Thesis Supervision

M.Sc. Thesis:“Axisymmetric Crack Problem for a Fiber Imbedded in a Matrix”, by Eyüp Sabri Karabulut, September 1999

M.Sc. Thesis:“Transversely Isotropic Layer Bonded to a Rigid Substrate”, by Mehmet Aykut Bilici, January 2000

M.Sc. Thesis:“Development Of A Computer Program For the Analysis of Fatigue Crack Growth”, by Ali Murtaza Dalgıç (Co-supervised), July 2002

M.Sc. Thesis:“A Computational Elastic Fracture Analysis of Cylindrical and Conical Structures”, by Gökhan Atalay, September 2002

M.Sc. Thesis:“Analytical Solution Of A Ring Shaped Crack Problem For A Hollow Cylinder Imbedded in A Dissimilar Medium”,by Özge Maden, December 2002

M.Sc. Thesis:“Vibration Fatigue Analysis of Equipments used in Aerospace”, by Murat Aykan, June 2005, Co-Supervisor: Dr. Mehmet Çelik

M.Sc. Thesis:“Vibration Induced Stress and Accelerated Life Analyses of an Aerospace Structure”, by Serhan Özsoy, January 2006, Co-Supervisor:  Dr. Mehmet Çelik

M.Sc. Thesis:“Buckling Driven Delamination of  Orthotropic Functionally Graded Materials”, by Suphi Yılmaz, November 2006, Co-Supervisor :  Dr. Serkan Dağ

M.Sc. Thesis: “Residual Stress Analysis of Riveting Process Using Finite Element Method”, by Murat Karasan, November 2007

M.Sc. Thesis: “Analytical Solution of  a Crack Problem in a Radially Graded FGM”, by Suat Çetin, December 2007

M.Sc. Thesis: “Computational 3d Fracture Analysıs In Axisymmetric Media”, by Özge Kutlu (Ünal), September 2008, Co-supervisor: Dr. Serkan Dağ

Ph.D. Thesis: “Design and Analysis of  A Linear Shape Memory Alloy Actuator”, by Burcu Söylemez, January 2009, Co-supervisor: Dr. Bülent Özkan

M.Sc. Thesis: “Design and Analysis of  a Multi-Axis Thrust Measurement System”, by Ayhan Aydoğmuş, December 2009, Co-supervisor: Dr. Yiğit Yazıcıoğlu

M.Sc. Thesis:“Shock Failure Analysis of Military Equipments by using Strain Energy Density”, by Ümit Mercimek, December 2010, Co-Supervisor:  Dr. Mehmet Çelik

M.Sc. Thesis:“Vibration Analysis of Cracked Beams on Elastic Foundation using Timoshenko Beam Theory”, by Ali Çağrı Batıhan, September 2011

M.Sc. Thesis:“Periodic Crack Problem for an FGM Coated Half Plane ”, by İsmet İnce, May 2012

M.Sc. Thesis:“Thermal Stress Problem for an FGM Strip Containing Periodic Cracks ”, by Ayşe Köse, February 2013

M.Sc. Thesis:“Fracture Analysis of Welded Connections ”, by Ali Yetgin, September 2013

M.Sc. Thesis: “Theoretical and Experimental Analyses of Compliant Universal Joint ”, by Çağıl Merve Tanık, January 2014,

Co-Supervisor: Dr. Volkan Parlaktaş

M.Sc. Thesis: “Dynamic Analysis of Beam with Breathing Crack Using Finite Element Method”, by Berkay Özkan, July 2017

M.Sc. Thesis: “Formulation of a Beam Finite Element for Micro Beams”, by Yücel Pehlivanoğlu, March 2018

M.Sc. Thesis: “Fatigue Pre-cracking Life Estimation for Fracture Toughness Test Specimens”, by Amir Alipour Ghasabi, June 2018

 

M.Sc. Thesis: “Nonlinear Behavior and Stress Concentrations in Natural Fiber Composites under Transverse Loading”, by Onur Çakmakçı, February 2019, Co-supervisor: Dr. Barış Sabuncuoğlu

 

M.Sc. Thesis: “Stress Redistribution Around Fiber Breaks in Unidirectional Steel Fiber Composites under Longitudinal Tensile Loading”, by Çağlar Mutlu, September 2019

 

M.Sc. Thesis: “Thermal Stress Problems in FGMs”, by Esra Nur Akdoğan, September 2019

 

M.Sc. Thesis: “Investigation of Crack Closure Effect on Vibration Characteristics of a Beam with a Breathing Crack”, by Dağhan Günhan, September 2023

 

Ph.D. Thesis: “The Investigation of Stop Holes to Arrest Crack Growth in Metallic Materials with Peridynamics”, by Uğur Altay, February 2024