Papers In Refereed Journals

• Kaya E.S., Uckan E., O'Rourke, M., Karamanos, S., Akbas, B., Cakir, F., Cheng, Y. (2016). Failure Analysis of a Welded Steel Pipe at Kullar Fault Crossing, Engineering Failure Analysis Engineering Failure Analysis 71 (2017) 43–62
• Phan, H.N., Paolacci, F., Corritore, D.,Akbas, B., Uckan, E., Shen, J. (2016). Seismic Vulnerability of Liquefied Gas Tanks using Concave Sliding Bearings, Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering DOI 10.1007/s10518-016-9939-y
• Kaya E.S., Uckan E., Cakir, F., & Akbas B. (2016). 3D Nonlinear Numerical Model for the Response of Buried Steel Pipes at Strike-Slip Fault Crossings, Gradevinar, (In Press)
• Cakır, F., Uckan, E., Shen, J., Seker, S., & Akbas, B. (2016). Seismic Performance Evaluation of Slender Masonry Towers: a Case Study. The Structural Design of Tall and Special Buildings, 25(4), 193-212.
• Uckan, E.,Akbas, B., Kaya, E. S., Cakir, F., Ipek, C., Makaraci, M., & Ataoglu, S. (2016). Design Issues of Buried Pipelines at Permanent Ground Deformation Zones. Disaster Science and Engineering, 2(2), 53-58
• Cakir, F., Uckan, E., Shen, J., Seker, S., & Akbas, B. (2015). Seismic Damage Evaluation of Historical Structures During Van Earthquake, October 23, 2011. Engineering Failure Analysis, 58, 249-266.
• Cakir,F., Uckan, E., Shen, J., Seker, S., and Akbas,B., "Seismic Performance Evaluation of Slender Masonry Towers: A Case Study," The Structural Design of Tall and Special Buildings (in print), 2015.
• Uckan, E.,Akbas, B., Shen, J., Wen, R., Turandar, K., Erdik, M., "Seismic Performance of Elevated Steel Silos during Van Earthquake, October 23, 2011," Natural Hazards,Vol. 75, pp. 265-287, 2015.
• Michael O'Rourke, Evgueni Filipov, and Eren Uçkan (2015) Towards Robust Fragility Relations for Buried Segmented Pipe in Ground Strain Areas. Earthquake Spectra: August 2015, Vol. 31, No. 3, pp. 1839-1858.
• Uckan,E., Akbas, B., Shen, J., Wen, R., Paolacci, F., and O'Rourke, M., "A Simplified Analysis Model for Determining the Seismic Response of Buried Steel Pipes at Strike-Slip Fault Crossings," Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering,Vol. 75, pp. 55-65, 2015.
• Shen, J., Akbas, B., Seker, O.,Doran, B.,Wen, R., Uckan,E.,"Seismic Axial Loads in Steel Moment Resisting Frames," International Journal of Steel Structures , DOI 10.1007/s13296-014-, 2015.
• Shen,J., Wen, R., Akbaş, B., Seker, O., and Uckan, E., "Near-Collapse Behavior of Steel Buildings with Non-Ductile Concentrically Braced Frames," Journal of Constructional Steel Research, Vol. 113, pp. 101-114, 2015.
• J. Shen, R. Wen, B. Akbas, B. Doran, E. Uckan "Seismic Demand on Brace-intersected Beams in Two-Story X-Braced Frames", Engineering Structures Vol 76 pp 295-312, 2014.
• MK Effendi, E Uckan"True Nonlinear Seismic Response Analyses of Soil Deposits" , Procedia Engineering, Volume 54, 2013, Pages 387–400 Maintenance in Civil Engineering (ICRMCE) 2013
• Abali E., Uckan E., 2009,"Parametric analysis of liquid storage tanks base isolated by curved surface sliding bearing", Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering 30 (2010) 21–31
• Durukal,E., Erdik M., Uckan,E. “Earthquake Risk to Industry in Istanbul and Its Management”; 23 June 2007; Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2007;44:199–212 DOI 10.1007/s11069-007-9119-0;Nat Hazards (2008)
• Uckan E, V.A. Oven and M. Erdik, “A Study of the Response of the Mustafa Inan Viaduct to the Kocaeli Earthquake", Bulletin of Seismological Society of America, 92.1 pp.483-498 February 2002.
• Oguz Y, Uckan S, Ozden AU, Uckan E, Eser A.,” Stability of locking and conventional 2.0-mm miniplate/screw systems after sagittal split ramus osteotomy: finite element analysis”, Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 2009 Aug;108(2):174-7.
• Uckan S, Veziroglu F, Soydan S, Uckan E.” Comparison of stability of resorbable and titanium fixation systems by finite element analysis after maxillary advancement surgery”, J Craniofac Surg. 2009 May;20(3):775-9.

Non SCI e-books

• "The Raise of Earthquake Awareness in Turkey in the Last Decade" Uckan Eand Akbas B., NATO ARW, Engaging the Public to Fight the Consequences of Terrorism and Disasters NATO E- Book, Tbilisi Georgia 02-04June 2014.
• "Fast Construction of Blast/Seismic Resistant Prefabricated Residential Buildings", Akbas B and E Uckan, NATO ARW, Engaging the Public to Fight the Consequences of Terrorism and Disasters NATO E- Book, Tbilisi Georgia 02-04June 2014

Narrated articles in technical magazines and bulletins

• Ambient tests determine seismic danger faced by critical Turkish Viaduct”, IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Magazine, Vol.3.No.3, September 2000; Narrated by; Jerry Fireman.
• ”Bridge Failure”, ASCE Civil Engineering Magazine ; Vol.3, No.3, September 2000, Narrated by: Julie Hartman .
• “Seismic assessment of the Mustafa Inan Viaduct “, LUSAS News, Special Scandinavian Focus, Structural Analysis for Engineering Professionals, Issue C2-2, Narrated by Paul Belchamber, 2002; Available at the website: (http://www.lusas.com/case/bridge/mustafa.html)
• “Seismic Analyses of the Bosporus Bridge”, and “Fixation of Jaw Fractures” ; Two articles narrated by: Tim Parsons, of FEA Ltd.
• Dynamic Analysis of Hagia Sophia Museum (LUSAS Structural Analysis FEA News, 1994 Issue 1

Selected Conference Papers and Technical Reports

• Eren Uckan, Bulent Akbas, Ercan Şerif Kaya, Ferit Çakır, Cengiz Ipek, Murat Makaracı, Şenol Ataoğlu DESIGN ISSUES OF BURIED PIPELINES AT PERMANENT GROUND DEFORMATION ZONES Natural Disasters and Disasters Management Symposium (DAAYS’16), March 2-4, 2016, Karabuk, Turkey
• Eren Uckan, Önder Umut, Gülen Uncu, Ken Hatayama, Ferit Çakır, Bulent Akbas Seismic response of base Isolated liquid storage tanks to near fault pulse type ground motions, 3TDVSK July 2015 Izmir
• E Uckan, B Akbas, F Paolacci, J Shen, E Abalı Seismic protection of liquid storage tanks by sliding isolation bearings Proceedings of the ASME 2014 Pressure Vessels & Piping Conference PVP2015 ASME PVP conference Boston TANK June 2015.
• B Akbas, M O’Rourke, E Uckan, J Shen,M Caglar, Performance-based desıgn of burıed steel pıpes at fault crossıngs Proceedings of the ASME 2014 Pressure Vessels & PipingConference PVP2015ASME PVP conference Boston TANK June 2015
• F Paolacci, E Uckan OPTIMAL PASSIVE CONTROL OF ADJACENT STRUCTURES USING VisCOUS DEVICES Proceedings of the ASME 2014 Pressure Vessels & Piping Conference PVP2015 July 19-23, 2015, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
• E. Uckan, B. Akbas, F. Cakir, J. Shen, M. O’Rourke, M. Caglar, F. Paolacci PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF BURIED STEEL PIPES SUBJECT TO STRIKE SLIP FAULT OFFSETS COMPDYN 2015 5th ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering M. Papadrakakis, V. Papadopoulos, V. Plevris (eds.) Crete Island, Greece, 25–27 May 2015
• Fabrizio Paolacci, Renato Giannini, Eren Uckan, Bulent Akbaş, Daniele Corritore, "Seismic Response Mitigatıon of Elevated Tanks By Hdrb and Fps Isolation Systems" , 2ECEES, August 25-29 Istanbul 2014.
• Rou Wen , Bulent Akbas, Bilge Doran, Eren Uckan, Onur Seker, Pinar Seker, and Jay Shen. "Comparative Seismic Designs Of Scbf Using AISC 341-05 and AISC 341", 10th Tenth U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering Frontiers of Earthquake Engineering July 21-25, Anchorage, Alaska 2014.
• M Erdik, E. Uçkan "Earthquake Damage and Fragilities of Industrial Facilities", Proceedings of the International Conference on Seismic Design of Industrial Facilities ( SeDIF - Conference) eBook pp 3-13, Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Doi: 10.1007/978-3-658-02810-7_1,2014.
• E Uckan. "Lifeline Damage Caused In the 23 October (Mw= 7.2) 2011 and 9 November (M= 5.6) 2011, Van Earthquakes in Eastern Turkey", International Efforts in Lifeline Earthquake Engineering, ASCE Technical Council on Lifeline Earthquake Engineering, Monograph No:38, (Proceedings of Sixth China-Japan-US Trilateral Symposium on Lifeline Earthquake Engineering,Chengdu ChinaJune, 2013.
• Cem Yenidogan, Eren Uckan, Mustafa Erdik, "Shake Table tests of a Passive Hybrid Isolation System", Second Conference on Smart Monitoring Assessment and Rehabilitation of Civil Structures SMAR 2013.
• Uçkan, E. “Shake Table Tests of Non-Structural Building Cladding Elements” The 11th Arab Structural Engineering Conference, 25-27 October 2009, KFUPM, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
• Uckan,E., Durukal,E., Sesetyan K., Demircioğlu M. and Erdik, M.; “Earthquake Risk in the Istanbul Metropolitan Area and It’s Mitigation” ; INGV, Roma, Italy, February, 2009.
• Uckan,E.; “Shaking Table Tests of a 1:4 Scaled Base Isolated Three Story Mass Eccentric Steel Structure”, P(113) Third International Conference on Engineering Failure Analysis (ICEFA-III),Sitges Nr Barcelona Spain, 13-16 July, 2008.
• Uckan E. and Safak E.; “In-Plane Racking Tests Of Building Cladding Elements” P(114) ICEFA-III Conference, Sitges Nr Barcelona Spain, 13-16 July, 2008.
• Uckan,E., Durukal,E., Sesetyan K., Demircioğlu M. and Erdik, M.; “Earthquake Risk in the Istanbul Metropolitan Area and It’s Mitigation” ; Seismicity and Earthquake Engineering in the Extended Mediterranean Region, A Joint Meeting of RELEMR (Reduction of Earthquake Losses in the Extended Mediterranean Region) and the UNESCO Ibero-Maghreb Initiative, Madrid, Spain, 26 – 29 November 2007.
• Eren Uckan, Cem Yenidoğan, Cüneyt Tüzün, Mustafa Erdik; “Seismic Isolation Applications and Current Research Practice in Turkey”, Structural Engineers World Congress, Bangalore, India, November 2-7, 2007
• E. Uckan and E Safak; “In-Plane Racking Tests Of Building Cladding Elements”, Experimental Vibration Analysis for Civil Engineering Structures”, EVACES07 Conference, Porto, Portugal, 24-26 October, 2007.
• Emre Abali, Uckan, E., “Seismic Response Of Base Isolated Liquid Storage Tanks”, 10th World Conference on Seismic Isolation, Energy Dissipation and Active Vibrations Control of Structures, Istanbul, Turkey, May 28-31, 2007.
• Eren Uckan, “Earthquake Risk in Industrial Facilities”, INDM’07, Feb.2007, Tahran, Iran.
• E. Uckan, C.Tuzun, G Onem and M. Erdik ,“Earthquake Response Of A 1:4 Scaled Mass Eccentric Three Story Steel Structure Seismically Isolated By FPS Type Sliding Isolation System, 1st IC-EpsMsO 1st International Conference on Experiments/Process/System Modelling/Simulation/Optimization Athens, Greece 6-9 July, 2005
• Uckan and G. Önem; “Pre and Post Earthquake Structural Assesments and Retrofit Criteria of Bolu Viaduct 1”, The 2nd TURKEY -U.S. Workshop On Seismic Design And Retrofit Of Highway Bridges,General Directorate Of Highways - Federal Highway Administration (KGM), 20-24 Sept,2004.
• Uckan, Durukal, E., Demircioğlu, Siyahi B., M. and Erdik, M.;“Observed damage at buried pipelines during the 1999 Kocaeli(Izmit) –Turkey, Earthquake” European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly, EGU 05-A-10583 p.295,Vienna, 24-29 April 2005.
• Yüzügüllü, Ö., ,Uckan, E. and Tüzün, C.;”An Overview of Seismic Performance of Hospitals in Turkey, IZIIS 40th Anniversity, EEe-21 Conference, Macedonia, Skopje, Ohrid, August26th -Sep2nd, 2005.
• Uckan, E, Demircioglu, M., Siyahi Bilge, and Erdik, M.;“Observed Damage to Burried Pipelines”, International Symposium on the Geodynamics of Eastern Mediterranean, Active Tectonics of the Aegean”, Kadir Has University,Istanbul, 15-18 th June 2005.
• Uckan E., “Premier séminaire national “, Sur mobilisiation et l’exploitation es ressorces en eau, Universite Hadj Lakhdar batna, Faculte Des Sciences De L2ingenieur, Departement D’Hydraulque,12 et 13 Decembre 2005, presentation, Batna, Algeria.
• Eren Uckan, Nesrin Kiliç, Eser Durukal ve Mine Demircioğlu, “Gömülü Borularin Deprem Davranişlarinin İncelenmesi”, IZGAS Semineri, Hyatt Regency İstanbul, 31 Mart 2005.
• Eren Uckan, “ Research on Seismic Isolation in Turkey”, CAST Conference (Conference on Anti Seismic Technologies, FIP Industrialize-KOERI); Kandilli Rasathanesi konferans salonu, “ Research on Seismic Isolation in Turkey”, Sponsors: ENEA, University of Roma, Italian Chamber of Commerce, June 7, 2005.
• E. Uckan, W. Mourtaja G Onem, M. Erdik ,“Earthquake Response Of A 1:4 Scaled Three Story Steel Structure Seismically Isolated By FPS Type Sliding Isolation System, Proceedings of theThird European Conference on Structural Control, 3ECSC, 12-15 Sep. 2004, Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria Austria.
• E.Uckan and G. Önem; “Pre and Post Earthquake Structural Assesments and Retrofit Criteria of Bolu Viaduct 1”, The 2nd TURKEY - U.S. Workshop On Seismic Design And Retrofit Of Highway Bridges,General Directorate Of Highways - Federal Highway Administration (KGM), 20-24 Sept,2004.
• Uckan,E., Celep U., N. Apaydin, “ Earthquake Performance of the Bridges and Remedial Actions in the Aftermath of the 1999 Turkey Earthquakes”, EERI Project, August 2002, Under the general coordination of M. Erdik and N. Aydinoğlu.
• Durukal,E., Uckan, E., Şeşetyan and M. B. Demircioğlu , “Earthquake Risk Assessment of Industrial Facilites in the Istanbul Metropolitan Area”; Under the general coordination of M. Erdik;Funded by , Münchener Rück Munich Re Group ,May 2002 Istanbul.
• Akbaş,B, Uckan,E. and Shen,J. “Seismic Behavior and Push-over Analysis of M.Inan Viaduct”, 12th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Paper No: 042 ECEE, London, UK,.September 2002.
• Uckan ,E. and M. Erdik, ” Search for Alternative Methods for the vibration control of heavy textile machinery” 4th GRACM Congress on Computational Mechanics, National Technical University of Athens, Patras, Greece. 27-29 June, 2002
• E Uckan, YM Fahjan, M Erdik (2001), A simplified lumped parameter model for non-linear soil-structure interaction analyses of structures, Extended Abstract of Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering Conference, SDEE'2001.
• Uckan, E. , Ak, S. and S.Uckan, “ Finite Element Modeling for the fixation of mandible fractures”, The Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society of the IEEE, EMBC2001, Istanbul Hilton,Istanbul, 27 October,2001.

EQE 695 – Special Topics in Earthquake Engineering: “Seismic Safety of Industrial Facilities"

COURSE OBJECTIVES : The course focuses on the seismic behavior and risk mitigation of critical non building structures and buried pipes which are commonly used in water and hydrocarbon transportation and storage industries.

COURSE SYLLABUS :

• Terminology
• Classification of storage units in industry (Ground supported, elevated, atmospheric and pressurised tanks, vessels and silos)
• Classification of water and oil transportation utilities and pipes: segmented and continous pipes

Tanks:

• Performance of liquid and dry material storage tanks during earthquakes
• Simplified models for analysing tank-lquid systems
• Risk mitigation measures in tanks by base isolation, energy absorbing devices

Buried pipes :

• Behavior of segmented and continous pipes under wave propogation and permenant ground deformation ground hazards
• Fragility expressions
• Performance based design of steel pipes at abrupt (fault crossings) and spatial (landslide-debris flow)

PREREQUISITES : Knowledge of structural dynamics and the familiarity with the commonly used FE software.

DURATION & HOURS PER WEEK : 12 weeks, 3 hours per week

GRADING BASIS : Term projects will be assigned from one of the above mentioned topics (Tanks or Buried pipes); no mid-term or final exam.

REFERENCE TEXTBOOKS :

( Relevant papers will be distributed in the class )

• Response of Buried Pipelines Subject to Earthquake Effects: MCEER99-MN03 by M.J. O'Rourke and X. Liu
• Seismic Design of Buried and Offshore Pipelines 12-MN04 by M.J. O'Rourke and (Jack) X. Liu
• AmericanLifelinesAlliance Seismic Guidelines for Water Pipelines ALA 2005