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    Effect of the Armor Crest Freeboard Relative To the Crown Wall Freeboard on Wave Overtopping for Simple Rubble Mound Slopes
    (Elsevier Ltd., 2018) Özbahçeci, Bergüzar; Bilyay, Engin
    Several studies have been carried out to investigate the effect of crest parameters on the wave overtopping for armored slopes with crown walls. However, the effect of the armor crest freeboard is still under question. In this study, for the first time, a series of hydraulic model experiments are conducted specifically to investigate how the armor crest freeboard relative to the crown wall freeboard affects the wave overtopping rate. Experimental results indicate that while the armor crest freeboard lower than the crown wall freeboard is giving larger overtopping, higher armor crest freeboard is reducing the overtopping. However, this reduction is not same as the reduction due to the increase in the crown wall freeboard. The reason may be the porosity of the armor crest. For the first time, a new correction factor is proposed to describe the change in the wave overtopping due to the armor crest freeboard by using experimental results. The correction factor C Ac is applied to cover the effect of armor crest freeboard in the predictions of EurOtop (2016). The verification study present that overtopping rate predictions of corrected EurOtop (2016) are more consistent with the measured rate results compared to the predictions of the original formula, if the armor crest freeboard is not equal to the crown wall freeboard.
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    Citation - WoS: 19
    Citation - Scopus: 21
    Dynamic Crushing Behavior of a Multilayer Thin-Walled Aluminum Corrugated Core: the Effect of Velocity and Imperfection
    (Elsevier Ltd., 2018) Sarıyaka, Mustafa; Taşdemirci, Alper; Güden, Mustafa
    The crushing behavior of a multilayer 1050 H14 aluminum corrugated core was investigated both experimentally and numerically (LS-Dyna) using the perfect and imperfect models between 0.0048 and 90 m s−1. The dynamic compression and direct impact tests were performed in a compression type and a modified Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar set-up, respectively. The investigated fully imperfect model of the corrugated core sample represented the homogenous distribution of imperfection, while the two-layer imperfect model the localized imperfection. The corrugated core experimentally deformed by a quasi-static homogenous mode between 0.0048 and 22 m s−1, a transition mode between 22 and 60 m s−1 and a shock mode at 90 m s−1. Numerical results have shown that the stress-time profile and the layer crushing mode of the homogeneous and transition mode were well predicted by the two-layer imperfect model, while the stress-time profile and the layer crushing mode were well approximated by the fully imperfect model. The fully imperfect model resulted in complete sequential layer crushing at 75 and 90 m s−1, respectively. The imperfect layers in the shock mode only affected the distal end stresses, while all models implemented resulted in similar impact end stresses. The distal end initial crushing stress increased with increasing velocity until about 22 m s−1; thereafter, it saturated at ~2 MPa, which was ascribed to the micro inertial effect. Both the stress-time and velocity-time history of the rigid-perfectly-plastic-locking model and the critical velocity for the shock deformation were well predicted when a dynamic plateau stress determined from the distal end stresses in the shock mode was used in the calculations.
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    Citation - WoS: 15
    Citation - Scopus: 13
    Phase Behavior of Dspc/Peg40st Mixtures at Higher Emulsifier Contents
    (Elsevier Ltd., 2018) Kılıç, Sevgi; Bölükçü, Elif Şeniz
    Phase behaviors of 1,2-Distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DSPC) and polyoxyethylene(40)stearate (PEG40St) were investigated with Langmuir monolayer isotherms and Brewster angle microscopy (BAM) imaging at DSPC/PEG40St molar ratios ranging from 9:1 to 5:5. Two plateaus were found in the Langmuir isotherms which were relatively shorter for the 9:1 mixture and extended significantly by increasing the PEG40St content, indicating that the PEG40St squeezed out whereas more emulsifier retained in the monolayer at higher PEG40St contents. A strong hysteresis was observed when the mixed monolayers were subjected to compression-expansion cycles. The degree of hysteresis for the first cycles also increased with increasing PEG40St content in the monolayer. Gray scale intensities in the Brewster angle microscopy images were determined for pure DSPC and pure PEG40St and a scale was established to better interpret the morphologies for the mixtures. Bud and vessels formed during the PEG40St squeezed out upon compression. Upon expansion, PEG40St and DSPC is reappeared on the monolayer. When considered BAM images together with the Langmuir isotherm, PEG40St molecules were found to be well distributed within the DSPC molecules at lower DSPC/PEG40St mole ratios and mostly phase separated at higher mole ratios. It was concluded that higher PEG40St content would be advantageous for the design of an efficient and cheaper ultrasound contrast agents.
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    Citation - WoS: 28
    Citation - Scopus: 28
    Crushing Behavior and Energy Absorption Performance of a Bio-Inspired Metallic Structure: Experimental and Numerical Study
    (Elsevier Ltd., 2018) Taşdemirci, Alper; Akbulut, Emine Fulya; Güzel, Erkan; Tüzgel, Fırat; Yücesoy, Atacan; Şahin, Selim; Güden, Mustafa
    A thin-walled structure inspired from a biologic creature known as balanus was investigated experimentally and numerically under quasi-static and dynamic loads for load-carrying and energy absorption properties. The structure was composed of an inner conical core with a hemispherical cap and an outer shell in frusto-conical shape and formed by deep drawing. The applied deep drawing process was modelled using nonlinear finite element code LS-DYNA to determine the residual stress/strain and the non-linear thickness distribution after the forming process. It was also shown that the load carried by the balanus structure was greater than the arithmetic sum of the load carried by the inner core and by the outer shell separately. Although the mean force increase due to interaction effect at quasi-static strain rate was approximately 5%, while it increased to roughly 26% at dynamic strain rates in drop weight experiments. The numerical models also showed that the outer shell absorbed more energy than the inner core while the difference between the energy absorbing performance of the core and shell decreased with increasing deformation rate. The effect of strain rate and inertia on the increase in crush load increased with increasing impact velocity, while the strain rate effect had greater influence than the inertia on the crush load. The increased load carrying capacity of the balanus at quasi-static and dynamic strain rates was ascribed to the interaction between the core and shell and the confinement effect of the outer shell particularly at dynamic strain rate.
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    Citation - WoS: 2
    Citation - Scopus: 2
    Effect of Seismic Wave Velocity on the Dynamic Response of Multi-Story Structures on Elastic Foundation
    (Elsevier Ltd., 2018) Hızal, Çağlayan; Turan, Gürsoy
    Traveling wave effects are generally considered with three main cases: (i) Wave passage effect that results with time delay in earthquake motion. (ii) incoherence effect which is defined as loss of coherency in the ground motion due to the reflection and refraction of waves, and (iii) local site effects. For multi-story structures whose supports are close to each other, the incoherence and local site effect may be omitted. In this case, traveling waves result only in a pure time delay in the earthquake motion (wave passage effect). Due to the wave passage effect of vertical and/or horizontal ground motion, the superstructure needs to be analyzed by multi-support excitation. Raft foundations cannot constrain vertical deformations and/or rotations, but they cause a diaphragm effect in the horizontal direction which results in uniform excitation. In this study, the effect of vertical earthquake motions onto multi-story buildings on elastic soil is investigated. Multi support excitation is considered by using displacement loading, which defines the equivalent seismic loads in terms of the ground displacement. According to the performed simulations of the selected structures, it is shown that structural height has a direct influence that results in member force magnifications with slow traveling wave effect. Among these, the ground floor column axial forces are most affected.
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    Citation - WoS: 9
    Citation - Scopus: 9
    Synthesis and Characterization of Novel High Temperature Structural Adhesives Based on Nadic End Capped Mda-Btda Copolyimide
    (IOP Publishing Ltd., 2018) Acar, Oktay; Varış, Serhat; Işık, Tuğba; Tirkeş, Seha; Demir, Mustafa Muammer
    A series of novel copolyimide structural adhesives were synthesized using 4,4′-diaminodiphenylmethane (MDA), 3,4′-oxydianiline (ODA) and 3,3′,4,4′-benzophenonetetracarboxylic acid dianhydride (BTDA) as co-monomers, and nadic anhydride as an end cap reagent. The adhesives with different MDA and ODA contents were examined in terms of their structure, thermal stability, mechanical properties, and adhesive performance. They have glass transition temperatures (T g) about 400 °C, with thermal stability up to 500 °C. The effect of diamine monomer compositions on adhesion performance and processability of the copolyimides were studied. The copolyimides exhibited adhesion strength up to 16.3 MPa at room temperature. Nadic end capped MDA-BTDA-ODA copolyimide resins gained adjustable and controllable processability with the addition of ether bridged aromatic segments. The copolyimide adhesive with equimolar composition of MDA:ODA is distinguished form the both commercial PMR-15 and LARC RP-46 polyimides in terms of its better processability and mechanical performance.
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    Citation - WoS: 62
    Citation - Scopus: 70
    Railway Monitoring System Using Optical Fiber Grating Accelerometers
    (IOP Publishing Ltd., 2018) Yüksel, Kıvılcım; Kinet, Damien; Moeyaert, Veronique; Kouroussis, Georges; Caucheteur, Christophe
    Optimal operation, reduced energy consumption, longer service availability, and high safety level are the major concerns in today's railway transport systems. Smart monitoring systems should address these issues without interrupting railway operability. Many successful works have been carried out to provide railway monitoring functions using fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensors on rail. Most of them are based on strain measurement due to the train passage. This paper presents a highly sensitive means for railway monitoring based on vibration measurement. FBG accelerometers placed on sleeper have been employed as sensor heads, which significantly facilitated the field sensor installation work compared to the positioning on the foot of the rail. An optimized signal demodulation algorithm has been effectively used to extract from the accelerometer traces both the axle number and the average speed information. Excellent capability of the developed system to obtain both parameters has been demonstrated by the way of field trials carried out on a Belgian railway line, during its normal operation. Easy installation, multi-function diagnosis, good data integrity, and compatibility with fiber optic sensors make the proposed sensor a good candidate for railway monitoring applications.
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    Citation - WoS: 17
    Citation - Scopus: 18
    Development of an Ionic Liquid Based Method for the Preparation of Albumin Nanoparticles
    (John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2018) Demirkurt, Begüm; Akdoğan, Yaşar
    Albumin based nanocarriers have been widely used in drug delivery studies. Here, we developed a water-in-ionic liquid (IL) emulsion-like method to prepare bovine serum albumin (BSA) nanoparticles as alternative to the traditional organic solvents containing techniques. Conformational changes of albumin induced by the imidazolium based ILs at the water-IL interface triggers the BSA nanoparticle formation. The albumin nanoparticle formation are dependent on the experimental parameters and the hydophobicity of the IL. At pH 9.0, using 1.3%wt of BSA in water/1-butyl-3-methyl imidazolium tetrafluoroborate (BmimBF4) (50/50 mol%) and TX-100/butanol surfactant mixture yields uniformly distributed 200 nm average sized BSA nanoparticles. Different than BmimBF4, using a more hydrophilic IL, EmimBF4 yielded albumin aggregates. Instead, using a more hydrophobic IL, HmimBF4 produced albumin nanoparticles but a non-uniform size distribution was obtained. These results indicate that the ionic liquids called green and designer solvents can be also used to synthesize albumin nanoparticles.
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    Citation - WoS: 19
    Citation - Scopus: 29
    Modeling of an Activated Sludge Process for Effluent Prediction—a Comparative Study Using Anfis and Glm Regression
    (Springer Verlag, 2018) Araromi, Dauda Olurotimi; Majekodunmi, Olukayode Titus; Adeniran, Jamiu Adetayo; Salawudeen, Taofeeq Olalekan
    In this paper, nonlinear system identification of the activated sludge process in an industrial wastewater treatment plant was completed using adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) and generalized linear model (GLM) regression. Predictive models of the effluent chemical and 5-day biochemical oxygen demands were developed from measured past inputs and outputs. From a set of candidates, least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO), and a fuzzy brute-force search were utilized in selecting the best combination of regressors for the GLMs and ANFIS models respectively. Root mean square error (RMSE) and Pearson’s correlation coefficient (R-value) served as metrics in assessing the predicting performance of the models. Contrasted with the GLM predictions, the obtained modeling results show that the ANFIS models provide better predictions of the studied effluent variables. The results of the empirical search for the dominant regressors indicate the models have an enormous potential in the estimation of the time lag before a desired effluent quality can be realized, and preempting process disturbances. Hence, the models can be used in developing a software tool that will facilitate the effective management of the treatment operation.
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    Citation - WoS: 22
    Citation - Scopus: 27
    Micromechanical Modeling of Intrinsic and Specimen Size Effects in Microforming
    (Springer Verlag, 2018) Yalçınkaya, Tuncay; Özdemir, İzzet; Simonovski, Igor
    Size effect is a crucial phenomenon in the microforming processes of metallic alloys involving only limited amount of grains. At this scale intrinsic size effect arises due to the size of the grains and the specimen/statistical size effect occurs due to the number of grains where the properties of individual grains become decisive on the mechanical behavior of the material. This paper deals with the micromechanical modeling of the size dependent plastic response of polycrystalline metallic materials at micron scale through a strain gradient crystal plasticity framework. The model is implemented into a Finite Element software as a coupled implicit user element subroutine where the plastic slip and displacement fields are taken as global variables. Uniaxial tensile tests are conducted for microstructures having different number of grains with random orientations in plane strain setting. The influence of the grain size and number on both local and macroscopic behavior of the material is investigated. The attention is focussed on the effect of the grain boundary conditions, deformation rate and the grain size on the mechanical behavior of micron sized specimens. The model is intrinsically capable of capturing both experimentally observed phenomena thanks to the incorporated internal length scale and the crystallographic orientation definition of each grain.