Faculty - Oral Buyukozturk

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Oral Buyukozturk

Professor

MIT
Room 1-280
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA, 02139

Infrastructure Science and Technology Group

Telephone: 617.253.7186 e-mail: obuyuk@mit.edu

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Education

  • Ph.D. 1970, Cornell University
  • M.S. 1969, Cornell University
  • M.S.C.E. 1963, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey

Publications (pdf)

Research Interests

Professor Buyukozturk’s research program is focused on the mechanics, analysis and design of structures, and the use of innovative materials to strengthen structures. He works on the design of reinforced and prestressed concrete structures and bridges, mechanical behavior and durability of concrete materials and composites, earthquake engineering and seismic design, interface fracture mechanics, fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites in structural rehabilitation, structural assessment and nondestructive testing (NDT), thermo-mechanical analysis and design of refractory linings, and design evaluation and structural safety assessment of nuclear power containments.

Teaching Interests

  • Mechanics and Design of Concrete Structures (1.541/1.054)
  • Structural and Geotechnical Engineering Design (1.036)
  • Structural Mechanics in Nuclear Power Technology (1.56J)
  • Colossal Failures in Engineering (21W.781/ESD.032J)

Selected Publications

  1. Au, C. and Buyukozturk, O., “Debonding of FRP Plated Concrete: A Tri-layer Fracture Treatment.” International Journal of Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Vol.73, pp.348-365, 2006.
  2. Au, C. and Buyukozturk, O., “Peel and Shear Fracture Characterization of Debonding in FRP Plated Concrete Affected by Moisture.” ASCE Journal of Composites for Construction, Vol.10, No.1, pp. 35-47, 2006.
  3. Buyukozturk, O., Yu, T.-Y., and Ortega, J.A., “A Methodology for Determining Complex Permittivity of Construction Materials Based on Transmission-only Coherent, Wide-bandwidth Free-space Measurements,” Cement and Concrete Composites, Vol. 28, No. 4, pp.349-359, 2006.
  4. Au, C. and Buyukozturk, O., “Effect of Fiber Orientation and Ply Mix on Fiber Reinforced Polymer-Confined Concrete,” Journal of Composites for Construction, ASCE, Vol.9, No.5, pp. 397-407, 2005.

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