Department of Engineering Sciences
Room MM506
Middle East Technical University
06531 Ankara, Türkiye
Phone: +90 (312) 210-3531
Fax: +90 (312) 210-1269
E-mail: akgul@metu.edu.tr
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Dr. Ferhat Akgül
Department of Engineering Sciences Room MM506 Middle East Technical University 06531 Ankara, Türkiye Phone: +90 (312) 210-3531 Fax: +90 (312) 210-1269 E-mail: akgul@metu.edu.tr |
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Education
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Ph.D., University of Colorado at Boulder, Colorado, 2002 Civil Engineering, Structural Mechanics M.S., University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1989 Civil Engineering, Structural Mechanics B.S., Middle East Technical University, 1987 Civil Engineering |
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Research
Interests |
Structural Reliability Lifetime Performance Prediction of Bridges Simulation Methods |
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Professional
Experience |
University of Colorado at Boulder Boulder, Colorado Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering Gama A.S. - Civil Engineer Ankara, Turkiye Flintco, Inc. - Civil Engineer San Antonio, Texas Bradbury & Stamm, Inc. - Project Manager Albuquerque, New Mexico Sargent & Lundy Engineers - Structural Engineer Chicago, Illinois University of New Mexico - Research Assistant Albuquerque, New Mexico Department of Civil Engineering |
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Memberships
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IABMAS, International Association for Bridge Maintenance and Safety 
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Journal
Publications |
Akgul, F., Frangopol, D.M., Rating and reliability of existing bridges in a network. Journal of Bridge Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Nov/Dec. 2003, ASCE, 8(6), pp. 383-392. Akgul, F., Frangopol, D.M., A Computational platform for lifetime system reliability analysis for multiple structures in a network. Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Apr. 2004, Vol. 18, No. 2, pp. 92-104 Akgul, F., Frangopol, D.M., Bridge rating and reliability correlation: a comprehensive study for different bridge types. Journal of Structural Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Jul. 2004, pp. 1063-1074. Akgul, F., Frangopol, D.M., Time-variant interaction between load rating and reliability for deteriorating bridges in an existing network. Journal of Structural Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, accepted for publication in 2004. Akgul, F., Frangopol, D.M., Lifetime performance prediction of existing steel bridges. Journal of Structural Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, accepted for publication in 2004. Akgul, F., Frangopol, D.M., Lifetime performance prediction of existing prestressed concrete bridge superstructures. Journal of Structural Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, scheduled to appear in Dec. 2004 issue. Akgul, F., Frangopol, D.M., Lifetime performance prediction of existing reinforced concrete bridges: I - Theory. Journal of Structural Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, accepted for publication in 2004. Akgul, F., Frangopol, D.M., Lifetime performance prediction of existing reinforced concrete bridges: II - Application. Journal of Structural Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, accepted for publication in 2004. Akgul, F., Gerstle, W.H., and Johnson, W.S., Structural design of a lunar radio telescope using interactive CAD. Journal of Aerospace Engineering American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol.5, No.1, 1992. Article Rated "Award Quality" by ASCE. ) (See the new concepts from NASA:  ) |
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Conference
Proceedings |
Akgul, F., and Frangopol, D.M. State of the art versus state of the practice in bridge evaluation, Proceedings of the 11th IFIP (International Federation for Information Processing) Working Group 7.5, Working Conference on Reliability and Optimization of Structural Systems, Banff, Calgary, Canada, November 2003. Akgul, F., and Frangopol, D.M. Forecasting the Lifetime Safety and Serviceability for the Management of a Network of Highway Bridges in Colorado, Proceedings of the 9th International Bridge Management Conference IBMC03, Orlando, Florida, USA, April 28-30, 2003. Akgul, F., and Frangopol, D.M. Probabilistic analysis of bridge networks based on system reliability and Monte Carlo simulation, 9th International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering ICASP9, San Francisco, California, USA, July 6-9, 2003, pp. 1634-1637. Akgul, F., and Frangopol, D.M. An integrated computational platform for system reliability-based analysis of mixed-type highway bridge networks, 2nd International Structural and Construction Conference ISEC-02, Rome, Italy, 23-26 September 2003. Kong, J.S., Akgul, F., Frangopol, D.M., and Xi, Y. Probabilistic Models for Predicting the Failure Time of Deteriorating Systems, Proceedings of the First M.I.T. Conference in Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, June 12-14, 2001 (Keynote Lecture). Kong, J.S., Akgul, F., Frangopol, D.M., Gharaibeh, E.S. Maintaining Reliability of Steel Bridges Based on Minimum Expected Cost, Proceedings of the IFIP WG 7.5 on Reliability and Optimization of Structural Systems, Ann Arbor, Michigan, September 25-27, 2000. |
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Reports
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Akgul, F., Frangopol, D.M. RELNET (2002), User's Manual, Reliability of System Networks, Report No. 02-1, Structural Engineering and Structural Mechanics Research series No. CU/SR-02/1, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder. Kong, J.S., Akgul, F., Frangopol, D.M. REHAB (2000). User's Manual, A Program to Predict the Probability and Cost of Maintenance/Repair for a Deteriorating System or Group of Systems, Report No. 00-3, Structural Engineering and Structural Mechanics Research series No. CU/SR-00/3, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder. Kong, J.S., Akgul, F., Frangopol, D.M. MONTE (2000). User's Manual, Monte Carlo Simulation Program', Report No. 00-1, Structural Engineering and Structural Mechanics Research series No. CU/SR-00/1, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, November 2000. Kong, J.S., Akgul, F., Frangopol, D.M. FMAINT (2000), User's Manual, A Program to Predict the Probability Distribution of First Time to Downcross a Target Performance Level for a Deteriorating System, Report No. 00-2, Structural Engineering and Structural Mechanics Research series No. CU/SR-00/2, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder. |
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Theses
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Akgul, F. Lifetime System Reliability Prediction of Multiple Structure Types in a Bridge Network, PhD Thesis, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA, 2002 ( 1150 pages, Volumes I, II, III ). Akgul, F. Computer Aided Structural Design of a Lunar Radio Telescope, MS Thesis, University of New Mexico, Department of Civil Engineering, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, 1989 (131 pages). |
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Courses
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ES 303 - Statistical Methods for Engineers ES 221 - Engineering Mechanics I ES 506 - Reliability |