Umut Akquzel
University of Canterbury
PhD Candidate
2006 – 2009
Supervisor: Dr Stefano Pampanin
External Funding: University of Canterbury Top Doctoral Scholarship 2006-2009, NZPSAA 2006 Scholarship, Christchurch Heritage Trust Scholarship 2008
Area of interest: Rehabilitation of RC and masonry sructures
using advanced composite materials, analysis of repaired and rehabilitated
R/C structures and performance-based seismic design. Umut is involved in
quasi-static, pseudo-dynamic and dynamic shake-table testing, complimented
with appropriate analytical and numerical modeling.
Publications:
Akguzel, U., Pampanin, S., (2009) "Effects of Variation of Axial Load and Bi-directional Loading on Seismic Performance of GFRP Retrofitted Reinforced Concrete Exterior Beam–Column Joints. Part I: Experimental Study." ASCE Journal of Composites for Construction (submitted) pdf [coming soon]
Akguzel, U., Pampanin, S., (2009) "Analytical Model for Shear Strengthening of RC Beam-Column Joints Using Composite Materials." Proceedings of the Annual NZSEE 2009 Conference, Christchurch, April 2009. Paper No 53 pdf
Pampanin, S., Akguzel, U., Attanasi, G. (2007) Seismic Upgrading of 3-D Exterior R.C. Beam Column Joints Subjected To Bi-Directional Cyclic Loading Using GFP Composites,. Patras, Greece: 8th International Symposium on Fiber Reinforced Polymer Reinforcement for Concrete Structures, 16-18 Jul 2007. pdf
Pampanin, S., Amaris, A., Akguzel, U., Palermo, A. (2006) Experimental Investigations On High-Performance Jointed Ductile Connections For Precast Frame Systems. Geneva, Switzerland: First European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology (ECEES), 3-8 Sep 2006. Proceedings of the First European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology 2006, Paper 2038, 10pp. pdf
Akguzel, U., “Seismic Retrofit of Brick Infilled R/C Frames with
Lap Splice Problem In Columns”, Master Thesis, Bogazici University,
2004. pdf [coming soon]
Ozden, S., U. Akgüzel, and T. Ozturan, “Seismic Retrofit of
R/C Frames with CFRP Overlays”, Seismic Assessment and Rehabilitation
of Existing Buildings, Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp. 357-382, 2003.pdf [coming soon]
Contact details:
Umut Akquzel
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
The University of Canterbury
Private Bag 4800
Christchurch
New Zealand 8020
email: uze10@student.canterbury.ac.nz
View a copy of Umut's CV (pdf)