Gülüm Tanırcan

Department of Earthquake Engineering

Professor Gülüm Tanırcan

Faculty Member

E-mail : birgore@bogazici.edu.tr Phone : (216) 516-3279

Education:

Ph.D in Science, 2004, Kyoto University, Section of Strong Ground Motion Seismology, Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI), Japan
M.Sc. in Earthquake Engineering, 1999 Boğaziçi University, Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, Earthquake Engineering Department, Istanbul, Turkey
B.S. in Civil Engineering. , 1994 ,Yıldız Technical University, İstanbul, Turkey

Experience:

2024 - present: Prof. Dr. , Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, Boğaziçi University
2024 - present: Vice Director, Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, Boğaziçi University
2021 - present: Member of Institute Executive Board, Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, Boğaziçi University
2009 - 2018: Coordinatör, Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, Disaster Preparedness Laboratory
08/2020 – 11/2024: Associate Professor, Boğaziçi University, Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, Earthquake Engineering Department, Istanbul, Turkey
2009 - 2018: Coordinator, Disaster Preparedness Training Unit, Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, Boğaziçi University
2008 - 2009: Vice Director, Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, Boğaziçi University
08/2004 – 08/2020: Assistant Professor, Boğaziçi University, Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, Earthquake Engineering Department, Istanbul, Turkey.
04/2010 – 05/2010: Visiting Scientist, Swiss Seismological Service, ETH, Switzerland.
09/2006 – 10/2006: Visiting Scientist at International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy
01/2005 - 02/2005: Visiting Scientist at Kyoto University, Section of Strong Ground Motion Seismology, Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI), Japan
04/2002 - 03/2004: Research Assistant at Section of Strong Ground Motion Seismology, DPRI, Kyoto University, Japan
09/1997 - 04/2001: Research Assistant at Boğaziçi University, Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, Earthquake Engineering Department, Istanbul, Turkey
08/1996 - 02/1997: Civil Engineer, Oktan İnsaat Ltd. Istanbul, Turkey

Research Interests:

Dynamic and kinematic earthquake source process
Site effects for use in ground motion modeling
Seismic hazard and risk analyses
Earthquake scenario studies
High & low frequency ground motion generation
Seismic safety of non-building structures and non-structural elements

Research and Application Projects

International Projects:

Establishment of a Research and Education Complex for Developing Disaster-resilient Societies – SATREPS,MARTEST 2023-2028
Estimation of Large Earthquake Ground Motions of Sequential Earthquakes for State-dependent Fragility Curves of Buildings 2544 - TUBITAK-Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) 2024-2026
Seismology and Earthquake Engineering Research Infrastructure Alliance for Europe (SERA) H2020 INFRAIA 01-2016-2017,
Safeguarding Cultural Heritage through Technical and Organizational Resources Management (STORM) H2020 -DSR11-700191, 2016-2018
Marmara SuperSite Project (New Directions in Seismic Hazard Assessment through Focused Earth Observation in the Marmara Supersite) EU FP7 2013-2017
Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster Mitigation in the Marmara Region and Disaster Education in Turkey, SATREPS, MarDIM 2013-2018
NATO Sfp 983038 Project, Seismic Hazard and Risk Assessment for Southern Caucasus-Eastern Turkey Energy corridors,2008-2011
Turkish-German İstanbul Megacity Projesi 2005-2006.
Earthquake Hazard Assessment for Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Crude Oil Pipeline, 2000.
A Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Assessment for Turkey in Connection With the Improvement of Natural Hazard Insurance and Disaster Funding Strategy (TEFER) Project, 2000.
IDNDR, RADIUS Project, Case Study: Seismic Risk Assessment of İzmir City,1999.

National Projects:

TUBİTAK

Development of an Emergency English Language Proficiency Programme for 4th Grade Primary School Students. SOBAG 1001 2024-2026 (R)

The Effect of Earthquake Motion on Final Concrete-Reinforcement Adherence during Concrete Hardening. ARDEB 1001, 2024-2026 (C)
Design and Development of Earthquake-Resistant Composite Pipeline Connection System. TEYDEB 1505 Project, 2023-2025 (PI)
3D Modeling of Sakarya Basin Geometry and Investigation of Its Effects on Earthquake Hazard with Strong Ground Motion Simulations. ARDEB 1001 ,2024-2026 (R)
Harmonization of a Global Fourier Amplitude Spectrum Prediction Model with the Turkish Database. ARDEB 1002 Project, 2022 (PI)
Probabilistic Earthquake Response Analysis of Single Degree of Freedom Structures, ARDEB 1002 Project 2010 (PI)
Strong Motion Simulation Simulation with Dynamic Rupture Modelling: A case study on the 1999 Düzce Earthquake Modelling. ARDEB 1001 Project, 2008-2010 (PI)

University Scientific Research Projects (BAP):

Determination of Regional Soil and Propagation Properties in Çanakkale City Center with a New Strong Ground Motion Network 2022-2024 (R)

Numerical Modelling of earthquake ground motions at the Eskişehir basin, 2022-2023 (PI)
Development of Nonlinear Response Spectrum for Preliminary Design of Seismically Isolated Systems in Turkey,2017-2018 (PI)

Evaluation of Structural Performance of Ephesus Library Using Seismic Data, 2017-2019 (R)
Accelerometric Network for the Bodrum Peninsula, Turkey 2015-2018 (R)

Usage of Low Cost Accelerometers in Earthquake Rapid Response Systems: Shake Map Software Development, 2014-2015 (PI)
Determination of design basis deterministic earthquake ground motion of 2003 Mw: 6.4 Bingöl Turkey Earthquake considering site effects and frequency-dependent quality factor estimations, 2007-2009 (PI)
Strong motion simulation of scenario earthquakes in the Marmara Sea using hybrid method, 2005-2007 (PI)

Determination of Site Response and Calibration of İstanbul Early Warning and Rapid Response Stations, 2007-2008 (R)

Papers Published at Refereed Journals (SCI & SCIE indexes )

Adanır E, Tanircan G. “Fling amplitude inventory of near-fault strong motion recordings in Turkiye”, Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering (2025) https://doi.org/10.1007/s10518-024-02094-6
Kuran, F., Tanırcan, G., Pashaei, E. “Developing a machine learning based ground motion model to predict peak ground velocity for Turkiye”, Journal of Seismology, Volume 28, pages 1183–1204, (2024) DOI : 10.1007/s10950-024-10239-y
Kuran, F., Tanırcan, G., Pashaei, E. (2023) “Performance evaluation of machine learning techniques in predicting cumulative absolute velocity”, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering. 174, 108175. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soildyn.2023.108175.
Najaftomarae M.R., H. Rahimi, G.Tanircan, M.Shahvar (2022) ” Stochastic Time-Series Prediction Equation Using Wavelet Packets for Iran”. Pure and Applied Geophysics Vol 179 2661-2667, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00024-022-03097-7
Yolcu A, Tanircan G., Tüzün C. (2021) “Acceleration Displacement Response spectra for Design of Seismic Isolation Systems in Turkey. Teknik Dergi, V32 2 10629-10644.https://doi.org/10.18400/tekderg.511798
Najaftomarei, MR., Rahimi, H., Tanircan, G., Babai Mahani, A.,Shahvar, A (2020) “Site classification and probabilistic estimation of Vs30 for the Iranian strong-motion network” Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, Volume 308, 106583. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pepi.2020.106583
Tanırcan, G., Yelkenci-Necmioğlu, S. (2020) Simulation of the strong ground motion for the 20 July 2017 (Mw. 6.6) Bodrum–Kos earthquake.Bull Earthquake Eng. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10518-020-00892-2
Tanircan G., H.Miyake, H.Yamanaka, O.Özel (2019) “Large Stress Release during Normal Faulting Earthquakes in Western Turkey Supported by Broadband Ground Motion Simulations”. Pure and Applied Geophysics. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00024-019-02357-3
Tanırcan, G and Dikmen, S.Ü. (2018). Variation of high frequency spectral attenuation (kappa) in vertical arrays. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering 113 (2018) pp:406–414 (DOI)10.1016/j.soildyn.2018.06.016
Dikmen U, and G. Tanırcan. ”Site Amplification and Resonance Frequency in the Urban Environment”, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering 105. Pp160-170. (2018) (DOI) 10.1016/j.soildyn.2017.12.010
Tanırcan G., H. Alçık and K.Beyen. ”Reliability of MEMS Accelerometers for Instrumental Intensity Mapping of Earthquakes” Annals of Geophysics . 60 pp:SE673 (DOI) 10.4401/ag-7501 (2018)
Tanircan G, L.Dalguer, F.N. Bekler and N.Meral Özel. “Dynamic Rupture Modelling of the 1999 Düzce, Turkey Earthquake” Pure and Applied Geophysics, (DOI) 10.1007/s00024-017-1531-0, 2017.
Beyen K. and G.Tanircan. “Strong Ground Motion Characteristics of the 2011 Van Earthquake of Turkey: Implications of Seismological Aspects on Engineering Parameters”, Earthquakes and Structures, Vol8, No6, 1363-1386,DOI:10.12989/eas.2015.8.6.1363, 2015.
Tsereteli,N., Tanircan, G., Safak,E., Varazanashvili,O., Chelidze, T., Gvencadze, A.,Goguadze,N.,”Seismic Hazard Assessment for Southern Caucasus – Eastern Turkey Energy Corridors: The Example of Georgia”, Ebook: Correlation Between Human Factors and the Prevention of Disasters, NATO Science for Peace and Security Series - E: Human and Societal Dynamics, Volume 94, DOI 10.3233/978-1-61499-039-0-96, 96-111, 2012
Tanırcan,G. “İstanbul İçin 3 Boyutlu Hız Modeli İle Yer Hareketi Simülasyonu,Ground Motion Simulation for Istanbul with A Three Dimensional Velocity Model”, Journal of The Faculty of Engineering and Architecture of Gazi University, Vol27,1, 27-36, 2012.
Tanırcan G and N.Savaş, “Strong Ground Motion Simulation by the Empirical Green’s Function Method for Bursa-Yalova Region, Turkey” , Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, DOI: 10.1007/s10518-011-9287-x, Vol 9, Issue 5, pp.1327-1338, 2011
Çağnan Z. and G. Birgören Tanırcan “Seismic Hazard Assessment for Cyprus”, Journal of Seismology, Vpl 14, pp:225-246, 2010.
Birgören G, O. Özel O and B. Siyahi, “Bedrock Depth Mapping of the Coast South of Istanbul: Comparison of Analytical and Experimental Analyses” Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences, Vol 18, pp 315-329, 2009.
Birgören G and K Irikura, "Estimation of Site Response in Time Domain Using Meyer-Yamada Wavelet Analysis, Bulletin of Seismological Society of America (BSSA), 95, 4 pp.1447-1456, (2005).
Birgören G, H. Sekiguchi and K. Irikura, "Rupture model of the 1999 Düzce, Turkey, earthquake deduced from high and low frequency strong motion data" Geophysical Research Letters (GRL), Vol.31, L05610, 2004.
Erdik, M., Y. Alpay Biro, T. Onur, K. Şeşetyan, G. Birgören, "Assessment of earthquake hazard in Turkey and neighboring regions" Annali Di Geofizica, Special Issue: Global Seismic Hazard Assessment Program (GSHAP) 1992-1999, Volume:42 N.6 pp:1125-1138, 1999 .

Papers Published at Conference Proceedings

Shahidi K, Ersoy N, Tanircan G and Mis H. “Design And Damage Assessment in Earthquake-Resistant Composite Pipe Joints” ECCM21 – 21st European Conference on Composite Materials 02-05 July 2024, Nantes, France
Yıldız G., Tüzün C., Tanırcan G., “Design of Seismic Retrofitting using Viscous Dampers: A Case Study from a School Building”, (Eds.)Sadan B., Tuzun C., Erdik M., Seismic Isolation, Energy Dissipation and Active Vibration Control of Structures 18th World Conference on Seismic Isolation (18WCSI) - Volume 1, (Eds.) ISBN 978-3-031-66887-6, Springer Cham, 2024.
Batman, O., Akbaşak, S., Demirtaş, B.S., Tanircan, G.. “Source Characterization of Moderate Aftershocks In The East Anatolian Fault Zone”, (Eds.) Erberik MA, Aşkan, Koçkar MK. Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology 7ICEES 2023—Volume 2, ISBN 978-3-031-57357-6, Springer Cham, 2024.
Alçık, H.A., Eyisüren, O., Korkmaz, A., Tanırcan, G., Öztoprak, S., “Çanakkale Basin Strong Ground Motion Network”, (Eds.) Erberik MA, Aşkan, Koçkar MK. Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology 7ICEES 2023—Volume 2,ISBN 978-3-031-57357-6, Springer Cham, 2024.
Adanır, E., Tanırcan, G., “Performance of Existing Fling Step Predictive Models with Fling Database of Earthquakes in Turkey”, (Eds.) Erberik MA, Aşkan, Koçkar MK. Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology 7ICEES 2023—Volume 2, ISBN 978-3-031-57357-6, Springer Cham, 2024.
Kuran, F., Tanırcan, G., Pashaei, E., “The Prediction Of Peak Ground Velocity (Pgv) And Cumulative Absolute Velocity (Cav) of Earthquakes Using Machine Learning Techniques”, (Eds.) Erberik MA, Aşkan, Koçkar MK. Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology 7ICEES 2023—Volume 2 ISBN 978-3-031-57357-6, Springer Cham, 2024
Akpunar L.I., Tanırcan G. (2022) “Long Period Ground Motion in the Eskişehir Basin, Turkey”, 6th Int.Symposium on Natural Hazards and Disaster Management, Bursa/Turkey.
Tetik T., Akbaş B, Tanırcan G., Gulerce Z. (2022) “Performance Evaluation of Cumulative Absolute Velocity (CAV) Prediction Models for the New Turkish Strong Motion Database”, 3rd European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, Bucharest/Romania.
Büyükçapar N and Tanırcan G. (2021) “Path Duration Model Of Earthquake Ground Motions for Turkey”, 6th International Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, Kocaeli / Turkey
Açıkgöz N, Tanırcan G.,A (2021) “Comparison Of Ground Motion Intensity Measures Of Recent Normal Faulting Earthquakes In The Aegean Region With Those Of Predictive Equations”, 6th International Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, Kocaeli / Turkey
Yamanaka H., K. Chimoto, O. Ozel, O. Ozmen, S. Arslan, E. Yalcinkaya, M. Tun, E. Pekkan,S. Tsuno, O. Kaplan, H. Miyake, G. Tanircan, N. Takai, E. Ates, K. Tekin, A. Sezen, T. Ozturk, M. Alkan, M. Nurlu, S. Citak, O. Karagoz, K. Hatayama,M. Ohori, M. Mirzaoglu, O. Sipahi, M. Morita, S. Sasano, and Y. Fujita, (2021) “Microtremor Explorarions for Shallow S-Wave Velocity Profiles at Strong Motion Stations in Turkey” The 17th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering.Sendai/Japan.
Tanırcan G., H. Miyake, O. Ozel, H. Yamanaka, K. Chimoto , S. Tsuno, N. Takai, O. Kaplan (2021),” Strong Ground Motion Simulation of the 1956 (Mw6.5) Eskişehir, Turkey Earthquake” The 17th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering.Sendai/Japan.
Kıymaz G., Dindar A.A., Tuğsal U.M., Tanırcan G.,Aydın N.S. (2019) State of the Art Review on Seismic Behaviour and Design of Steel Storage Racking Structures. 5th International Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, 8-11 October, Ankara, Turkey.
Tanırcan G. Yelkenci-Necmioglu S, (2019),2017 Strong motion Simulation for the 2017 Bodrum-Kos Earthquake (Mw:6.6.), 5^th International Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, 8-11 October, Ankara, Turkey. (in Turkish)
Tanırcan G.,Akkar S,Pınar A,Yenier E.(2019), An Investigation of the Regional Effect on Ground Motion Predictive Models for Turkey, 5^th International Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, 8-11 October, Ankara,Turkey. (in Turkish)
Necminoglu Ö, Yalçıner AC, Kalafat D., Süzen L., Tanırcan G., Annunziato A., Santini M., Güney Doğan,G., Tüfekçi Enginar D., Güneş Y., Yelkenci-Necmioglu S,Bali S., Özener.,H.(2019) Addressing Challenges and Requirements for Local Tsunami Awareness, Warning and Mitigation: A “Last Mile” case study for Bodrum-Turkey, 5^th International Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, 8-11 October, Ankara, Turkey
Tetik T. and Tanircan G.,(2019) A Case study on the Consistency of Empirical Fourier Amplitude Models with Recent Large Earthquakes in Turkey 5^th International Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, 8-11 October, Ankara, Turkey. (in Turkish)
Uckan E, Tanircan G., Demircioglu M., Alçık H., Cakir F., Akbas B., “Ongoing Studies on Ephesus Ancient Theatre within the Scope of Safeguarding Cultural Heritage through Technical and Organizational Resources Management (STORM) Project”,16th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering , Greece, 2018.
Yolcu A., C. Tüzün and G. Tanırcan, “Design Spectra for Seismic Isolation Systems in Turkey” 16th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Greece, 2018.
Tanırcan G., Y. Kaya and H. Alçık, “A Low Cost Accelerometer Network for Generation of Shake Maps”, The 16th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering Proceedings, Chile, 2017.
Sakamoto M., G.Tanırcan,S. Püskülcü, Y. Kaneda and K.Kumamoto, “A Comparative Study on School Children’s Risk Perception and Disaster Preparedness in Turkey and Japan”, The 16th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering Proceedings, Chile, 2017.
Alçık H., and G. Tanırcan, “Investigation of Local Site Responses at the Bodrum Peninsula, Turkey”6th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering and 2nd National Confernace on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, Proceedings, Romania, 2017.
Tanırcan G., S.Ü.Dikmen, “Variation of High Frequency Spectral Attenuation(Kappa) in Vertical Arrays: A Case Study from Istanbul”, 4th International Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, Turkey, Proceedings, 2017 (in Turkish).
Tanırcan G., H.Alçık And K. Beyen,”A Study on Performance of MEMS based Accelerometers for Use in Shake Map Generation”, 4th International Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, Turkey, Proceedings, 2017 (in Turkish).
Ercan T., H.Alçık and G.Tanırcan, “A Study on Local Site Effects and High Frequency Spectral Attenuation for Bodrum Peninsula,Muğla,Turkey” ”, 4th International Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, Turkey, Proceedings, 2017 (in Turkish).
Dikmen S.Ü. and G.Tanırcan, “A Study on Site Amplification Through the Use of Downhole Array Data” 4th International Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, Turkey, Proceedings, 2017 (in Turkish).
Püskülcü S., G.Tanırcan,M.Sakamoto, R. Yazıcı,A. Berberoğlu and R. Kocaman, “Recent Studies to Increase Earthquke anbd Tsunami Awareness and Preparedness at KOERI” 4th International Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, Turkey, Proceedings, 2017 (in Turkish).
Dikmen and G.Tanıcan,”Evaluation of Site Amplification Values at Downhole Arrays in Istanbul”, 12th International Congress on Advances in Civil Engineering, Turkey, 2016.
Tanırcan G., Yenidoğan C and N. Savaş, “Near Field Ground Motion Synthesis for Yalova Bursa Region, Turkey based on Scenario Earthquakes” , The Ninth U.S. National and Tenth Canadian Conference on Earthquake Engineering , 2010 , Canada , The Ninth U.S. National and Tenth Canadian Conference on Earthquake Engineering Proceedings, 1 , 2010.
Tekin G., Birgören Tanırcan G and E. Şafak , “Probabilistic Earthquake Response Analysis of Single Degree of Freedom Structures ”, 14th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering , 2010 , Republic of Macedonia, 1, 2010.
Tanırcan G., Siyahi B., Uçkan E. and E.Şafak, “NATO SfP Project: Seismic Hazard and Risk Assessment for Southern Caucasus-Eastern Turkey Energy Corridor” , IV International Conference “Seismicity of Azerbaijan territory and seismic risk of big cities", 2009.
Birgören G. and O.Özel, “Determination of Site Effects and Ground Motion Lengthening in Istanbul Area Derived from Small Earthquake Recordings”, Eight US National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, San Francisco, C.A., USA, 8NCEE Proceedings, 2006.
Birgören G. and M. Erdik, “Strong Motion Networks in Turkey” ISEE, Proc. International Symposium on Earthquake Engineering Commemorating Tenth anniversary of the 1995 Kobe Earthquake, Kobe, Japan, 2005.
Erdik. M, Durukal E., Siyahi B., Şeşetyan K., Biro Y. and G. Birgören, "Earthquake Hazard Assessment For Major Oil Pipelines ", Proceedings, Probabilistic in Geotechnics: Technical and Economical Risk Estimation, Graz, Austria, pages 39-46, September 15-19, 2002, Verlag Gluckauf GmbH.Essen,Germany.
Erdik, M., Ansal A., Aydınoğlu N., Barka A., Yüzügüllü Ö., Birgören G.,Swift J., Alpay Y.and K.Şeşetyan, "Development of Earthquake Masterplan for the Municipality of Izmir", Sixth International Conference on Seismic Zonation, CA, USA, 2000.
Yüzügüllü, Ö.andG. Birgören, "Earthquake Disaster MasterPlan for Izmir-Turkey (Lifelines)"Proceedings of International Conference on Earthquake Hazard and Risk in the Mediterranean Region, Cyprus, 18-22 October 1999.

Paper Published at Refereed journals (other indexes)

Tekin G. and Tanircan G.(2019) An Empirical Study for Statistical Evaluation of Peak Response Displacements, Sigma J Eng & Nat Sci 37 (2) 611-624.
Bekler F.N., Meral Özel N., Tanircan G. (2019)“ Kinematic Rupture Process of Manyas (Mw=4.7) and Gemlik (Mw=4.8) Earthquakes Occurred in The Southern Marmara Region” Doğal Afetler ve Çevre Dergisi, 2019, Cilt 5, Sayı 2, Sayfalar 1 – 12.", Doğal Afetler ve Çevre Dergisi, 5,305-316. (in Turkish)
Akçil Ö., Toğrol. A, Mercan F.Ç., Püskülcü,S., Tanırcan G., Baykal A, (2014) ”Development and Exploring the Effectiveness of the Revised Version of Basic Disaster Awareness Training Program in a Non-formal Science Learning Environment” Boğaziçi University Journal of Education, 31-2. (in Turkish)

Book Chapters

Boldrighini F, Fort M.L, Borghini S.,Brum P., Chaves P., Santis AD, DeWit R., Giapitsoglou K., Magalhaes A.P., Pinto I.V, Revez M.J, Tanircan G, Tatlas N.A, Tzigounaki A., Uckan A., Utkin A.B , Williamson R.J, Kontogianni V,(2019) “Pilot practical experiences and achieved results in Cultural Heritage Resilience Against Climate Change and Natural Hazards, Methodologies, Procedures, Technologies and Policy improvements achieved by Horizon 2020-700191 STORM Project”. Edited by Vanni Resta, Andrei B. Utkin, Filipa M. Neto, and Charalampos Z. Patrikakis ISBN 978-88-3339-240-0 Pisa University Press.
Tanircan G, L. Dalguer, F.N. Bekler and N.Meral Özel. “Dynamic Rupture Modelling of the 1999 Düzce, Turkey Earthquake”, page 19-32. Best Practices in Physics-based Fault Rupture Models for Seismic Hazard Assessment of Nuclear Installations, Editors: Dalguer, L.A., Fukushima, Y., Irikura, K., Wu, C. (Eds.) ISBN 978-3-319-72709-7, Springer International Publishing AG. (2017)
Tsereteli, N., Tanircan, G., Safak, E., Varazanashvili,O., Chelidze, T., Gvencadze, A. amd N. Goguadze.(2012)”Seismic Hazard Assessment for Southern Caucasus – Eastern Turkey Energy Corridors: The Example of Georgia”, Ebook: Correlation Between Human Factors and the Prevention of Disasters, Barry D.L, Coldewey W.G, Reimer D.W.G,Rudakov,D.V (Eds.) NATO Science for Peace and Security Series - E: Human and Societal Dynamics Volume 94, ISBN 978-1-61499-038-3, IOS Press.

EQE 520 - Strong Ground Motion

COURSE OBJECTIVES : It is intended to provide the students in earthquake engineering and earth science with the basic concepts and knowledge needed to understand the earthquake excitation, both in theory and in practice. The course encompasses the earthquake basic information, strong motion data processing and scaling, background of probabilistic and deterministic hazard/risk analyses and their analytical applications which become essential in estimation of design basis ground motion parameters for structures.

COURSE SYLLABUS :

Earthquake Basics:

Plate tectonic and seismo-tectonic models,

Earthquake source,

Faulting,

Quantification of Earthquakes

Elasticity and Seismic Waves

Seismic waves, Stress & Strain Relationships

Equation of Motion – Wave Propagation

Fault planes solutions, Radiation pattern,

Source and Propagation Path Characteristics of

Earthquakes.

Strong Motion Measurements, Processing and Interpretation.

Time and frequency domain characteristics of strong motions, Instrumentations, Networks,

Strong Motion Processing procedures: Fourier, Power, Response, Design Wavelet spectra.

Introduction to MATLAB software and data processing

Strong Ground Motion Simulation/Strong Motion Scaling

Earthquake Hazard& Risk

Seismic source regionalization, Attenuation Relationships, Probabilistic/Deterministic Hazard, Probability of Occurrence /Exceedance, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment techniques.

PREREQUISITES : -

DURATION & HOURS PER WEEK : 4 hours per week

GRADING BASIS : Three (3) Assignments 30%

Term Project 40%

Final 30%

REFERENCE TEXTBOOKS :

An Introduction to Random Vibrations, Spectral&Wavelet Analysis, by D.E. Newland, Prentice Hall,1993.

Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering, by Steven L. Kramer, Prentice Hall, 1996

Earthquake Engineering Handbook, edited by Chen and Schawtorn, CRC Press, 2003

Seismic Hazard and Risk Analysis, Robin K. McGuire, EERI, 2004.

Earthquake Dynamics of Structure, A Primer, Anil A. Chopra, EERI, 2005.

EQE 687 - Special Topics in Earthquake Engineering- Earthquake Source Process

INSTRUCTOR : Prof. Dr. Gülüm TANIRCAN

COURSE OBJECTIVES : Understanding of basic physics of earthquake source, source dominated ground motion generation techniques by kinematic and dynamic approaches.

COURSE SYLLABUS :

Seismic Energy of Complex Faulting Process

Static and Kinetic estimate of seismic energy /Stress drop, particle velocity, Rupture velocity /Scaling of earthquake process, Self-similarity

Dynamic Description of Earthquake Sources

Earthquake Source Theory

Dislocation Theory, Kinematic Description of Earthquake Sources ,Spatio-temporal variation of slip on a fault , Basic Theorem in Generating Seismic motions from Earthquake Sources

Low frequency strong motion inversions;

Earthquake Source Scaling

Ground Motion Generation Techniques

Discrete Wave Number Method

Simulation of ground motion with Green’s function technique

(Theoretical and empirical techniques)

PREREQUISITES : EQE 520

DURATION & HOURS PER WEEK : 13 weeks -3 hours/week

GRADING BASIS :

Assignments 50 %

A Term Project 50 %

REFERENCE TEXTBOOKS :

Books:

“The Mechanics of Earthquakes and Faulting” by C.Scholz, Cambridge Press, 2002.
“Principles of Seismology” by A.Udias, Cambridge Press, 1999.
“Earthquake Motion and Ground Conditions” edited by The Architectural Insititute of Japan,1993.
“Earthquake Engineering Handbook”, edited by Chen and Schawtorn, CRC Press, 2003

Journal papers /Lecture notes

Honors and Awards

Award for Excellent Contributions, ECEES (European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology) Geneva, 2006.
Research Scholarship (4 months): Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), 1999.
Research Scholarship (3 years): Ministry of Education, Japan, 2001

Memberships

In University

Akademik Teşvik Düzenleme Denetleme ve İtiraz Komisyonu Üyesi: 2022-Present
Okullarla İlişkiler Komisyonu Üyesi (2010- devam) Başkanı: 2022- Present
Mazeret Komisyonu Üyesi: 2013-2025
Kalite Komisyonu Üyesi: 2022-2025
2019- Present: Doktora Programı Öğrenci Danışmanı

Outside the University

Türkiye Deprem Mühendisliği Derneği
Türkiye Deprem Vakfi Yönetim Kurulu (Yedek ) 2026-present
İnşaat Mühendisleri Odası (1994-present)

EDITORSHIP

Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering (Associate Editor) 2025-present

OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

2023-Present MARTEST-Marmara Afetlerle Baş Edebilir Yapılar İçin Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi Danışma Kurulu Üyesi
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