Civil Engineering / İnşaat Mühendisliği
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Article Citation - WoS: 6Citation - Scopus: 4Conservation-Aimed Evaluation of a Historical Aqueduct in Izmir(American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 2019) Mamaklı, Fatma Sezgi; Turan, Mine; Aktaş, Engin; Vardaroğlu, MustafaThe seventeenth century was the era in which Izmir became an international commercial center in the eastern Mediterranean. The vizier of the era, Koprulu Fazil Ahmet Pasa, noticed the scarcity of potable water in relation with the increasing population at the center of this harbor city and ordered the construction of an aqueduct on Melez Valley. The Veziraga Aqueduct was constructed in 1674. This article aims to identify historical, architectural, and structural characteristics of the Veziraga Aqueduct so that its heritage values and conservations problems can be understood. The geographical and historical characteristics of the Veziraga Aqueduct are described by taking the effects of site and the sociocultural situation of city into consideration. The architectural characteristics of the aqueduct are prepared by using the site survey data to reveal the current condition and find out the original state. Seismic behavior of the aqueduct is investigated by using two approaches: analytical equivalent static analysis and finite-element analysis. The historical, architectural, and structural characteristics of the Veziraga Aqueduct prove its historical, documentary, and aesthetic values.Article Narin Çelik Kirişlere Stabilite Desteği Sağlayan Kayma Diyaframlarının Rijitlik Gereklilikleri(Turkish Chamber of Civil Engineers, 2017) Eğilmez, Oğuz Özgür; Akbaba, Andaç; Vardaroğlu, MustafaThe buckling resistance of steel I-beams can be increased by providing lateral bracing along the length of the beams by either cross-frames or diaphragms. Metal sheeting that is often used in steel buildings and bridge constructions to support the fresh concrete, acts like a shear diaphragm and provides continuous bracing to steel beams. An adequate bracing system must possess sufficient stiffness and strength. A computational study was conducted to investigate stiffness requirements of shear diaphragms used to brace slender steel I-beams. Both double and single symmetrical axis sections were studied. Beams that are braced by cross-frames in addition to diaphragms have also been investigated. Stiffness requirements have been proposed for shear diaphragms used to brace slender steel I-beams. © 2017 Turkish Chamber of Civil Engineers.All right reserved.Article Citation - WoS: 1Citation - Scopus: 3Strength Requirements for Shear Diaphragms Used for Stability Bracing of Steel Beams(American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 2017) Eğilmez, Oğuz Özgür; Vardaroğlu, Mustafa; Akbaba, AndaçLight-gauge metal sheeting is often used in steel building and bridge industries as concrete deck formwork. Besides providing support to the fresh concrete, the sheeting acts as a shear diaphragm and provides continuous lateral bracing to the top flanges of the beams to which they are attached. An adequate stability-bracing system must possess sufficient stiffness and strength to control deformations and brace forces. Strength requirements for shear diaphragms are currently not well established. A computational study was conducted to develop strength requirements for shear diaphragms bracing simply supported steel beams. Both end-fastener and sidelap-fastener connections were modeled in the study. To the best of the authors' knowledge, this is the first study to quantify the stability-induced forces in sidelap fasteners. The effects of deck width and number of end and sidelap fasteners on brace forces were investigated. Expressions were developed to estimate the stability-induced brace forces in end-fastener and sidelap-fastener connections.Conference Object Citation - Scopus: 1Stiffness and Strength of Shear Diaphragms Used for Stability Bracing of Slender Beams(Curran Associates, 2014) Eğilmez, Oğuz Özgür; Akbaba, Andaç; Vardaroğlu, MustafaLight gage metal decking is often used in structures as concrete deck formwork, roof cladding or siding. In the steel building and bridge industries, decking acts like a shear diaphragm and provides continuous lateral bracing to the top flange of non-composite beams and girders that they are attached to. The building industry has long relied on the in-plane stiffness and strength of metal decking to brace steel beams during construction. Although the current AASHTO LRFD specifications do not allow bridge deck forms to be relied upon as a bracing source for steel bridge I-girders, recent studies have demonstrated that deck forms can significantly increase the buckling capacity of bridge girders by providing a relatively simple modification to the connection. Shear diaphragm bracing of steel I-beams have been studied in the past. These studies mainly focused on beams with stocky webs. The purpose of the study outlined in this paper is to enhance the understanding of both the stiffness and strength of shear diaphragms used to brace slender steel I-beams. The parameters that are investigated include diaphragm stiffness, sheet thickness, number of side-lap fasteners, flange width, and web slenderness ratio. Beams with web slenderness ratios of 100 to 160 and span/depth ratios of 10, 15, and 20 are considered. A simple finite element analytical (FEA) model is utilized in the study. The results indicate that web slenderness ratio does not have a major effect on fastener forces and the strength behavior of shear diaphragms is dependent on the number of side-lap fasteners. The findings of the study will be used to develop strength and stiffness requirements for shear diaphragms used to brace slender steel beams