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    Poliamid 6/6 (pa 66) Mikrofiberler ile Toklaştırılmış Tabakalı Kompozitlerin Mod-ı Delaminasyon Direncinin İstatiksel Analizi
    (Niğde Ömer Halisdemir Üniversitesi, 2019) Beylergil, Bertan; Tanoğlu, Metin; Aktaş, Engin
    Fiber takviyeli kompozitler, ağırlıklarına oranla yüksek mukavemet ve rijitlikleri nedeniyle uzay ve otomotiv yapısal parçalarında yaygın olarak kullanılmaktadır. Delaminasyon, bu kompozitlerde görülen en yaygın ve kritik hasar modudur. Bu kompozitlerin delaminasyon direncini arttırmak amacıyla, nanokatkılar ile epoksi toklaştırması, dikişleme, z-pimler ve arayüzeyde mikro/nanofiber kullanılması gibi pek çok sayıda teknik geliştirilmiştir. Bu çalışmada, poliamid 6/6 (PA 66) mikrofiberler ile toklaştırılmış karbon fiber/epoksi kompozitlerin Mode-I delaminasyon direnci Weibull dağılımı kullanılarak istatiksel olarak analiz edilmiştir. Test verilerinin istatiksel olarak değerlendirilmesi sonucunda PA 66 mikrofiberlerin kullanılmasının %90 güven seviyesinde kırılma tokluğunu yaklaşık %445 mertebesinde arttırdığı gözlemlenmiştir.
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    Betonarme Çerçeve Yapıların Olasılıklı Sismik Analizi
    (Gazi Üniversitesi, 2006) Korkmaz, Armağan; Aktaş, Engin
    Betonarme çerçeve yapıların sismik davranışlarının belirlenmesinde, analizlere olasılıklı ifadelerin dahil edilmesi, sismik davranışın daha gerçekçi tanımlanmasına yardımıcı olacaktır. Çalışmada betonarme çerçeve yapıların olasılıklı sismik analizlerinin gerçekleştirilmesi amaçlanmış, bu amaçla örnek betonarme çerçeve yapılar ele alınmıştır. Bu betonarme çerçeve yapılar için öteleme analizleri DRAIN 2D programı ile yapılmıştır. Öteleme analizlerinin ardından zaman tanım alanında dinamik analizler gerçekleştirilmiştir. Öteleme analizleri, zaman tanım alanında dinamik analiz sonuçları ile karşılaştırılmıştır. Bu karşılaştırmanın ardından kırılganlık analizleri yapılmıştır. Betonarme çerçeve yapıların olasılıklı sismik davranışını ortaya koymak amacı ile kırılganlık analizleri ile kırılganlık eğrileri elde edilmiştir. Çalışmanın ana amacı, öteleme analizleri ile zaman tanım alanında dinamik analizlerin karşılaştırılması sonucu, daha gerçekçi bir sismik davranış tanımlama ihtiyacının olduğunu göstermek ve kırılganlık analizleri ile, sismik davranışın olasılıklı olarak daha gerçekçi bir şekilde ifadesini sağlayabilmektir.
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    Structural Comparison of Scissor-Hinge Linkages
    (CRC Press, 2019) Maden, Feray; Akgün, Yenal; Yücetürk, Kutay; Aktaş, Engin; Yar Uncu, Müjde; Mitropoulou, C.
    Deployable structures can deploy from a compact to an expanded configuration by changing their sizes. The behaviors of these structures depend on some parameters such as geometric shape, member sizes and kinematic properties. To provide the deployment, not only the arrangements of structural members but also some restrictions must be considered. Moreover, contiguous members of the structures must let the large rotations to provide the transformation between different geometric forms from fully folded to fully deployed configurations. These requirements have an important impact on the fundamental properties of the structures related with structural performance, such as stiffness and strength. In this paper, stiffness of different scissor-hinge linkages are analyzed and compared. These linkages cover the same span with almost the same geometry and have the unit elements with same size and same weight. However, the geometry of unit elements is different from each other. The paper investigates the effect of this difference on the stiffness of whole system. © 2019 Taylor & Francis Group, London.
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    Roc Curves for Evaluating Sensor Performance as Low Energy Impacts Damage a Composite Wing
    (DEStech Publications Inc., 2009) Aktaş, Engin; Seaver, M.
    Eight fiber Bragg gratings and 3 ICP accelerometers attached to the upper surface of a foam core composite wing (1320 mm X 152.4 mm X 13.4 mm) were used to record the wing's response to broad band (0 - 1500 Hz) Gaussian excitation following a series of low energy (-6.5 J) impacts to the surface of the wing. For each damage level, at least 15 measurements were made over a period of three days to enable a statistical evaluation of each sensor's performance. Damage detection relied on measuring nonlinearity in the response data using a second order correlation metric called the Bicoherence. The amplitudes of any peaks seen in the Bicoherence were compared with thresholds determined from the variance in the off diagonal terms in the Bicoherence measurement. This approach allows the evaluation of both the probability of detection (POD) and the probability of false alarms (PFA) for each measurement without the need for a healthy baseline. The results show that all eight FBGs out perform the accelerometers and that one FBG in particular is more sensitive to nonlinearity than the others. The measurement sensitivity of the Bicoherence is also compared with static tip deflection measurements.
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    Citation - WoS: 16
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    Developing Polymer Composite-Based Leaf Spring Systems for Automotive Industry
    (Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2018) Öztoprak, Nahit; Güneş, Mehmet Deniz; Tanoğlu, Metin; Aktaş, Engin; Eğilmez, Oğuz Özgür; Şenocak, Çiler; Kulaç, Gediz
    Composite-based mono-leaf spring systems were designed and manufactured to replace existing mono-leaf metal leaf spring in a light commercial vehicle. In this study, experimentally obtained mechanical properties of different fiber-reinforced polymer materials are presented first, followed by the description of the finite element analytical model created in Abaqus 6.12-1 (Dassault Systemes Simulia Corp., RI, US) using the obtained properties. The results from the finite element analysis are presented next and compared with actual size experimental tests conducted on manufactured prototypes. The results demonstrated that the reinforcement type and orientation dramatically influenced the spring rate. The prototypes showed significant weight reduction of about 80% with improved mechanical properties. The hybrid composite systems can be utilized for composite-based leaf springs with considerable mechanical performance.
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    Citation - WoS: 39
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    Mode-I Fracture Toughness of Carbon Fiber/Epoxy Composites Interleaved by Aramid Nonwoven Veils
    (Techno Press, 2019) Beylergil, Bertan; Tanoğlu, Metin; Aktaş, Engin
    In this study, carbon fiber/epoxy (CF/EP) composites were interleaved with aramid nonwoven veils with an areal weight density of 8.5 g/m(2) to improve their Mode-I fracture toughness. The control and aramid interleaved CF/EP composite laminates were manufactured by VARTM in a [0]4 configuration. Tensile, three-point bending, compression, interlaminar shear, Charpy impact and Mode-I (DCB) fracture toughness values were determined to evaluate the effects of aramid nonwoven fabrics on the mechanical performance of the CF/EP composites. Thermomechanical behavior of the specimens was investigated by Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA). The results showed that the propagation Mode-I fracture toughness values of CF/EP composites can be significantly improved (by about 72%) using aramid nonwoven fabrics. It was found that the main extrinsic toughening mechanism is aramid microfiber bridging acting behind the crack-tip. The incorporation of these nonwovens also increased interlaminar shear and Charpy impact strength by 10 and 16.5%, respectively. Moreover, it was revealed that the damping ability of the composites increased with the incorporation of aramid nonwoven fabrics in the interlaminar region of composites. On the other hand, they caused a reduction in in-plane mechanical properties due to the reduced carbon fiber volume fraction, increased thickness and void formation in the composites.
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    Construction Techniques of Hayat Houses: Two Case Studies in the Vicinity of Izmir
    (American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 2019) Turan, Mine; Aktaş, Engin; Mamaklı, Fatma Sezgi; Kaplan, Zişan
    This study aims to contribute to the analytic studies on constructional aspects of the hayat house typology with an eye on its historical evolution for conservation purposes. The method used included a review of the surviving examples of the typology in Izmir and its vicinity and the selection of two intact examples whose structural components are legible: one from the earliest period and the other from the latest period. The examples selected are Kerimaga Konagi in Birgi, odemis, Izmir and a house in Kirkagac, Soma, Manisa. The early example (probably eighteenth century, constructed over the remains of an older house) sustains the traditional box system in its wooden upper story that integrates with the roof. The provision of level differences on the upper floor, the traditional relationship of the sitting level-window design, and masonry base are its authentic features. The late example (probably early twentieth century) presents signs of modernization, such as the establishment of a systematic wooden roof and wall frames in relation to each other, lack of diagonals in the perpendicular wall frame, avoidance of projections, and relatively elongated windows placed at higher positions.
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    Citation - WoS: 6
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    Conservation-Aimed Evaluation of a Historical Aqueduct in Izmir
    (American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 2019) Mamaklı, Fatma Sezgi; Turan, Mine; Aktaş, Engin; Vardaroğlu, Mustafa
    The 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.
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    Citation - WoS: 15
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    A Mode Shape Assembly Algorithm by Using Two Stage Bayesian Fast Fourier Transform Approach
    (Academic Press Inc., 2019) Hızal, Çağlayan; Turan, Gürsoy; Aktaş, Engin; Ceylan, Hasan
    Operational modal analysis may require identifying global modal shapes by using multiple setup measurements. For this purpose, various algorithms have been developed which make use of the Bayesian approach to estimate the global mode shapes. The main motivation of the available Bayesian approaches is based on the estimation of the optimal global mode shape vector directly from Fast Fourier Transform data or assembling the local mode shapes that are identified in the individual setups by using Gaussian approximation. In this study, the two-stage Bayesian Fast Fourier Transform Approach which is originally applied to single setups is implemented to multiple setup problems for well separated modes. Analytically it is shown that the resulting formulation is the same for the mode shape assembly by using the Gaussian approximation. In addition, the weights of individual setups in the global mode shape vector is analytically calculated which depend on the Hessian matrix for local mode shapes. To validate the proposed methodology, a numerical example that considers setup-to-setup variability of modal signal-noise ratios is presented. For comparison purposes a ten-story shear frame model is experimentally investigated, and the measurements of a benchmark bridge structure are considered in the verification of the current procedure. (C) 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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    Development of Composite Drive Shaft Tube for Automotive Industry
    (Applied Mechanics Laboratory, 2019) Arslan Özgen, Gizem; Tanoğlu, Metin; Aktaş, Engin; Yücetürk, Kutay
    Weight, vibration, fatigue, and critical speed limitations have been recognized as serious problems in drive shafts in automotive industry for many years. Conventional drive shaft is made up into two parts to increase its fundamental natural bending frequency. This present work deals with the replacement of conventional steel drive shaft with a composite counterparts. The benefits of eliminating the two piece shafts are significant reductions in weight, noise, vibration and harshness. In this work, one-piece propeller shaft composed of carbon/epoxy and glass/epoxy composites have been designed and manufactured for a rear wheel drive automobile. The performance measures are static torque transmission capability, torsional buckling and the fundamental natural bending frequency. The tubular composite shaft samples are being manufactured by using filament winding technique. To predict the torsional properties, fatigue life and failure modes of composite tubes for different fiber orientation angle and stacking sequence, finite element analysis (FEA) has been used. The predicted and experimental values has been reported for comparison. The next phase of work consists of optimization of shaft for the objective function as weight and fundamental natural frequency considering different stacking sequence and fiber orientation. © CCM 2020 - 18th European Conference on Composite Materials. All rights reserved.