Civil Engineering / İnşaat Mühendisliği
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Article Citation - WoS: 12Citation - Scopus: 15Probabilistic Investigation of Error Propagation in Frequency Domain Decomposition-Based Operational Modal Analysis(John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2021) Hızal, Çağlayan; Aktaş, EnginEach operational modal analysis (OMA) technique may produce significant errors during the identification procedure due to the applied methodology, environmental/operational conditions, and instrumentation. Consequently, those errors can adversely affect the quality of identified parameters. In this context, this study aims at providing a comprehensive discussion on the propagation of predictions errors in the frequency domain OMA. To mitigate the prediction errors those considered to be induced by modeling and measurement errors, an extended formulation is presented based on a recently developed Modified Frequency and Spatial Domain Decomposition technique. A comprehensive investigation is presented for the probabilistic modeling of output power spectral density (PSD), considering prediction errors. Numerical and real data applications are conducted to show the effectiveness of the proposed methodology.Article Citation - WoS: 4Citation - Scopus: 5A Modified Fiber-Reinforced Plastics Concrete Interface Bond-Slip Law for Shear-Strengthened Rc Elements Under Cyclic Loading(John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2016) Selman, Efe; Alver, NinelThe objective of this article is to realistically analyze fiber-reinforced plastics (FRP) retrofitted reinforced concrete structures under cyclic loading taking into account FRP–concrete bond-slip law with cyclic bond degradation. In literature, even though numerous studies have been conducted in FRP–concrete interface bond-slip modeling under cyclic loads, a small number of them consider the influence of cyclic degradation on FRP–concrete interface bond behavior. Within this framework, the bond-slip law for carbon fiber-reinforced plastics–concrete interface is revised by utilizing Harajli's and Ko-Sato's approaches. The procedure is distinct from others because it develops existing deficiencies of these approaches, whereas a more reliable modeling process is proposed for use in practice. Conventional bond-slip law of Lu et al. is compared with this interface relationship stated in this investigation and the difference is clearly shown in terms of structural parameters. Experimental tests are conducted at the same time for verification. It is proved that cyclic bond degradation affects the interface behavior; thus, the structural response cannot be omitted in structural evaluations. Structural performance measures are obtained in good agreement for each level of cycles. The technique proposed clearly exhibits structural response difference between monotonic and cyclic loadings while good agreement is reached with experimental results. POLYM. COMPOS., 37:3373–3383, 2016. © 2015 Society of Plastics Engineers.Article Citation - WoS: 2Citation - Scopus: 3Numerical Model for Biaxial Earthquake Response of Reinforced Concrete(John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2007) Dönmez, Cemalettin; Sözen, Mete A.A numerical constitutive model is developed to simulate the biaxial nonlinear flexural response of slender reinforced concrete members subjected to earthquake excitation. The model is tested using data from two types of experiments with reinforced concrete elements: (1) elements subjected to varying pseudo-static biaxial lateral loads and (2) elements that responded biaxially to simulated earthquake motions. The goal for the model was not only to help determine the absolute maxima for earthquake response but also to enable calculation of the entire waveform, including the ranges of low- and moderate-amplitude response. The comparisons of measured and calculated results and sensitivity of the proposed model to variations in the input parameters are discussed. The output was found to be insensitive to the changes in input parameters related to concrete and sensitive to input parameters related to reinforcing steel. The results of the calculations were tested using experimental data.Article Citation - WoS: 16Citation - Scopus: 18Kinematic Wave Model of Bed Profiles in Alluvial Channels(John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2006) Tayfur, Gökmen; Singh, Vijay P.A mathematical model, based on the kinematic wave (KW) theory, is developed for describing the evolution and movement of bed profiles in alluvial channels. The model employs a functional relation between sediment transport rate and concentration, a relation between flow velocity and depth and Velikanov's formula relating suspended sediment concentration to flow variables. Laboratory flume and field data are used to test the model. Transient bed profiles in alluvial channels are also simulated for several hypothetical cases involving different water flow and sediment concentration characteristics. The model-simulated bed profiles are found to be in good agreement with what is observed in the laboratory, and they seem theoretically reasonable for hypothetical cases. The model results reveal that the mean particle velocity and maximum concentration (maximum bed form elevation) strongly affect transient bed profiles.Article Citation - WoS: 46Citation - Scopus: 49Predicting and Forecasting Flow Discharge at Sites Receiving Significant Lateral Inflow(John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2007) Tayfur, Gökmen; Moramarco, Tommaso; Singh, Vijay P.Two models, one linear and one non-linear, were employed for the prediction of flow discharge hydrographs at sites receiving significant lateral inflow. The linear model is based on a rating curve and permits a quick estimation of flow at a downstream site. The non-linear model is based on a multilayer feed-forward back propagation (FFBP) artificial neural network (ANN) and uses flow-stage data measured at the upstream and downstream stations. ANN predicted the real-time storm hydrographs satisfactorily and better than did the linear model. The results of sensitivity analysis indicated that when the lateral inflow contribution to the channel reach was insignificant, ANN, using only the flow-stage data at the upstream station, satisfactorily predicted the hydrograph at the downstream station. The prediction error of ANN increases exponentially with the difference between the peak discharge used in training and that used in testing. ANN was also employed for flood forecasting and was compared with the modified Muskingum model (MMM). For a 4-h lead time, MMM forecasts the floods reliably but could not be applied to reaches for lead times greater than the wave travel time. Although ANN and MMM had comparable performances for an 8-h lead time, ANN is capable of forecasting floods with lead times longer than the wave travel time.Article Citation - WoS: 17Citation - Scopus: 19Kinematic Wave Model for Transient Bed Profiles in Alluvial Channels Under Nonequilibrium Conditions(John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2007) Tayfur, Gökmen; Singh, Vijay P.Transient bed profiles in alluvial channels are generally modeled using diffusion (or dynamic) waves and assuming equilibrium between detachment and deposition rates. Equilibrium sediment transport can be considerably affected by an excess (or deficiency) of sediment supply due to mostly flows during flash floods or floods resulting from dam break or dike failure. In such situations the sediment transport process occurs under nonequilibrium conditions, and extensive changes in alluvial river morphology can take place over a relatively short period of time. Therefore the study and prediction of these changes are important for sustainable development and use of river water. This study hence developed a mathematical model based on the kinematic wave theory to model transient bed profiles in alluvial channels under nonequilibrium conditions. The kinematic wave theory employs a functional relation between sediment transport rate and concentration, the shear-stress approach for flow transport capacity, and a relation between flow velocity and depth. The model satisfactorily simulated transient bed forms observed in laboratory experiments.Article Citation - WoS: 12Citation - Scopus: 12Oil Mound Spreading and Migration With Ambient Groundwater Flow in Coarse Porous Media(John Wiley and Sons Inc., 1996) Çorapçıoplu, M. Yavuz; Tuncay, Kağan; Ceylan, B. KağanWhen a light, immiscible oil leaks above an unconfined aquifer, it spreads and forms a floating mound on the table. The oil mound migrates in the direction of ambient ground flow. In this study we present a governing equation for the migrating mound thickness by averaging the oil phase mass balance equation. Analytical and numerical solutions to an advective- dispersive type equation are presented to estimate the temporal and spatial distribution of the migrating oil mound thickness for two problems of practical importance: formation, spreading, and migration of an oil mound on the table and spreading and migration of an established layer of oil with ambient ground flow. The model results compare favorably with test data obtained by laboratory flume experiments. Although the model has some simplifying assumptions such as the absence of capillary pressure gradients, sharp saturation changes across the phase interfaces, and single mobile phase (i.e., oil flow only), it can be useful as a screening or site assessment tool because of its relative simplicity.
