Bogazici University
Faculty of Engineering
Department of Civil Engineering
34342 Bebek Istanbul TURKEY
Phone: +90 (212) 359 6594
e-mail: hilmilus@boun.edu.tr
             
  Assistant Professor
Department of Civil Engineering
             
Hilmi Lus                  
                   
Students
                 
             
             
             
             
                   
                   
Education
                 
Ph.D., Dept. of Civil Eng. & Eng. Mech., Columbia University, January 2001


           
M. Sc., Dept. of Civil Eng. & Eng. Mech., Columbia University, May 1996
B. Sc., Dept. of Civil Eng., Istanbul Technical University, July 1995
 
 
Appointments
2002- Assistant Professor , Dept. of Civil Eng., Bogaziçi University.
2001-2002 Lecturer and Research Associate , Dept. of Civil Eng. & Eng. Mech., Columbia University.
2000 Preceptor , Dept. of Civil Eng. & Eng. Mech., Columbia University.
   
Courses
Bogazici University
 
 
   
   
Columbia University
Reliability Analysis of Structures and Mechanical Systems
   
Earthquake and Wind Engineering
   
Advanced Mechanics of Solids
   
Introduction to Finite Elements
   
Publications
Journal Publications
Franco, G., Betti, R., and Lus, H. , "Structural System Identification Using an Evolutionary Strategy", ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanics, in press.
Smyth, A. , Altay, G., Deodatis, G., Erdik, M., Franco, G., Gülkan, P., Kunreuther, H., Lus, H. , Mete, E., Seeber, L., and Yüzügüllü,  O., "Probabilistic Benefit-Cost Analysis for Earthquake Damage Mitigation: Evaluating Measures for Apartment Houses in Turkey", EERI Earthquake Spectra, Vol. 20, No. 1, pp. 171-203, February 2004.
Lus, H. , Betti, R., Yu, J., and De Angelis, M., "Investigation of a System Identification Methodology in the Context of the ASCE Benchmark Problem", ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanics , Vol. 130, No.1, pp.71-84, 2004. ( Early draft for download )
Lus, H. , De Angelis, M., and Betti, R., "A New Approach for Reduced Order Modeling of Mechanical Systems Using Vibration Measurements", ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics , Vol. 70, pp.715-723, September 2003. ( Early draft for download )
Lus, H. , De Angelis, M. , Betti, R. , and Longman, R.W., "Obtaining Physical Parameters of Mechanical Systems from Identified State Space Models. Part I: Theoretical Discussions", ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanics , Vol. 129 (5), pp. 477-488, 2003. ( Early draft for download )
Lus, H. , De Angelis, M., Betti, R., and Longman, R.W., "Obtaining Physical Parameters of Mechanical Systems from Identified State Space Models. Part II: Numerical Investigations", ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanics , Vol. 129 (5), pp. 477-488, 2003. ( Early draft for download )
Lus, H. , Betti, R., and Longman, R.W., "Obtaining Refined First Order Predictive Models of Linear Structural Systems", Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics , Vol.31, pp.1413-1440, 2002. ( Early draft for download )
De Angelis, M., Lus, H. , Betti, R., and Longman, R.W., "Extracting Physical Parameters of Mechanical Models from Identified State-Space Representations", ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics , Vol. 69 (5), pp.617-625, 2002. ( Early draft for download )
Lus, H. , Betti, R., and Longman, R.W., "Identification of Linear Structural Systems Using Earthquake Induced Vibration Data", Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics, Vol.28, pp.1449-1467, 1999. ( Early draft for download )
Lus, H., Aydin, C.O., Keten, S., Unsal, H.I., and Atilgan, A.R., "El Farol Revisited", submitted to Physica A, 2004.
Yanmaz Ö., Lus, H. , "Deprem Hasarlarina Karsi Önerilen Yapi Güçlendirme Yöntemlerinin Olasiliksal Fayda-Maliyet Analizi", submitted to TMMOB Chamber of Civil Engineers Technical Journal . (in Turkish) ( Early draft for download )
 
Publications in Conference Proceedings
Lus, H. , Betti, R., and Masri, S. F., "Modeling of Long Span Bridges Using Vibration Measurements", IABMAS (International Association of Bridge Management And Safety) Conference , Kyoto, Japan, 2004, to appear.
Longman, R. W., Peng, Y.-T., Kwon, T., Lus, H. , Betti, R., and Juang, J.-N., "Adaptive Inverse Iterative Learning Control", 13 th AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Conference , Puerto Rico, USA, August 2003.
Altay, G., Deodatis, G., Franco, G., Gülkan, P., Kunreuther, H., Lus, H. , Mete, E., Seeber, L., Smyth, A., and Yüzügüllü, O., "Benefit-Cost Analysis for Earthquake Mitigation: Evaluating Measures for Apartment Houses in Turkey", 2 nd Annual IIASA-DPRI Meeting, Integrated Disaster Management , Laxenberg, Austria, July, 2002.
Lus, H. , De Angelis, M., and Betti, R., "Issues in Reduced Order Modeling of Mass-Damping-Stiffness Systems", 15 th ASCE Engineering Mechanics Conference , New York, NY, June 2002.
De Angelis, M., Betti, R., and Lus, H. , "Identification of Modal and Physical Parameters of Linear Structures With Torsional Coupling", 3 rd World Conference on Structural Control , Como, Italy, April 2002.
Lus, H. , Betti, R., and De Angelis, M., "Study of a Benchmark Problem for Health Monitoring", ASCE – ASME Engineering Mechanics Conference , San Diego, CA, 2001.
De Angelis, M., Lus, H. , Betti, R., and Longman, R.W., "Identification of Reduced Order Models of Structural Systems from Input/Output Data", ASCE – ASME Engineering Mechanics Conference , San Diego, CA, 2001.
De Angelis, M., Betti, R., and Lus, H. , "Identificazione dei Parametri Modali e Fisici di Sistemi Lineari Invarianti nel Tempo", 15 mo Congresso AIMETA di Meccanica Teorica e Applicata , Taormina, Italy, 2001.
Lin, J.W., Lus, H. , De Angelis, M., Betti, R., Smyth, A.W., and Longman, R.W., "Damage Identification in Linear and Nonlinear Systems", 3 rd US-Japan Workshop on Nonlinear System Identification and Health Monitoring , Los Angeles, 2000.
Lus, H. , Betti, R., and Longman, R.W., "Damage Identification in Linear Structural Systems", Proceedings of the 14 th ASCE Engineering Mechanics Conference , Austin, Texas, May 2000.
Smyth, A.W., Betti, R., Lus, H. , and Masri, S.F., "Global Health Monitoring and Damage Detection of the Vincent Thomas Bridge", Structural Materials Technology IV – An NDT Conference , Atlantic City, 2000.
Lus, H. , Betti, R., and Longman, R.W., "Identification of Structures Using General Input Data", Proceedings of IMAC-XVII , Kissimme, FL, pp.153-158, 1999.
Lus, H. , Betti, R., and Longman, R.W., "Identification of Linear Structural Systems Using Earthquake Induced Vibration Data", Proceedings of the 13 th ASCE Engineering Mechanics Conference , Baltimore, MD, 1999.
Betti, R., Lus, H. , Panariello, G.F., and Longman, R.W., "Integrated Reduced Order Controller for MDOF Systems Using Ensemble Training", Proceedings of the 11 th VPI&SU Symposium , Blacksburg, Virginia, edited by L. Meirovitch , 1997, pp.71-80.
   
Invited Presentations
City University of New York (CUNY), June 2002; ASCE 2002 Structures Congress and Exposition, April 2002; Istanbul Technical University, February 2002; Stanford University, March 2001
   
Current Research Interests
System identification, health monitoring, structural dynamics, stochastic modeling of dynamic systems, structural mechanics, earthquake engineering, control theory, numerical methods, optimization, computational mechanics.