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P h D i n E a r t h q u a k e En g . R O S E Sc h o o l , U n i v . o f P a v i a , I t a l y 2 0 0 8

M S c i n E a r t h q u a k e En g . I s t a n b u l T e c h n i c a l U n i v e r s i t y , T u r k e y 2 0 0 5

B S c i n C i v i l E n g . K a r a d e n i z T e c h n i c a l U n i v e r s i t y , T u r k e y 2 0 0 0

Major Achievements in Summary

- E s t a b l i s h e d t h e o u t d o o r t e s t i n g f a c i l i t y o f e a r t h q u a k e e n g i n e e r i n g a t I T U

( s e e h t t p s : / / w w w . y o u t u b e . c o m / w a t c h ? v = G O l J i d r w H K s f o r a n e x a m p l e

p r o j e c t i n t h e f a c i l i t y )

- I n s t a l l e d r e a l - t i m e m o n i t o r i n g s y s t e m s ( c r a c k d e v e l o p m e n t ,

a c c e l e r a t i o n s o f w e a k a n d s t r o n g m o t i o n , t e m p e r a t u r e , s o i l

i n c l i n o m e t e r s , G W T m o n i t o r i n g ) i n h i s t o r i c a l m a s o n r y s t r u c t u r e s

- P u b l i s h e d ( a s o f S e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 7 ) 1 4 S C I p a p e r s i n r e s p e c t e d j o u r n a l s

i n t h e f i e l d o f e a r t h q u a k e e n g i n e e r i n g

- M e m b e r o f I C O M O S I C O R P T u r k e y ,

- R e p r e s e n t a t i v e o f T u r k e y a t E u r o p e a n A s s o c i a t i o n o f E a r t h q u a k e

E n g i n e e r i n g i n t h e H i s t o r i c a l S t r u c t u r e s t a s k g r o u p ,

- F o r m e r c o n s u l t a n t t o I s t a n b u l M e t r o p o l i t a n M u n i c i p a l i t y f o r p r e s e r v a t i o n

o f h i s t o r i c a l s t r u c t u r e s

- C o n s u l t a n t o f t h e T u r k i s h V a k ı f l a r D i r e c t o r a t e ( t h e i n s t i t u t i o n t h a t i s

o w n e r a n d t h e r e s p o n s i b l e w i t h p r e s e r v a t i o n o f m o s t h i s t o r i c a l

s t r u c t u r e s i n T u r k e y )

- P I o f a l a r g e s c i e n t i f i c p r o j e c t s u p p o r t e d b y I s t a n b u l D e v e l o p m e n t

A g e n c y f o r s e i s m i c p r o t e c t i o n o f h i s t o r i c a l s t r u c t u r e s

- P I o f a p r o j e c t , f u n d e d b y T u r k i s h M i n i s t r y o f S c i e n c e , T e c h n o l o g y a n d

I n d u s t r y , f o r p r o d u c i n g t h e f i r s t T u r k i s h - m a d e L e a d R u b b e r B e a r i n g s

( b a s e i s o l a t i o n d e v i c e s ) , p a r t n e r i n g w i t h t h e l a r g e s t r u b b e r f a c t o r y o f

t h e c o u n t r y

- P I o f 2 I T U - f u n d e d s c i e n t i f i c p r o j e c t s

- W o r k e d i n 3 F P 7 p r o j e c t s a s r e s e a r c h e r

- W o r k e d i n 4 o t h e r n a t i o n a l l y f u n d e d p r o j e c t s a s m a i n r e s e a r c h e r

- H a s c r e a t e d a n I T U - b a s e d s t a r t - u p c o m p a n y , a n d r e c e i v e d f u n d i n g f r o m

t h e T u r k i s h M i n i s t r y o f S c i e n c e , T e c h n o l o g y a n d I n d u s t r y f o r w o r k i n g o n

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- C o n s u l t a n t i n p r e s t i g i o u s p r o j e c t s s u c h a s t h e B o s p o r u s M a r m a r a y

R a i l w a y , E u r a s i a B o s p o r u s M o t o r w a y T u n n e l , a i r p o r t s ( i n a n d o u t s i d e o f

T u r k e y ) f o r s e i s m i c a n d v i b r a t i o n - r e l a t e d i s s u e s

- H a s b e e n i n v i t e d t o t e a c h “ S t r u c t u r a l D y n a m i c s ” a n d “ E n g i n e e r i n g

S e i s m o l o g y a n d S e i s m i c H a za r d A s s e s s m e n t ” i n R O S E S c h o o l ( I U S S

U M E S c h o o l ) i n P a v i a , I t a l y

- R e v i e w i n g s c i e n t i f i c p a p e r s f o r E n g i n e e r i n g S t r u c t u r e s , E a r t h q u a k e

S p e c t r a , S o i l D y n a m i c s a n d E a r t h q u a k e E n g i n e e r i n g , J o u r n a l o f

E a r t h q u a k e E n g i n e e r i n g , A S C E J o u r n a l o f C o m p o s i t e s f o r C o n s t r u c t i o n ,

a n d B u l l e t i n o f E a r t h q u a k e E n g i n e e r i n g

Experience – University Appointments

As s t . P r o f . | I s t a n b u l T e c h n i c a l U n i v e r s i t y , I s t a n b u l , T u r k e y

E a r t h q u a k e E n g i n e e r i n g a n d D i s a s t e r M a n a g e m e n t I n s t i t u t e

2 0 1 2 - 2 0 1 7

L e c t u r e r | R O S E Sc h o o l , P a v i a , I t a l y

C o u r s e t i t l e d “ E n g i n e e r i n g S e i s m o l o g y a n d S e i s m i c H a za r d A s s e s s m e n t ”

w a s t a u g h t i n a s s o c ia t i o n w i t h P r o f . M E r d i k i n R O S E Sc h o o l , P a v i a , I t a l y .

F a l l ’ 0 9

R e s e a r c h e r | E U C E N T R E , P a v i a , I t a l y

R e s e a r c h a c t i v i t i e s i n t h e f i e l d o f l o s s a s s e s sm e n t w e r e c o n d u c t e d w i t h i n

t h e E u r o p e a n U n i o n F P 7 p r o j e c t s .

J a n u a r y ’ 0 9 – D e c e m b e r ’ 0 9

T e a c h i n g As s i s t a n t | R O S E S c h o o l , U n i ve r s i t y o f P a v i a

T e a c h i n g a s s i s t a n t s h i p d u r i n g t h e c o u r s e o f “ E a r t h q u a k e L o s s E s t i m a t i o n ”

g i v e n b y D r . R u i P i n h o a n d D r . H e l e n C r o w l e y w a s d o n e .

F e b r u a r y ’0 9 – M a r c h ’0 9

T e a c h i n g As s i s t a n t | R O S E S c h o o l , U n i ve r s i t y o f P a v i a

T e a c h i n g a s s i s t a n t s h i p d u r i n g t h e c o u r s e o f “ F u n d a m e n t a l s o f S e i s m ic

D e s i g n a n d D i r e c t D i s p l a c e m e n t B a s e d D e s i g n ” g i v e n b y D r . T . S u l l i v a n

w a s d o n e .

F e b r u a r y ’0 8 – M a r c h ’0 8

R e s e a r c h As s i s t a n t | D i s a s t e r M a n a g e m e n t C e n t r e , I s t a n b u l T e c h . U n i v .

E a r t h q u a k e r i s k m a n a g e m e n t s t r a t e g i e s , a n d m i t i g a t i o n s t r a t e g i e s h a v e

b e e n s t u d i e d . A s c i e n t i f i c r e p o r t a b o u t t h e s t r u c t u r a l e f f e c t s o f t h e

N o v e m b e r 2 0 0 3 I s t a n b u l T e r r o r i s t A t t a c k s w a s p u b l i s h e d a s a n I T U

p u b l i c a t i o n b y t h e f i n a n c i a l s u p p o r t o f F E M A a n d U S A I D , u n d e r t h e

s u p e r v i s i o n o f P r o f D . U r a l .

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S t r u c t u r a l E n g i n e e r | F y f e E u r o p e S . A .

F R P r e p a i r a n d s t r e n g t h e n i n g p r o j e c t s h a v e b e e n d e v e l o p e d f o r r e s i d e n t i a l

a n d i n d u s t r i a l s t r u c t u r e s . P r o j e c t s h a v e a l s o b e e n d o n e f o r s t r e n g t h e n i n g

o f w a t e r m a i n s a n d o t h e r l i f e l i n e s ys t e m s b y u s i n g a d v a n c e d c o m p o s i t e

s ys t e m s . R & D a c t i v i t i e s o n p r e s e r v a t i o n o f h i s t o r i c a l s t r u c t u r e s b y u s i n g

c o m p a t i b l e m a t e r i a l s w e r e p e r f o r m e d .

2 0 1 0 - 2 0 1 2

S u p e r v i s i n g E n g i n e e r | T u r k i s h C h a m b e r o f C i v i l E n g i n e e r s

N e w b u i l d i n g p r o j e c t s h a v e b e e n s u p e r v i s e d a c c o r d i n g t o t h e c u r r e n t

e a r t h q u a k e a n d d e s ig n c o d e s . M o r e t h a n 6 0 0 d e s i g n p r o j e c t s h a v e b e e n

c h e c k e d , c o r r e c t e d a n d a p p r o v e d .

2 0 0 5

D e s i g n En g i n e e r | T e zo k a n C o n s t . & C o n s u l t i n g , I s t a n b u l , T u r k e y

S e v e r a l r e t r o f i t t i n g p r o j e c t s o f i n d u s t r i a l , c o m m e r c i a l a n d r e s i d e n t i a l

b u i l d i n g s w e r e c o n d u c t e d . C o n s u l t a n c y i n e a r t h q u a k e e n g i n e e r i n g

p r o b l e m s h a s b e e n p r o v i d e d f o r s e v e r a l p r o j e c t s i n T u r k e y .

2 0 0 1 - 2 0 0 3

Short Courses Followed

P o s t - E a r t h q u a k e B u i l d i n g S a f e t y a n d D a m a g e As s e s s m e n t

R O S E Sc h o o l , U n i v . o f P a v i a , F e b r u a r y ’0 6

S t r u c t u r a l A s s e s s m e n t o f H e r i t a g e B u i l d i n g s

R O S E Sc h o o l , U n i v . o f P a v i a , F e b r u a r y ’0 6

S e i s m ic W a v e P r o p a g a t i o n

R O S E Sc h o o l , U n i v . o f P a v i a , M a r c h ’0 4

D i s a s t e r M a n a g e m e n t

D i s a s t e r M a n a g e m e n t C e n t r e o f I s t a n b u l T e c h . U n i v e r s i t y , A p r i l ’ 0 4

Scholarships

T u r k i s h E a r t h q u a k e F o u n d a t i o n S c h o l a r s h i p

S e p t e m b e r ’0 2 – A u g u s t ’0 5

E u r o p e a n U n i o n S c h o l a r s h i p

E U s c h o l a r s h i p f o r e x c h a n g e s t u d e n t s ( E r a s m u s ) w a s p r o v i d e d f o r a

s h o r t - t e r m r e s e a r c h v i s i t t o U n i v e r s i t y o f P a v i a , I t a l y . T h e t o p i c o f t h e

r e s e a r c h w o r k w a s t h e d e f i n i t i o n o f t h e c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s o f t h e T u r k i s h

b u i l d i n g s t o c k f o r l o s s a s s e s s m e n t a p p l i c a t i o n s .

S e p t e m b e r ’0 4 – D e c e m b e r ’0 4

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Research Projects as Principal Investigator

( 1 )

F u n d i n g B o d y : D is a s t e r a n d Em e r g e n c y M a n a g e m e n t P r e s i d e n c y

B u d g e t : 9 5 , 0 0 0 €

P e r i o d : D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 6 – N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 8

T i t l e / T o p i c : O p e n - a i r s e i s m ic t e s t i n g o f a s t o n e m a s o n r y

h i s t o r i c a l s t r u c t u r e p r o t o t yp e f o r f i n d i n g

e a r t h q u a k e d a m a g e l im i t s

( 2 )

F u n d i n g B o d y : T u r k i s h M i n i s t r y o f Sc i e n c e , I n d u s t r y a n d

T e c h n o l o g y

B u d g e t : 2 8 0 , 0 0 0 €

P e r i o d : A p r i l 2 0 1 6 – M a r c h 2 0 1 8

T i t l e / T o p i c : D e v e l o p m e n t o f t h e f i r s t T u r k i s h - m a d e L R B

i s o l a t o r a n d i n - f a c t o r y d yn a m ic i s o l a t o r t e s t i n g

s ys t e m

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F u n d i n g B o d y : I s t a n b u l D e v e l o p m e n t A g e n c y a n d P r i v a t e

S p o n s o r s

B u d g e t : 2 5 6 , 0 0 0 €

P e r i o d : S e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 5 – A u g u s t 2 0 1 6

T i t l e / T o p i c : D e v e lo p m e n t o f a r i s k m o d e l f o r h i s t o r i c a l

m a s o n r y s t r u c t u r e s i n I s t a n b u l v i a t e s t i n g ,

m o n i t o r i n g a n d m o d e l l i n g

( 4 )

F u n d i n g B o d y : I s t a n b u l T e c h n i c a l U n i v e r s i t y

B u d g e t : 1 1 , 0 0 0 €

P e r i o d : M a y 2 0 1 5 – M a y 2 0 1 7

T i t l e / T o p i c : D e t e r m i n a t i o n o f d a m a g e d e v e l o p m e n t i n

m a s o n r y s t r u c t u r e s b y u s i n g a c c e l e r o m e t e r

r e c o r d s

( 5 )

F u n d i n g B o d y : I s t a n b u l T e c h n i c a l U n i v e r s i t y

B u d g e t : 1 0 , 8 0 0 €

P e r i o d : S e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 5 – M a r c h 2 0 1 7

T i t l e / T o p i c : Ex t e n s i o n o f I T U s t r o n g g r o u n d m o t i o n n e t w o r k

t o o t h e r im p o r t a n t s t r u c t u r e s

Research Projects as Researcher

R e s e a r c h F u n d b y T U B I T AK ( G r a n t N o : 1 0 8 M 3 0 3 )

T h e r e s e a r c h p r o j e c t w a s f i n a n c i a l l y s u p p o r t e d b y T U B I T A K ( T h e

S c i e n t i f i c a n d T e c h n o l o g i c a l R e s e a r c h C o u n c i l o f T u r k e y ) , w i t h t h e t i t l e

o f “ D e v e lo p m e n t o f P e r f o r m a n c e B a s e d D e s i g n a n d E v a lu a t i o n M e t h o d s

b y C o m p a r i s o n w i t h O b s e r v e d E a r t h q u a k e P e r f o r m a n c e o f t h e

S t r u c t u r e s i n T u r k e y " . T h e p r o j e c t d i r e c t o r w a s P r o f . M u s t a f a K u t a n is

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( S a k a r y a U n i v e r s i t y ) . M a j o r c o n t r i b u t i o n r e l a t e d t o t h e m o d e l l i n g i s s u e s

a n d a n a l ys i s m e t h o d s f o r a s s e s s m e n t p u r p o s e s h a s b e e n p r o v i d e d .

J u n e ’0 9 – A u g u s t ’1 0

R e s e a r c h F u n d b y M e t r o p o l i t a n M u n i c i p a l i t y o f I s t a n b u l

A r e s e a r c h p r o j e c t h a d b e e n c o m p l e t e d f o r t h e M e t r o p o l i t a n

M u n i c i p a l i t y o f I s t a n b u l u n d e r t h e c o n t r a c t o f " P r o j e m I s t a n b u l " . T h e

p r o j e c t w a s c o o r d i n a t e d b y P r o f . G . G u l a y ( I T U / P r o j e c t D i r e c t o r ) a n d

I h s a n E . B a l ( P r i n c i p a l R e s e a r c h e r , R o s e S c h o o l / P a v i a , I t a l y ) . T h e

t i t l e o f t h e p r o j e c t w a s “ D e v e l o p m e n t a n d A p p l i c a t i o n o f a N o n l i n e a r

M e t h o d f o r E a r t h q u a k e As s e s s m e n t o f H i s t o r i c a l M a s o n r y O t t o m a n

M o s q u e s i n I s t a n b u l " .

J u n e ’0 7 – M a r c h ’0 9

R e s e a r c h F u n d b y T U B I T AK ( G r a n t N o : 1 0 6 M 2 7 0 )

R e s e a r c h p r o j e c t w a s f i n a n c i a l l y s u p p o r t e d b y T U B I T A K ( T h e S c i e n t i f i c

a n d T e c h n o l o g i c a l R e s e a r c h C o u n c i l ) . T h e p r o j e c t t i t l e d “ C a l i b r a t i o n o f

P 2 5 P r e l i m i n a r y As s e s s m e n t T e c h n iq u e a n d P i l o t F i e l d A p p l i c a t i o n " w a s

c o n d u c t e d b y P r o f . G . G u l a y ( I T U / P r o j e c t D i r e c t o r ) , I h s a n E . B a l

( P r i n c i p a l R e s e a r c h e r , R o s e Sc h o o l / Pa v i a , I t a l y ) , a n d P r o f . S . T e zc a n

( B o g a z i ç i U n i v e r s i t y ) .

N o v e m b e r ’0 6 – M a y ’0 8

F i n a n c i a l S u p p o r t b y I T U f o r M S c R e s e a r c h P r o j e c t s

S c i e n t i f i c r e s e a r c h f o r t h e M Sc t h e s i s o f “ D e v e l o p i n g a P r e l im i n a r y

A s s e s s m e n t T e c h n iq u e w i t h C a s e S t u d y B u i l d i n g s f r om E a r t h q u a k e

S u f f e r e d A r e a s ” w a s f i n a n c i a l l y s u p p o r t e d b y I s t a n b u l T e c h n i c a l

U n i v e r s i t y .

M a y ’0 4 – J u n e ’0 5

F i n a n c i a l S u p p o r t b y N AT O ( t h r o u g h P r o f . P o l a t G ü l k a n , M E T U )

F i n a n c i a l s u p p o r t f o r yo u n g r e s e a r c h e r s f o r a t t e n d i n g t h e “ I n t e r n a t i o n a l

W ork s h o p o n F u t u r e D i r e c t i o n s i n I n s t r u m e n t a t i o n f o r S t r o n g M o t i o n

a n d E n g i n e e r i n g S e i s m o l o g y ” , a N AT O Sc i e n c e P r o g r a m P r o j e c t

S f P 9 7 7 4 8 4 , o r g a n i s e d b e t w e e n 1 7 t h - 2 1 s t o f M a y i n K u s a d a s i , T u r k e y ,

w a s p r o v i d e d b y N A T O t h r o u g h P r o f . P o la t G ü l k a n f r o m M ET U .

M a y ’0 4

R e s e a r c h Su p p o r t b y I s t a n b u l T e c h n i c a l U n i v e r s i t y

F i n a n c i a l s u p p o r t w a s p r o v i d e d b y I s t a n b u l T e c h . U n i v . f o r a 4 - m o n t h

d u r a t i o n r e s e a r c h i n I t a l y .

S e p t e m b e r ’0 4

R e s e a r c h Su p p o r t b y T u r k i s h E a r t h q u a k e F o u n d a t i o n

F i e l d o b s e r v a t i o n s f o r 1 s t o f M a y 2 0 0 3 B i n g o l E a r t h q u a k e w e r e

f i n a n c i a l l y s u p p o r t e d b y t h e F o u n d a t i o n f o r P r o f S . T e zc a n ( B o g a z i c i

U n i v e r s i t y ) a n d f o r I . E n g i n B a l ( I s t a n b u l T e c h . U n i v . ) . A f i n a l

e v a l u a t i o n r e p o r t o f t h e e a r t h q u a k e w a s p u b l i s h e d b y t h e f i n a n c i a l

s u p p o r t o f H u r r i ye t N e w s p a p e r i n T u r k e y .

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Research Projects & Funds by the International Sources

1. Individual participation in DARE Project in IDEAS Program of EU (ERC-2- 9-AdG228254-DARE)

assigned by Prof. G. Gazetas (Director, National Tech. Univ. of Athens), 2010

2. Participation as a Principle Researcher in SAFECAST Project assigned by Prof. F. Karadoğan

(Director, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey), 2010-2012

3. Participation as a Principle Researcher in SAFECLADDING Project assigned by Prof. F.

Karadoğan and Assoc. Prof. Ercan Yüksel (Directors, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey),

2012-present

SCI Journal Publications

1. Yüksel E., Karadoğan F., Özkaynak H., Khajehdehi A., Güllü A., Smyrou E., and Bal, İ. E. (2017)

“Behaviour of steel cushions subjected to combined actions”, Bullettin of Earthquake

Engineering, DOI 10.1007/s10518-017-0217-4.

2. Mezrea P.E., İspir M., Binbir E., Bal İ.E., and İlki A. (2016) “External Jacketing of Unreinforced

Historical Masonry Piers with Open-Grid Basalt Reinforced Mortar”, Journal of Composites for

Construction, ASCE (passed 2nd review, expecting acceptance).

3. Bal İ.E., and Smyrou E. (2016) “Simulation of the earthquake-induced collapse of a school

building in Turkey in 2011 Van Earthquake”, Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering (accepted for

publication).

4. Smyrou E., Bal İ. E., Tasiopoulou P., and Gazetas G. (2016) “Wavelet analysis for relating soil

amplification and liquefaction effects with seismic performance of precast structures”, Earthquake

Engineering and Structural Dynamics, published online on Jan 14, 2016, DOI:10.1002/eqe.2701.

5. Yuksel E., Karadogan H. F., Bal İ. E., İlki A., and İnci P. (2015) “Seismic behavior of two exterior

beam-column connections made of normal-strength concrete developed for precast

construction”, Engineering Structures, 99, pp. 157-172.

6. Toprak A. E, Bal İ. E., and Gülay F. G. (2015), "Review on the macro-modeling alternatives and

a proposal for modeling coupling beams in tall buildings", Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering,

DOI 10.1007/s10518-014-9720-z.

7. Smyrou, E., Tasiopoulou, P., Bal I. E., and Gazetas, G. (2011) “Ground Motions Versus

Geotechnical and Structural Damage in the Christchurch February 2011 Earthquake”,

Seismological Research Letters, 82(6), pp 882-892.

8. Tezcan S. S., Bal I. E., and Gülay G., (2011), “P25 scoring method for the collapse vulnerability

assessment of R/C buildings”, Journal of the Chinese Institute of Engineers, 34(6), pp. 769-781.

9. Bal, I.E., Bommer, J.J., Stafford, P.J., Crowley, H., and Pinho, R. (2010) “The Influence of

Geographical Resolution of Urban Exposure Data in an Earthquake Loss Assessment Model”,

Earthquake Spectra, 26(3), pp. 619-634.

10. Bal, I. E., Crowley, H., and Pinho, R. (2008) “Displacement-Based Earthquake Loss Assessment

for an Earthquake Scenario in Istanbul”, Journal of Earthquake Engineering, 12(1), pp.12-22.

11. Gülay F.G., Bal, I. E., and Gökçe, T. (2008) “Correlation Between Detailed and Preliminary

Assessment Techniques in the Light of Real Damage States”, Journal of Earthquake

Engineering, Journal of Earthquake Engineering, Volume 12(1), pp.129-139.

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12. Strasser, F.O., Bommer, J.J., Şeşetyan, K., Erdik, M., Çağnan, Z., Irizarry, J., Goula, X.,

Lucantoni, A., Sabetta, F., Bal, İ. E., Crowley, H., and Lindholm, C. (2008) “A Comparative Study

of European Earthquake Loss Estimation Tools for a Scenario in İstanbul”, Journal of Earthquake

Engineering, , Journal of Earthquake Engineering, 12(1), pp.246-256.

13. Bal, I. E., Crowley, H., Pinho, R., and Gulay, G. (2008) “Detailed Assessment of Structural

Characteristics of Turkish RC Building Stock in Northern Marmara Region for Loss Assessment

Models”, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 28(10-11), 914-932.

14. Tezcan, S. S., Kaya, E., Bal, I. E., and Ozdemir, Z., (2002) “Seismic Amplification at Avcilar,

Istanbul ”, Engineering Structures, Elsevier Publishers, 24(2), pp. 661-667.

Refereed Conference/Symposium/Workshop Proceedings

1. Bal, I.E., Smyrou, E., Gunes, B. and Ilki, A. (2016) “An Attempt in Seismic Risk Mitigation in

Cultural Heritage Sites: Historical Peninsula of Istanbul”, SAHC2016: 10th International

Conference on Structural Analysis of Historical Construction, Leuven, Belgium.

2. Bal, I.E., Ilki, A. and Smyrou, E. (2016) “Risk Mitigation in Cultural Heritage Sites: Historical

Peninsula of Istanbul”, 1st Int. Conference on Natural Hazards and Infrastructures-ICONHIC,

Chania.

3. Bal, I.E., Smyrou, E., Gunes, B. and Ilki, A. (2015) “Mitigating Seismic Risks in Historical

Masonry: An Example Project”, 2nd ATC-SEI Conference on Improving the Seismic Performance

of Existing Building and Other Structures, San Francisco.

4. Gullu, A., Ozkaynak, H., Khajehdei, A., Gokse, T., Azizisales, F., Bal, İ.E., Smyrou, E., Yuksel, E.

and Karadogan, F. (2015) “Derivation Of The Closed Form Equations For The Energy Dissipative

Steel Cushions”, 14th Conference on Seismic Isolation, Energy Dissipation and Active Vibration

Control of Structures (14WCSI), San Diego.

5. Ozkaynak, H., Gullu, A., Khajehdei, A., Gokse, T., Azizisales, F., Bal, İ.E., Smyrou, E., Yuksel, E.

and Karadogan, F. (2015) “Bi-Directional Loading Tests Of Steel Cushions”, 14th Conference on

Seismic Isolation, Energy Dissipation and Active Vibration Control of Structures (14WCSI), San

Diego.

6. Özkaynak H., Güllü A., Gökçe T., Khajehdei A., Mahdavi M., Azizzisales F., Bal, İ. E., Smyrou E.,

Yüksel E., Karadoğan F. (2014), Energy Dissipative Steel Cushions, 2nd ECEES, Istanbul,

Turkey.

7. Smyrou E., Bal İ.E., Tasiopoulou P., and Gazetas G. (2014), Seismic Behavior of Shallow-

Foundation Long-Period Structures in Liquefiable Soils”, 10th US National Conference on

Earthquake Engineering, Anchorage, Alaska, US.

8. Bal İ.E., Smyrou E., Tasiopoulou P., and Gazetas G. (2014), “Estimation of Site Effects on

Seismic Performance of Precast Structures Using Wavelet Analysis”, 10th US National

Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Anchorage, Alaska, US.

9. Smyrou E., Karantzikis M. J., and Bal İ. E. (2013), “ FRP versus Traditional Strengthening on a

Typical Mid-Rise Turkish RC Building”, Second Conference on Smart Monitoring, Assessment

and Rehabilitation of Civil Structures, Istanbul, Turkey.

10. Kolyvas C., Bal İ.E., Bernakos A., and Triantafillou T. (2013) “Advanced Composite Mortar

System for Strengthening Historic Masonry”, Second Conference on Smart Monitoring,

Assessment and Rehabilitation of Civil Structures, Istanbul, Turkey.

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11. Tasiopoulou P., Smyrou E., Bal İ.E., and Gazetas G. (2012) "Bridge-Pile-Abutment-Deck

Interaction in Laterally Spreading Ground: Lessons from Christchurch", 14th World Conference

on Earthquake Engineering, Lisbon, Portugal.

12. Bal İ.E., Smyrou E., Tasiopoulou P., and Gazetas G. (2012), “Understanding the Characteristics

of Christchurch Earthquake (2011) by Observing SDOF Systems”, 14th World Conference on

Earthquake Engineering, Lisbon, Portugal.

13. Bal İ.E., Kutanis M., Beyen K., and Gülkan P. (2012) “A Review of the Nonlinear Static

Assessment Procedure in the Turkish Earthquake Code” , 14th World Conference on Earthquake

Engineering, Lisbon, Portugal.

14. Özcebe S., Crowley H., and Bal İ.E. (2012) “Distinction Between No and Slight Damage States

for Existing RC Buildings using a Displacement-Based Approach”, 14th World Conference on

Earthquake Engineering, Lisbon, Portugal.

15. Crowley H., Silva V., Bal İ.E., and Pinho R. (2012), “Calibration of Seismic Design Codes using

Loss Estimation” , 14th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Lisbon, Portugal.

16. Toprak E., Gülay F.G., and Bal İ.E. (2012) “Numerical Evaluation of Plastic Region Propagation

in Coupled Wall Systems”, 14th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Lisbon, Portugal.

17. Smyrou E., Karantzikis M. J., and Bal İ. E. (2012) “Seismic Retrofit of a Typical RC Building in

Turkey – Comparison of FRP Technology versus Traditional Techniques”, 10th International

Congress on Advances in Civil Engineering, 17-19 October 2012 Middle East Technical

University, Ankara, Turkey.

18. Kolyvas C., Bal İ.E., Bernakos A., and Triantafillou T. (2012), «Design Examples of a Textile

Mortar System for Strengthening of Historical Masonry Structures», 10th International Congress

on Advances in Civil Engineering, 17-19 October 2012 Middle East Technical University, Ankara,

Turkey.

19. Tasiopoulou, P., Smyrou, E., Bal, İ.E. and Gazetas, G. (2011) “Correlation of Ground Motion

Characteristics with Liquefaction in the Christchurch February 2011 Earthquake”, 4th Japan-

Greece Workshop – Seismic Design of Foundations, Innovations in Seismic Design and

Protection of Cultural Heritage, Kobe, Japan.

20. Smyrou, E., Tasiopoulou, P., Bal, İ.E., Gazetas, G. and Vintzileou, E. (2011) “Structural and

Geotechnical Aspects of the Christchurch and Darfield Earthquakes in N.Zealand”, 7th National

Turkish Conference on Earthquake Engineering (7UDMK), Istanbul, Turkey.

21. Külekçi S., and Bal İ.E. (2011) “Aseismic Design of Skopje Airport”, 7th National Turkish

Conference on Earthquake Engineering (7UDMK), Istanbul, Turkey.

22. Kutanis M., Beyen K. and Bal İ.E. (2011), “Consistency of Code Assessment Procedures with

Earthquake Performance of Structures”, 7th National Turkish Conference on Earthquake

Engineering (7UDMK), Istanbul, Turkey.

23. Kasapgil E., and Bal İ. E. (2011), “Important FRP Strengthening Projects in and Around Turkey”,

7th National Turkish Conference on Earthquake Engineering (7UDMK), Istanbul, Turkey.

24. Beyen K., Kutanis M., and Bal İ. E. (2011), “Structural Identification of the Apartment Buildings

Damaged During the 17 August 1999 Kocaeli Earthquake for Ambient and Forced Vibrations”,

7th National Turkish Conference on Earthquake Engineering (7UDMK), Istanbul, Turkey.

25. Bal İ. E., Crowley H., and Pinho R. (2011) “Proposal for a new Structure-Dependent

Displacement-Based Intensity Measure”, 7th National Turkish Conference on Earthquake

Engineering (7UDMK), Istanbul, Turkey.

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26. Bal İ.E. (2011) “Quality Control in FRP Applications”, 7th National Turkish Conference on

Earthquake Engineering (7UDMK), Istanbul, Turkey.

27. Beyen, K., Kutanis M, and Bal İ. E. (2010) “Investigation on Possibility of Matching Vulnerability

Assessment with Field Observations for Real Structures”, International Balkans Conference on

Challenges of Civil Engineering, BCCCE, May 19-21, 2011, Tirana, Albania.

28. Bal, I.E., Gulay, F.G. and Smyrou, E. (2010) “A Nonlinear Analysis Approach for Defining the

Seismic Behaviour of Historical Masonry Buildings: Case Study of Atik Ali Pasa Mosque in

Istanbul”, Proceedings of Turkish-Saudi Workshop on Structural and Earthquake Engineering, Ilki

et al. (Eds), ITU, Istanbul, Turkey.

29. S. Kamran A. S., İ. E. Bal, H. Crowley (2011) “Review of the Stiffness based Sway Index for

Infilled RC frames “, International Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology,

(ICEES 2011), NUST, Islamabad, Pakistan, April 25-26, 2011.

30. O. B. Sadan, E. Smyrou, and İ. E. Bal (2011), “Verification of a Displacement-Based Assessment

Procedure for Defining the Vulnerability of RC Bridges”, COMPDYN’11, Corfu (accepted).

31. Bal. İ. E., Gülay F.G., and Smyrou E. (2010) “Nonlinear Analysis Approach for Defining the

Seismic Behaviour of Historical Masonry Buildings: Case Study of Atik Ali Paşa Mosque in

Istanbul”, Proceedings of the Turkish-Saudi Workshop on Structural & Earthquake Engineering,

ITU, Istanbul, Turkey.

32. Bal. İ. E., Kutanis, M., and Beyen, K. (2010) “Testing Assessment Procedures with a Damaged

Real Building”, 14th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Ohrid.

33. Kumar, M., Bal. İ. E., Crowley, H., and Pinho, R. (2010) “Period-Height and Displacement

Capacity Equations for Embedded Beam RC Structures”, 14th European Conference on

Earthquake Engineering, Ohrid.

34. Kutanis, M., Işık, E., and Bal, İ.E. (2010) “Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Assessment of Eastern

Anatolia Region of Turkey”, 14th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Ohrid.

35. Karantzikis, M., and Bal, İ. E. (2010) “Selected Projects of Structural Strengthening and Seismic

Upgrade using Advanced Composite Systems”, 9th International Congress on Advances in Civil

Engineering, Trabzon, Turkey.

36. Gülay, F., Bal, İ. E., Gökçe T., and Çelik, N. (2010) “Field Applications of P25 Preliminary

Assessment Method for Identifying the Collapse Vulnerability of Existing RC Structures”, 9th

International Congress on Advances in Civil Engineering, Trabzon, Turkey.

37. Avşar, Ö., Kuran, F., Bal, İ. E., and Kocaman, C. (2009) “Investigation on the Strain Limits

Defined in the Nonlinear Assessment Procedure of the Recent Turkish Earthquake Code”,

International Sakarya Earthquake Symposium, October 1-3, Sakarya, Turkey (in Turkish).

38. Bal, I. E., Crowley, H., and Pinho, R. (2009) “Displacement Based Loss Assessment for an

Expected Scenario Earthquake in Istanbul”, UNESCO-IPRED-ITU Workshop, July 6-7, 2009,

Istanbul Tech. Univ., Turkey.

39. Bal, I. E., Vatan, M., (2009) “Earthquake Resistance of Traditional Houses in Turkey: Timber-

Frame Infilled Structures”, Halic - IASS Conference on Timber Spatial Structures: From Antiquity

to the Present, June 25-26, Istanbul, Turkey.

40. Bal, I. E., Gulay, F. G., (2009) “Investigation of Material Quality Effect on Seismic Performance of

Existing R/C Buildings”, COMPDYN 2009 ECCOMAS Thematic Conference, Computational

Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 22-24 June, Rhodes, Greece.

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41. Bal, I. E., Crowley, H., and Pinho, R. (2008) “Development of a Displacement-Based Earthquake

Loss Assessment Method for Turkish Buildings”, paper no: 10-0036, 14th World Conference on

Earthquake Engineering, Beijing, China.

42. Bal, I. E., Gülay, F.G., and Tezcan, S.S. (2008) “A New Approach for the Preliminary Seismic

Assessment of RC Buildings: P25 Scoring Method”, paper no: 09-01-0121, 14th World

Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Beijing, China.

43. Vuran, E., Bal, I. E., Crowley, H., and Pinho, R. (2008) “Determination of Equivalent SDOF

Characteristics of 3D Dual RC Structures”, paper no: S15-031, 14th World Conference on

Earthquake Engineering, Beijing, China.

44. Bal, I. E., Crowley, H., and Pinho, R. (2008) “Displacement-Based Earthquake Loss Assessment

of Turkish Masonry Structures”, paper no: 05-04-0044, 14th World Conference on Earthquake

Engineering, Beijing, China.

45. Bal, I. E., Sadan, O.B., Smyrou, E., and Gulay, F.G. (2007) “Earthquake Resistance of Beyazit II

Mosque, Istanbul”, IASS 2007 Conference, Shell and Spatial Structures: Structural Architecture -

Towards the future looking to the past, December, Venice, Italy.

46. Bal, I. E., Sadan, O.B., Smyrou, E., and Gulay, F.G. (2007) “Beyazit II: A Retrofitted Mosque Five

Centuries Ago”, SEWC 2007: 3rd Structural Engineers World Conference, November, Bangalore,

India.

47. Sadan, O. B., Bal, I.E., and Smyrou, E. (2007) “Structural Analysis of Istanbul Beyazit Mosque

Retrofitted by Mimar Sinan”, SHH’07: International Symposium on Studies on Historical Heritage,

September, Antalya, Turkey.

48. Bal, I. E., Tezcan, S. S., and Gulay, G. (2007) “P25 Preliminary Assessment Method to

Determine the Collapse Vulnerability of RC Buildings”, 6th National Conference on Earthquake

Engineering, 16-20 October 2007, Istanbul, Turkey

49. Bal, I. E., Gulay, F.G., Gorgulu O., and Baysal T. (2007) “Investigation on Structural

Characteristics of RC Buildings in Adana for use in Loss Estimation Models”, 6th National

Conference on Earthquake Engineering, 16-20 October 2007, Istanbul, Turkey

50. Bal, I. E., Ozdemir, Z. (2006) “The Adverse Effects of Perimeter Frame Discontinuity on

Earthquake Response of RC Buildings”, 7th International Congress on Advances in Civil

Engineering, October 11-13, 2006, Istanbul, Turkey.

51. Bal, I. E., Crowley, H., Pinho, R., and Gulay, G. (2006), “Structural Characterisation of Turkish

RC Building Stock for Loss Assessment Applications”, First European Conference on Earthquake

Engineering and Seismology, September 3-8, 2006, Geneva, Switzerland, Paper No:603.

52. Bal, I. E., Tezcan, S. S., and Gulay, G. (2006) “Advanced Applications of the P25 Scoring

Method for the Rapid Assessment of RC Buildings”, First European Conference on Earthquake

Engineering and Seismology, September 3-8, 2006, Geneva, Switzerland, Paper No:67.

Published Reports

1. Smyrou, E. and Bal, I.E. (2012) “Comparison of the Strengthening Strategies for a Typical Mid-

rise RC Structure”, Applied Research Report, Fyfe Europe S.A., Athens, Greece.

2. Tasiopoulou P., Smyrou, E., Bal, I. E., Gazetas, G. and Vintzileou, E. (2011) “Geotechnical and

Structural Field Observations from Christchurch, February 2011 Earthquake, in New Zealand”,

Research Report, National Technical University of Athens, Greece.

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3. Tezcan, S.S., Bal, I.E., Gulay F.G., Yalcin, C., Karakoc, C., (2008) “Comparison among Current

Preliminary Assessment Techniques for Earthquake Vulnerability of RC Structures”, Scientific

Report Prepared for Municipality of Kadikoy, Istanbul.

4. Bal, I.E., Crowley, H., Pinho, R. and Gulay, G. (2007) “Structural characteristics of Turkish

building stock in Northern Marmara Region for Loss Assessment Applications” ROSE Research

Report 2007/03, IUSS Press, Pavia, Italy.

5. Ural, D., Iskender, H., Bal, I. E., and Ozay, O. (2004) “Disaster Management Evaluation Report of

November 15&20 2003, Istanbul Terrorist Attacks”, Center of Excellence for Disaster

Management, Istanbul Technical University Publications, ITUPress, ISBN : 975–561–258–0,

September 2004, Istanbul, also published by FEMA as an ITU CEDM Report by the support of

USAID.

6. Tezcan, S.S., Bal, I. E. (2003) “Evaluation Report for May 1, 2003 Bingol Earthquake”, Turkish

Earthquake Foundation Publications, Issue: TDV / DR 012-84, May 2003, Istanbul.

Books / Book Chapters

1. Bal İ. E., Gülay F. G., Vatan M., and Smyrou E. (2015), “Chapter 22: Historical Earthquake

Damages to Domed Structures in Istanbul”, Handbook of Research on Seismic Assessment and

Rehabilitation of Historical Structures, Eds. Panagiotis G. Asteris, IGI Global.

2. Pinto J., Gülay G., Vieira J., Vatan M., Varum H., Bal, İ E., and Costa, A. (2014) “Save Tabique

Construction”, A. Costa et al. (eds.), Structural Rehabilitation of Old Buildings, 157 Building

Pathology and Rehabilitation 2, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-39686-1_6, Springer-Verlag Berlin

Heidelberg 2014.

3. Bal, I. E., Gulay, F. G. and Tezcan S.S. (2010) “Use of Analytical Tools for Calibration of

Parameters in P25 Preliminary Assessment Method”, Chapter 20 in the book of “Computational

Methods in Applied Sciences”, Vol:21, Papadrakakis, Fragiadakis, and Lagaros (Eds.), published

by Springer.

4. Tezcan, S.S., Bal, I. E., and Gulay, F. G. (2009) “Risk Management and a Rapid Scoring

Technique for Collapse Vulnerability of R/C Buildings”, Chapter 4 in the book of “Seismic Risk

Assessment and Retrofitting with Special Emphasis on Existing Low Rise Structures”, Ilki, A.,

Karadogan, F., Pala, S., Yuksel, E. (Eds.), published by Springer.

Award(s)

TUBITAK - Ege University R&D Awards, 3rd Place with the project of “Preliminary Seismic

Assessment of RC Buildings by the P25 Method”, December 2010.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Turkey Forum, 3rd in Business Plan Competition

(sponsored by TOYOTA)

Other Scientific Activities

1. Organizer of the “Seismic Response of Historical Structures” session in the ICONHIC 2016

international conference

2. Member of ICOMOS ICORP (International Committee on Risk Preparedness) Turkey.

3. Member of the Scientific Committee of ICONHIC 2016: 1st International Conference on Natural

Hazards & Infrastructure.

4. Member of the Scientific Committee, IASS International Symposium on Timber Structures from

Antiquity to the Present, Istanbul, Turkey, 25-27 June, 2009.

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5. Member of the Organizing Committee, (Symposium on Strengthening and Safely Transferring the

Historical Structures to the Future)”, Organized by the Turkish Chamber of Civil Engineers,

November 2013. (İMO, Tarihi Yapıların Güçlendirilmesi ve Geleceğe Güvenle Devredilmesi

Sempozyumu, Organizasyon Komitesi üyesi)

6. Member of the Sub-committee of the preparation of the Turkish Earthquake Code, Chapter of the

“Design of Masonry Buildings”. (Türk Deprem Yönetmeliği, Yığma Yapılar Bölümü komisyon

üyesi)

7. Member of the Eurocode Committee CEN TG250 SC02 WG01 Task Group 01“Strengthening

and Reinforcing with Fibre Reinforced Polymers” on behalf of the Turkish Standardisation

Institute.

8. Member of the “Continuous Education Committee” of the Turkish Chamber of Civil Engineers.

(İMO Meslek İçi Eğitim Komisyonu üyesi)

Professional Activities

1. Consultancy to Intac Engineering Ltd. (Istanbul) for the design of Intake and Sealpit structure of

Samsun Terme Natural Gas Powerplant, November 2010-March 2011).

2. Consultancy to TAV and Intac Engineering Ltd. (Istanbul) for earthquake engineering and

structural dynamics problems for the design of “Skopje Airport” (December 2009 – June 2010).

3. Consultancy to TAV and Intac Engineering Ltd. (Istanbul) for earthquake engineering and

structural dynamics problems for the design of “Ohrid Saint Paul the Apostole Airport” (December

2009 – June 2010).

4. Consultancy in Seismic Assessment of a prefabricated office building in Azerbaijan for Intac

Engineering Ltd. (June 2011 – September 2011).

5. Consultancy for the strengthening of several residential and industrial buildings in Turkey (since

February 2012).

6. Consultancy in FRP strengthening of a pressurized water tunnel in Trabzon on behalf of Tekstar

Ltd. (Istanbul) and Fyfe Europe S.A. (Athens).

7. Damage assessment and risk evaluation of residential and school buildings in Van (Eastern

Turkey).

8. Seismic engineering and performance based design consultancy for the Operation, Maintenance

and Ventilation Buildings of the Avrasya Bosphorus Tunnel Project (2013-2014).

9. Founder and director of Senso Engineering Ltd. - ‘vibration solutions’, an R&D company. It can

be mentioned, as some important projects, the rubber pad vibration design of the Eurasia

Bosphorus Tunnel upper deck, the first seismic isolated historical masonry structure of Turkey –

Marmaray Goztepe Train Station, and seismic design of the internationally awarded Çanakkale

Digital Antenna Tower.

10. Earthquake Risk Assessment Study for the Turkish Catastrophe Insurance Pool for possible

scenario earthquakes in Istanbul (2016).