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Research Areas and Focus Topics
Research Areas and Focus Topics
Prof. Dr. Emre Akın’s research in Mechanics and Structural Engineering focuses on enhancing the seismic performance of existing reinforced concrete structures, developing innovative and sustainable strengthening materials, investigating the environmental effects on reinforced concrete structures, and examining the behavior of structural elements through analytical and experimental approaches.
Prof. Dr. Emre Akın’s research in Mechanics and Structural Engineering focuses on enhancing the seismic performance of existing reinforced concrete structures, developing innovative and sustainable strengthening materials, investigating the environmental effects on reinforced concrete structures, and examining the behavior of structural elements through analytical and experimental approaches.
Structural Strengthening with Composite Materials: Enhancement of the mechanical performance of reinforced concrete elements through the application of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites, polyurea, and nanomaterials.
Structural Strengthening with Composite Materials: Enhancement of the mechanical performance of reinforced concrete elements through the application of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites, polyurea, and nanomaterials.
Earthquake-Resistant Structural Design and Seismic Assessment: Investigation of soft-story irregularities, the effects of masonry infill walls, and collapse capacity in reinforced concrete buildings.
Earthquake-Resistant Structural Design and Seismic Assessment: Investigation of soft-story irregularities, the effects of masonry infill walls, and collapse capacity in reinforced concrete buildings.
Experimental and Numerical Mechanics: Experimental investigation of high-strength mortars and axial confinement mechanisms, together with computer-aided modeling of reinforced concrete frames with masonry infill walls.
Experimental and Numerical Mechanics: Experimental investigation of high-strength mortars and axial confinement mechanisms, together with computer-aided modeling of reinforced concrete frames with masonry infill walls.
Research Projects
Research Projects
The research projects led or contributed to by Prof. Dr. Emre Akın have primarily focused on investigating the effects of next-generation material combinations and geometric modifications on the effectiveness of structural strengthening techniques:
The research projects led or contributed to by Prof. Dr. Emre Akın have primarily focused on investigating the effects of next-generation material combinations and geometric modifications on the effectiveness of structural strengthening techniques:
- Strengthening of Reinforced Concrete Frames with Hollow Clay Brick Infill Walls Using CFRP Sheets
- Axial Behavior of Fiber-Reinforced Polymer-Confined Columns Strengthened with Polyurea
- Axial Behavior of Concrete Confined with Polymer Composites Reinforced with Flax Fibers
- Geometric Modification of Square-Section Columns to Enhance the Effectiveness of FRP Confinement
- Effect of P-Delta on the Collapse Capacity of Reinforced Concrete Frames with Masonry Infill Walls
- Axial Behavior of Square/Rectangular Columns Confined with FRP and Strengthened with Polyurea
- Axial Behavior of Low-Strength Concrete Confined with a High-Strength Composite Layer
- Effect of Seawater Exposure on the Mechanical Properties of Concrete Confined with Nanoparticle-Reinforced Glass Fiber Composites
Supervised Graduate Theses
Supervised Graduate Theses
The supervised graduate theses are listed below:
The supervised graduate theses are listed below:
- Axial behavior of concrete confined with flax fiber-reinforced polymers
- Seismic collapse capacity of brick infilled reinforced concrete frames with open ground story
- Axial behavior of FRP confined square/rectangular columns with polyurea
- Geometric modification of square-section columns to enhance the effectiveness of FRP confinement
- Soft story formation due to brick infill wall in an eight-storey reinforced concrete building
- The effect of seawater exposure on the mechanical properties of nanoparticle-reinforced GFRP-wrapped concrete
- Axial behavior of low-strength concrete wrapped with high-strength composite layer
- Effect of story height and shear walls on the seismic performance of reinforced concrete buildings with an open ground story
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