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Scientific Publications

Prota Software experts have published over 100 technical papers in leading engineering journals and conferences globally, with a focus on seismic design, retrofitting technologies, and base isolation.

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Selected Publications

Our experts actively engage in research and development and have published more than 100 technical papers in various leading engineering publications and conferences globally over the past 10 years, especially in the fields of seismic design, retrofitting technologies, and base isolation.

A selected number of our publications are listed below. Please feel free to contact us for any questions or ideas on these studies.

International Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology
May 12–16, 2015

Seismic Performance Enhancement of an Existing Reinforced Concrete Building Using In-Frame Damping Devices

Joseph Kubin, Danyal Kubin, Ümit Kaçmaz, Umair A. Siddiqui
Structural Engineer (MSc.), PROTA Engineers and Consultants Inc., Ankara – Turkey

Yasin Fahjan
Assoc. Professor (PhD.), Gebze Technical University, Istanbul – Turkey

Hakan Hakalmaz, Mustafa Şencan
Structural Engineer (MSc.), Turk Telecom Group, Ankara – Turkey

The 15th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering
September 24–28, 2012, Lisbon, Portugal

Special Session: Sensitivity of Design Spectrum on Near-Fault Directivity Effects

S. Akkar1, A. Ozmen2, and O.B. Şadan2

1Earthquake Engineering Research Center, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
2Prota Inc., Ankara, Turkey

The 15th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering
September 24–28, 2012, Lisbon, Portugal

Pushover Analysis For Performance Based-Seismic Design of RC Frames With Shearwalls

Y. Fahjan1, B. Doran2, B. Akbas1, J. Kubin3

1Gebze Institute of Technology, Istanbul, Turkey
2Yıldız Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
3Prota Inc., Istanbul, Turkey

The 15th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering
September 24–28, 2012, Lisbon, Portugal

Seismic Isolated Hospital Design Practice in Turkey: Erzurum Medical Campus

J. Kubin1, D. Kubin1, A. Özmen1, O.B. Şadan1, E. Eroğlu1
H. Sucuoglu2, S. Akkar2

1Prota Inc., Ankara, Turkey
2Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey

The 15th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering
September 24–28, 2012, Lisbon, Portugal

Seismic Retrofit of an Existing Multi-Block Hospital by Seismic Isolators

J. Kubin1, D. Kubin1, A. Özmen1, O.B. Şadan1, E. Eroğlu1
H. Sucuoglu2

1Prota Inc., Ankara, Turkey
2Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey

The 14th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering
August 30 – September 03, 2011, Ohrid, Macedonia

A New Approach for Assessment and Retrofit Designs of R/C School Buildings in Turkey

Kubin Joseph1, Kubin Danyal1, Akkar Sinan2, Akdoğan M. Emin3, Özmen Aydan Seskir1

1Prota Engineering Ltd., Ankara, Turkey
2Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
3Istanbul Project Coordination Unit

The 14th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering
August 30 – September 03, 2011, Ohrid, Macedonia

Nonlinear Analysis Methods for Reinforced Concrete Buildings with Shearwalls

Fahjan Y.M.1, Kubin Joseph2, Tan Mustafa T.2

1Gebze Institute of Technology, 41400 Gebze, Kocaeli, Turkey
2Prota Engineering Ltd., METU Technopolis, Ankara, Turkey

Advanced Materials Research Vols. 133-134 (2010) pp 721-726
© (2010) Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland
doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.133-134.721

Seismic Assessment of Monastery of Stoudios (Imrahor Mosque) in Istanbul

Küçükdoğan Bilge1, Kubin Joseph2, and Ünay Ali İhsan3

1Middle East Technical University, Turkey
2PROTA Engineering and Consultancy Inc, Turkey
3Gazi University Faculty of Architecture, Turkey
abkucukdogan@gmail.com, bjkubin@prota.com.tr, cunay@gazi.edu.tr

2009 WCEE-ECCE-TCCE Joint Conference

Assessment of Buildings in Turkey for Earthquake: Is there another way?

Jury Robert1, Özmen Aydan2, Akdoğan M. Emin3, Liu Angela1

1Beca International Consultants, Wellington, New Zealand
2Prota Engineering Design and Consultancy
3İstanbul Project Coordination Unit (IPCU)

Ninth International Symposium on Fiber Reinforced Polymer Reinforcement for Concrete Structures (FRPRCS-9)
July 13–15, 2009, Sydney, Australia

Seismic Strengthening of a Mid-Rise Reinforced Concrete Frame Using CFRPs: A Real Life Application

Mustafa TAN1, Baris BINICI1, Guney OZCEBE1

Department of Civil Engineering, Middle East Technical University, 06531, Ankara, Turkey

The 14th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering
October 12–17, 2008, Beijing, China

Seismic Assessment Of the Architectural Heritage in the Fatih District of Istanbul

P. Gülkan1, Z. Ahunbay2, Z. Celep2, A. Yakut1, K. Güler2, D. Mazlum2, J. Kubin3, D. Kubin3, M.A. Sozen4, A. Irfanoğlu4, and E. Eroğlu3

1Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
2İstanbul Technical University, İstanbul, Turkey
3Prota Engineering Consultancy, Co. Ltd., Ankara, Turkey
4Purdue University, W. Lafayette, IN, USA

The 14th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering
October 12–17, 2008, Beijing, China

Scaling of Earthquake Accelerograms for Non-linear Dynamic Analyses to Match The Earthquake Design Spectra

Y. Fahjan1 and Z. Ozdemir2

1Gebze Institute of Technology, Kocaeli, Turkey
2Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey

The 14th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering
October 12–17, 2008, Beijing, China

Comparison Of Practical Approaches for Modelling Shearwalls in Structural Analyses of Buildings

Kubin Joseph1, Fahjan Y. M.2, and TAN Mustafa T.3

1Prota Engineering Ltd., Ankara, Turkey
2Gebze Institute of Technology, Kocaeli, Turkey
3Prota Engineering Co. Ltd., Ankara, Turkey

First European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology
A joint event of the 13th ECEE & 30th General Assembly of the ESC
Geneva, Switzerland, 3–8 September 2006
Paper Number: 1166

An Alternative Procedure For Accidental Eccentricity in Dynamic Modal Analyses of Buildings

Yasin M. Fahjan1, Cüneyt Tüzün2, and Joseph Kubin3

1Department of Earthquake and Structural Science, Gebze Institute of Technology, 41400 Gebze, Kocaeli, Turkey
2Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, Boğaziçi University, 34684, Çengelköy, İstanbul, Turkey
3Prota Engineering Co. Ltd., Ankara, Turkey

"8. Ulusal Deprem Mühendisliği Konferansı"
San Francisco Moscone Center
18–21 Nisan 2006, San Francisco

Residential Retrofitting in Istanbul - Realities in Bakırköy

D.C. Hopkins1, R.D. Sharpe2, H. Sucuoğlu3, D. Kubin4, and P. Gülkan2

1Project Manager, Beca International Consultants Ltd, Wellington, New Zealand
2Director, Beca International Consultants Ltd, Wellington, New Zealand
3Professor of Civil Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
4Managing Director, Prota Mühendislik, Consulting Engineers, Ankara, Turkey

"8. Ulusal Deprem Mühendisliği Konferansı"
San Francisco Moscone Center
18–21 Nisan 2006, San Francisco

Seismic Risk Assessment of Existing Building Stock in Istanbul - A Pilot Application in Zeytinburnu District

Güney Özcebe1, Haluk Sucuoğlu1, M. Semih Yücemen1, Ahmet Yakut1, and Joseph Kubin2

1Middle East Technical University, Department of Civil Engineering, 06531, Ankara, Turkey
2Prota Software Ltd., METU Technopolis, 06531, Ankara, Turkey

"8. Ulusal Deprem Mühendisliği Konferansı"
San Francisco Moscone Center
18–21 Nisan 2006, San Francisco

Developing Retrofit Solutions for the Residential Building Stocks in Istanbul

H. Sucuoğlu1, R. Jury2, A. Ozmen3, D. Hopkins2, G. Özcebe1, and J. Kubin3

1Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara 06531, Turkey
2BECA International Consultants Ltd., Wellington, New Zealand
3Prota Consultants Ltd., Ankara, Turkey

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