New Publication by Emre Otay
"Grounding Probability in Narrow Waterways” co-authored by Dr. Emre Otay has been published in the Journal of Navigation by Cambridge University Press in March 2020.
Undergraduate Courses - Final Calendar Announced!
Dear All CE Students,
Please find below the details of 2020 Spring Semester Final Calendar for CE Courses:
New publication by Nilüfer Özyurt Zihnioğlu
The paper entitled “Post-fire mechanical behavior and recovery of structural reinforced concrete beams” of Dr. Nilüfer Özyurt Zihnioglu has been accepted for publication in Construction and Building Materials. This study was supported by Boğaziçi University Research Fund [Project Code 14A04D2].
The original paper can be reached via the following link before June 10, 2020 - https://authors.elsevier.com/c/1axPx3O1E1K7b~
Zeynep Yıldırım served as an Independent Expert for EC
Zeynep Yıldırım was selected to serve as an Expert Evaluator for the European Union Commission. She served as an Independent Evaluator in the engineering panel for the 2020 Innovative Training Network Call of H2020 Research Program of EU Commission.
Ario Ceccotti appointed as member of IAC of WCTE 2020
Ario Ceccotti was appointed as one of the members of the International Advisory Committee of World Conference of Timber Engineering (WCTE) 2020!
More information about the conference can be found at:
https://wcte2020.com/international-advisory-committee/
EBRD Training Completed Successfully
Prof. Cem Avcı was part of the training team who undertook 4 day training session conducted for the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in October 30th -November 2nd 2019. The training was aimed at improving the understanding and managing social risk in Projects and acquiring knowledge and developing practical skills in the implementation of EBRD Requirements. The attendees included Public and Private Sector Employees, Social Impact Experts, Health & Safety Experts, Environmental Management Experts, Investment Advisors.
Dr. Çinicioğlu and Dr. Yildirim attended the İMO 8th International Geotechnical Symposium
Dr. Özer Çinicioğlu has been in the organizing committee of İMO 8th International Geotechnical Symposium which was succesfully held in İstanbul, Turkey on 13- 15 November 2019. Dr.
Conference: Cement-Based Materials for a Sustainable Future
International Conference on “Cement – Based Materials Tailored for a Sustainable Future” will take place in Boğaziçi University with the participation of world – renowned scholars and experts. The conference aims to gather researchers and industrial experts from around the world who specialize on cement-based materials to share and spread knowledge in an effort to increase awareness on the importance of the sustainable cementitious systems.
BAP project “Analysis of Physiological Risk Factors for Occupational Accidents in Construction Industry” by Dr. Semra Çomu Yapıcı
D-Coded BAP project “Analysis of Physiological Risk Factors for Occupational Accidents in Construction Industry” was recently awarded to Dr. Semra Çomu Yapıcı. The first stage of data collection was completed by the Ph.D. candidate, Gökhan Kazar.
Dr. Serdar Selamet awarded TÜBİTAK1002 Grant!
Dr. Serdar Selamet was awarded a grant for his project entitled " Experimental Investigation of the Fire Performance of Parallel Strand Steel Cables " (218M550) by The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) within the scope of 1002: Short-term R&D Funding Program on February 1, 2019.
Dr. Selamet presented at ICEARC
Dr. Serdar Selamet delivered a workshop on Fire Engineering for International Civil Engineering and Architecture Conference (ICEARC) in Trabzon, Turkey on 17-20 April, 2019. He also presented a conference proceeding co-authored with Aykut Onursal on 16. The proceeding was entitled “Stability of Steel Portal Frames in Industrial Buildings Under Natural Fire Conditions”.
Dr. Selamet delivered keynote speech at ATAK Conference
Dr. Serdar Selamet was invited as keynote speaker to “30th anniversary of Atak Engineering Structural Steel, Analysis and Design Conference” on 15-16 October, 2018.
Dr. Nilüfer Özyurt Zihnioğlu collaborates on recently awarded 1001 Project!
A new TÜBİTAK 1001 project with the collaboration of Özyeğin University, Boğaziçi University and Sabancı University was accepted. An automated system enabling additive manufacturing of fiber cement-based composites will be developed in the scope of the project. Results and dissemination of the work will significantly contribute to the state-of-art and be one of the pioneering studies leading the technological advancement of additive manufacturing in construction.
In Memoriam: Mete Sözen
It is with great saddness that we have learned the passing away of our colleague Mete A. Sözen.
After having graduated from Robert College (RC'51), Dr. Sözen obtained his PhD form the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. He served on the Faculty of UIUC for most of his tenure, he last held the position of Kettelhut Distinguished Professor of Structural Engineering at Purdue University.
His impact on the prrofession has been recognized though many prestigious awards including and honorary doctorate from Boğaziçi University.
Seminar: Geotechnical and Construction Considerations of Pile Foundations in Problematical Soils
Professor Askar Zhussupbekov,Head and Professor of Civil Engineering Department at L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University and President of Kazakhstan Geotechnical Society, will be delivering a talk on Wednesday, January 25, 2017.
Seminer: Geoteknik ve Temel Mühendisliğindeki Yenilikler, Güncel İksa ve Derin Temel Uygulamaları
Kasktaş A.Ş. Projeler Koordinatörü Alp Gökalp tarafından 1.12.2016 Perşembe günü bir seminer verilecektir. Seminer VYKM 2 numaralı salonda, 14:00-15:30 saatleri arasında gerçekleşecektir. "Geoteknik ve Temel Mühendisliğindeki Yenilikler, Güncel İksa ve Derin Temel Uygulamaları" başlıklı seminerin kapsamı aşağıda verilmektedir.
Seminar: Recent Advances of Research on Performance Based Fire Engineering of Structures
Professor Yong Wang, of University of Manchaster UK, will be delivering a talk on Wednesday, November 23, 2016. The talk, entitled "Recent Advances of Research on Performance Based Fire Engineering of Structures", will take place at Vedat Yerlici Conference Center, room #3, 15:30-17:00 hrs.
Seminar: Geotechnical Design and Construction Processes in Anchored Retaining Structures
Ozan Dadaşbilge (M.Sc.), managing partner at GEOCON, will give a talk on Thursday, November 17th, 2016. The talk, entitled "Geotechnical Design and Construction Processes in Anchored Retaining Structures," will take place at Vedat Yerlici Conference Center, room #2, between 14:00-15:30 hrs.
Seminar: Instrumentation and Montoring in Geotechnical Engineering
Orhan İnanır, technical manager at GEOgrup, will give a talk on November 3rd, 2016. The talk, which will take place at VYKM Room 2 and start at 14:00, will discuss methods for systematic planning for geotechnical monitoring. Topics covered will include measurement uncertainty, various instrumentation transducers and data acquisition systems (groundwater pressure, total stress, deformation, load and strain in structural members, temperature, vibration and noise), management of data and its presentation, and a case study.
