Dr. Ahmet N. Eraslan

Associate Professor of Engineering Sciences

PhD Iowa State University of Science and Technology

 

Areas of Interest:

 Engineering Mechanics, Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer, Symbolic Computation, Numerical Methods.

 Thesis Currently being Supervised:

  1. Yasemin Kaya, Numerical Solutions of Singular Integral Equations. MSc Thesis in Engineering Sciences, with Rusen Geçit.
  2. Eray Arslan, Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of Vibration and Deformation in Rotating Shafts Made up of Functionally Graded Materials. PhD Thesis in Engineering Sciences.
  3. Emre Çalik, Stress Analysis in Multi-Layer Tubes with Axially Constrained Ends Subject to Cyclic Loading of Radial Pressure. MSc Thesis in Engineering Sciences.
  4. Tijen Seyidoglu, The Flow of Non-Newtonian Fluids in Eccentric Annuli. MSc Thesis in Chemical Engineering, with Ismail Tosun in Chemical Engineering.
  5. Feridun Saral, Transient Thermoelastoplastic Behaviour of Functionally Graded and Multilayered Heterogeneous Cylinders with Nonlinear Hardening. PhD Thesis in Engineering Sciences, with Yusuf Orçan.
  6. Emre Sener, Transient Thermoelastoplastic Analysis of Axisymmetric Systems: Coupled Analytical and Numerical Solutions. PhD Thesis in Engineering Sciences.
  7. Özgür Ergen, Data Transmission and Processing over Mobile Networks. MSc Thesis in Engineering Sciences.

 Courses Thought:

  1. ES 202: Mathematics for Engineers,

  2. ES 221: Engineering Mechanics I: Statics,

  3. ES 222: Engineering Mechanics II: Dynamics,

  4. ES 223: Statics and Strength of Materials,

  5. ES 224: Strength of Materials,

  6. ES 225: Statics and Dynamics,

  7. ES 301: Numerical Methods for Engineers,

  8. ES 305: Computing Methods in Engineering.

 Recent Publications:

(a) Articles in International Journals:

  1. Eraslan A.N., Argeso H., 2005. A Nonlinear Shooting Method Applied to Solid Mechanics: Part 2. Numerical Solution of a Plane Strain Model. International Journal of Nonlinear Analysis and Phenomena 2, 31-42.

  2. Eraslan A.N., 2005. Stress Distributions in Rotating Disks Exhibiting Elliptic Thickness Profiles by the Use of Tresca and von Mises Criteria. The journal of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics (ZAMM) 85, 252-266.

  3. Eraslan A.N., Orçan Y., Güven U., 2005. Elastoplastic Analysis of Nonlinearly Hardening Variable Thickness Annular Disks Under External Pressure. Mechanics Research Communications 32, 306-315.

  4. Eraslan A.N., 2004. Tresca's Yield Criterion and Linearly Hardening Rotating Solid Disks Having Hyperbolic Profiles. Forschung im Ingenieurwesen 69, 17-28.

  5. Eraslan A.N., 2004. Von Mises' Yield Criterion and Nonlinearly Hardening Rotating Shafts. Acta Mechanica 168, 129-144.

  6. Eraslan A.N., Kartal M.E., 2004. A Nonlinear Shooting Method Applied to Solid Mechanics: Part 1. Numerical Solution of a Plane Stress Model. International Journal of Nonlinear Analysis and Phenomena 1, 27-40.

  7. Eraslan A.N., Orçan Y., 2004. Thermoplastic Response of a Linearly Hardening Cylinder Subjected to Nonuniform Heat Source and Convective Boundary Condition. Mechanics Based Design of Structures and Machines 32, 133-164.

  8. Eraslan A.N., Apatay T., 2004. On Annular Disks of Variable Thickness Subjected to External Pressure. Forschung im Ingenieurwesen 68, 133-138.

  9. Eraslan A.N., 2003. Elastoplastic Deformations of Rotating Parabolic Solid Disks Using Tresca's Yield Criterion. European Journal of Mechanics A/Solids 22, 861-874.

  10. Eraslan A.N., Özbelge T.A., 2003. Assessment of Flow and Heat Transfer Characteristics for Proposed Solid Density Distributions in Dilute Laminar Slurry Upflows Through a Concentric Annulus. Chemical Engineering Science 58, 4055-4069.

  11. Eraslan A.N., Akis T., 2003. On the Elastic-plastic Deformation of a Rotating Disk Subjected to a Radial Temperature Gradient. Mechanics Based Design of Structures and Machines 31, 529-561.

  12. Eraslan A.N., 2003. Elastic-plastic Deformations of Rotating Variable Thickness Annular Disks with Free, Pressurized and Radially Constrained Boundary Conditions. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences 45, 643-667.

  13. Eraslan A.N., Sener E., Argeso H., 2003. Stress Distributions in Energy Generating Two-layer Tubes Subjected to Free and Radially Constrained Boundary Conditions. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences 45, 469-496.

  14. Eraslan A.N., 2003. On the Linearly Hardening Rotating Solid Shaft. European Journal of Mechanics A/Solids 22, 295-307.

  15. Eraslan A.N., 2003. Thermally Induced Deformations of Elastic-plastic Composite Tubes Subjected to a Nonuniform Heat Source. Journal of Thermal Stresses 26, 167-193.

(b) Articles in National Journals:

  1. Eraslan A.N., Akgül F., 2005. Yielding and Elastoplastic Deformation of Annular Disks of Parabolic Section Subject to External Compression. Turkish Journal of Engineering and Environmental Sciences 29, 51-61.

  2. Eraslan A.N., Argeso H., 2005. On the Application of von Mises' Yield Criterion to a Class of Plane Strain Thermal Stress Problems. Turkish Journal of Engineering and Environmental Sciences 29, 113-128.

  3. Eraslan A.N., Akis T., 2004. Deformation Analysis of Elasto-plastic Two Layer Tubes Subject to Pressure: An Analytical Approach. Turkish Journal of Engineering and Environmental Sciences 28, 261-268.

  4. Eraslan A.N., Orçan Y., 2004. A Parametric Analysis of Rotating Variable Thickness Elastoplastic Annular Disks Subjected to Pressurized and Radially Constrained Boundary Conditions. Turkish Journal of Engineering and Environmental Sciences 28, 381-395.

  5. Apatay T., Eraslan A.N., 2003. Parabolik Kalinlikli Dönen Disklerin Elastik Deformasyonu: Analitik Çözümler. Gazi Üniversitesi Mühendislik-Mimarlik Fakültesi Dergisi 18, 115-135.