritage buildings are valued in contemporary societies as they reflect the lifestyles and creative achievements our predecessors. For this reason, many countries have introduced regulations to ensure conservation of their historic buildings for the future, permitting minimal changes only to their original structure and characteristics. Th...
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Arch dams have delicate sections thanks to their curvature. The fact that these dams are large, costly and construction takes many years increases the importance of the structure. Mistakes and / or accidents that may occur during the construction of such structures may occur major loss of life and property. Considering the volumes, masses and slend...
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Reinforced concrete structures used in many areas of our daily life constitute an important part of the building stock in the construction sector. There are many buildings such as reinforced concrete buildings, bridges, tunnels, mosques and dams, and the construction of new buildings in line with the need continues. Many uncertainty factors play a...
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This paper reports on a study to determine the structural dynamic characteristics, such as natural frequencies, mode shapes and damping ratios, of timber mosques using ambient vibration tests after restoration. Kuşluca historical timber mosque in the Sürmene district of Trabzon, Turkey is selected as a case study. The mosque was built in the early...
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This paper presents a comparative study about the numerical and experimental system identification and model updating-based automated damage detection of concrete-encased composite column-beam connections. Four different column-beam connection types named as CBC#A, CBC#B, CBC#C, and CBC#D were considered without any changes in geometrical configura...
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This paper presents a numerical and experimental investigation regarding changes in dynamic characteristics (natural frequencies, mode shapes, and damping ratios) of encased steel profile of concrete-encased composite column-steel beam connections prior to and following lateral cyclic loading tests. To do so, four specimens with different column-be...
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This study presents identification and localization of open transverse edge cracks in laminated composite beams by using vibration measurements. To this aim, a composite cantilever beam is considered under six damage scenarios. Natural frequencies and mode shapes of the beam for each case are obtained numerically by using a shear-deformable finite...
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In modal testing, the quality of vibration signals and clarity of peak points to extract the natural frequencies, corresponding mode shapes and damping ratio depend on the number and location of the sensors. High measurement costs are required for structural identification and long-term structural health monitoring in large structures, which requir...
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After destructive events such as earthquakes, attempts have generally been made to repair and strengthen structures using such methods as filling cracks by injection, wrapping structural elements with fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP). These applications can allow the recovery of lost structural performance. In this paper, the aim was to investigate t...
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The use of timber as a construction material is based on much older dates than concrete and steel. Therefore, the preservation of historical timber structures such as bridges, monuments, towers, mosques, etc. is very important for cultural heritage. The perspective of preservation for this kind of structures has been developed and has gained more i...
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This paper presents a dynamic analysis considering site-specific seismic characteristics for a masonry clock tower located at the city of Çorum, Turkey according to the new Turkish earthquake code. Finite element model of the tower was modeled using ANSYS software in order to determine numerical dynamic characteristics of the structure such as natu...
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Historical structures are important cultural relics which illustrate the progress of engineering development. They are a valuable source of information on construction techniques and materials selection over the centuries. However, many factors, including environmental conditions and natural disasters, contribute to damage and destruction of histor...
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This paper presents an experimental study about the effects of damage on modal parameters of haunch strengthened composite column–steel beam connections. Five specimens having various composite column and steel beam connection details were constructed in order to be examined in laboratory condition. Non-destructive experimental measurements were co...
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Free vibration analysis of laminated composite beams including open transverse cracks is presented by using a shear-deformable thirteen degrees-of-freedom finite element model, which considers extension-twist, bending-twist and bending-extension couplings, and the Poisson's effect. Lagrange's equation is employed to derive the equations of motion....
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The aim of this paper was to determine the effect of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) strengthening on the dynamic characteristics of reinforced concrete (RC) frames using ambient vibration-based automated model updating procedure. Four different structural conditions were examined: undamaged, damaged, "repaired with injections"; and "strengthened wi...
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A parametric model is a computer representation of a design made with geometric shapes with constant and variable properties. Variable attributes are called parameters. The designer can change the parameters in the parametric model to search for different alternative solutions to the problems in the model. The parametric model is obtained automatic...
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This study presents damage localisation in steel cantilever beams including multiple cracks based on changes in the modal curvature and flexibility. Natural frequencies and corresponding mode shapes of circular-hollow-sectional and box-sectional steel cantilever beams are obtained by analytical and experimental models under six damage scenarios. Ba...
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Finite element models supply the simulation of the problems to obtain the structural behaviors under different loading conditions. The updating processes based on changing the uncertain parameters such as material properties, boundary conditions, meshing size etc. are made to create actual finite element models in order to represent the real condit...
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This paper considers a Timoshenko cantilever beam with box cross-section including multiple cracks. Under six damage scenarios, the problem is solved analytically by the transfer matrix method, and numerically by the finite element method. Results are validated by the experimental measurements with the aid of ambient vibration tests, that use Enhan...
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Model updating is of significant importance in the actual analyses of real structures. The differences between experimental and numerical dynamic characteristics can be minimized by means of this procedure. This procedure can be carried out using two approaches, namely, the manual model updating and the global or local automated model updating. The...
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Structures are built on a design and then damaged in time by natural and manmade effects, repaired and strengthened for reusing. Determination of the structural behavior is very important to avoid future disaster. Operational Modal Analysis has been widely used recently to determine the inherent modal parameters of engineering structures and give s...
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Earthquakes have underlined the need for health monitoring and safety assessment of engineering structures in general and especially historical heritage. These structures can be exposed to many different loads such as earthquake and wind that may cause the deterioration and loss of structural integrity. In this study, ambient vibration-based system...
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In this paper, the aim was to determine the nonlinear dynamic response of historical masonry armory buildings using a validated finite element model. Eight ambient vibration tests were conducted on the building, using three different measurement test setups to extract the dynamic characteristics using the Enhanced Frequency Domain Decomposition met...
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Finite-element (FE) model updating is a very effective procedure for determining the uncertainty parameters in a structural model and minimize differences between experimentally and analytically identified dynamic characteristics. This procedure can be practiced with manual and global/local automatic model updating procedures. Automatic model updat...
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This paper presents a detailed study on the automated model updating of a cantilever beam with box cross-section including multiple cracks for damage detection. To consider multiple crack effects, a cantilever beam with cracks is considered under six damage scenarios. Finite element models are first constituted in ANSYS software for numerical solut...
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This paper presents the structural identification problem of a multiple damaged cantilever beam with hollow circular cross-section. To consider multiple crack effects, the cantilever beam including cracks is considered for six damage scenarios. The problem is solved by the transfer matrix method analytically and the finite element method numericall...
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This paper presents a detailed investigation on the modal parameter identification and vibration based damage detection of a multiple cracked cantilever beam with hollow circular cross-section. To consider multiple crack effects, a cantilever beam including cracks is considered for six damage scenarios. Finite element models are constituted in ANSY...
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Determining the structural behavior of masonry structures is a challenge due to their lack of homogeneity. The seismic behavior of masonry structures is especially complex. The aim of this study was to examine the structural behavior of Zağanos Bastion using both experimental and numerical methods. The Operational Modal Analysis technique, includin...
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Historical masonry structures have seismic vulnerability and most damages and demolishes arise from the seismic actions like earthquakes. In this paper, the structural behavior of Zağanos Bastion is examined with experimental and numerical methods. The operational modal analysis technique is used to illustrate the dynamic characteristics of the bas...

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