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Prof. Cem Topkaya
Department of Civil Engineering, Structural Mechanics Laboratory
Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
Research Interests:
Behavior of curved girders during construction; Development of numerical tools for bridge analysis; Applications of finite element analysis; Experimental and numerical investigation of block shear in steel members; Sidesway web buckling; Buckling of overhanging monorails; Elastomeric bridge bearings; Behavior of concrete at early ages; Composite steel concrete construction; Steel plate shear walls; Buckling restrained braces; Special truss moment frames; Eccentrically braced frames; Silos and silo supporting structures
Education:
The University of Texas at Austin, Ph.D. in Structural Engineering, 2002
The University of Texas at Austin, MSE in Structural Engineering, 1999
Middle East Technical University, B.S. in Civil Engineering, 1997
Academic History:
From 2005 to – present: Associate Professor, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
From 2003 to – 2005: Assistant Professor, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
From 2002 to – 2003: Instructor, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
From 1997 to – 2002: Graduate Research Assistant, Phil M. Ferguson Structural Engineering Laboratory, UT Austin, TX, USA
Selected Publications:
Topkaya, C., Williamson, E.B. (2003). “Development of Computational Software for Analysis of Curved Girders Under Construction Loads”, Computers and Structures. Vol. 81. No. 21. pp. 2087-2098.
Topkaya, C., Williamson, E.B., Frank, K.H. (2004). “Behavior of Curved Steel Trapezoidal Box Girders During Construction”, Engineering Structures, Vol. 26, No. 6, pp. 721-733.
Topkaya, C., Widianto, Williamson, E.B. (2005). “Evaluation of Top Flange Bracing Systems for Curved Box Girders”, Journal of Bridge Engineering, Vol. 10, No. 6, pp. 693-703.
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