Our Scientific Publications
Our experts actively engage in research and development and has 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.
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.
Special Session: Sensitivity of Design Spectrum on Near-Fault Directivity Effects
The 15th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering
September 24-28, 2012, Lisbon, Portugal
S. Akkar1, A. Ozmen2, and O.B. Şadan2
1Earthquake Engineering Research Center, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
2Prota Inc., Ankara, Turkey
Pushover Analysis For Performance Based-Seismic Design of RC Frames With Shearwalls
The 15th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering
September 24-28, 2012, Lisbon, Portugal
Y. Fahjan1, B. Doran2, B. Akbas1, J. Kubin3
1Gebze Institute of Technology, Istanbul, Turkey
2Yıldız Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
3Prota Inc., Istanbul, Turkey
Poster: [4059] Pushover Analysis For Performance Based-Seismic Design of RC Frames With Shearwalls
Seismic Isolated Hospital Design Practice in Turkey: Erzurum Medical Campus
The 15th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering
September 24-28, 2012, Lisbon, Portugal
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
Seismic Retrofit of an Existing Multi-Block Hospital by Seismic Isolators
The 15th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering
September 24-28, 2012, Lisbon, Portugal
J. Kubin1, D. Kubin1, A. Özmen1, O.B. Şadan1, E. Eroğlu1
H. Sucuoglu2
1Prota Inc., Ankara, Turkey
2Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
Seismic Assessment of Monastery of Stoudios (Imrahor Mosque) in Istanbul
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
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
a[email protected], b[email protected], c[email protected]
A New Approach for Assessment and Retrofit Designs of R/C School Buildings in Turkey
The 14th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering
August 30 - September 03, 2011, Ohrid, Macedonia
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
Nonlinear Analysis Methods for Reinforced Concrete Buildings with Shearwalls
The 14th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering
August 30 - September 03, 2011, Ohrid, Macedonia
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
Poster: Nonlinear Analysis Methods for Reinforced Concrete Buildings with Shearwalls
Assessment of Buildings in Turkey for Earthquake: Is there another way?
2009 WCEE-ECCE-TCCE Joint Conference
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)
Seismic Assessment Of the Architectural Heritage in the Fatih District of Istanbul
The 14th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering
October 12-17, 2008, Beijing, China
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
Scaling of Earthquake Accelerograms for Non-linear Dynamic Analyses to Match The Earthquake Design Spectra
The 14th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering
October 12-17, 2008, Beijing, China
Y. Fahjan1 and Z. Ozdemir2
1Gebze Institute of Technology, Kocaeli, Turkey
2Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey
Comparison Of Practical Approaches for Modelling Shearwalls in Structural Analyses of Buildings
The 14th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering
October 12-17, 2008, Beijing, China
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
An Alternative Procedure For Accidental Eccentricity in Dynamic Modal Analyses of Buildings
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
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
Residential Retrofitting in Istanbul - Realities in Bakırköy
“8. Ulusal Deprem Mühendisliği Konferansı”
San Francisco Moscone Center
18–21 Nisan 2006, San Francisco
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
Seismic Risk Assessment of Existing Building Stock in Istanbul - A Pilot Application in Zeytinburnu District
“8. Ulusal Deprem Mühendisliği Konferansı”
San Francisco Moscone Center
18–21 Nisan 2006, San Francisco
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
Developing Retrofit Solutions for the Residential Building Stocks in Istanbul
“8. Ulusal Deprem Mühendisliği Konferansı”
San Francisco Moscone Center
18–21 Nisan 2006, San Francisco
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
Seismic Performance Enhancement of an Existing Reinforced Concrete Building Using In-Frame Damping Devices
International Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology
May 12-16, 2015
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
Seismic Strengthening of a Mid-Rise Reinforced Concrete Frame Using CFRPs: A Real Life Application
Ninth International Symposium on Fiber Reinforced Polymer Reinforcement for Concrete Structures (FRPRCS-9)
July 13-15, 2009, Sydney, Australia
Mustafa TAN1, Baris BINICI1, Guney OZCEBE1
Department of Civil Engineering, Middle East Technical University, 06531, Ankara, Turkey