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Prof. Oral Buyukozturk

George Macomber Professor in Construction Management

Director, Lab for Infrastructure Science and Sustainability (LISS)

Primary DLC

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

MIT Room: 1-281

(617) 253-7186

obuyuk@mit.edu

https://cee.mit.edu/people_individual/oral-buyukozturk-2/

Assistant

Kathy Briana

(617) 253-7101

kbriana@mit.edu

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Areas of Interest and Expertise

Mechanics, Materials and Structures
Design of Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete Structures and Bridges
Failure Analysis and Innovative Use of Materials in Strengthening Structures
Interface Fracture Mechanics
Earthquake Engineering and Seismic Design
Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites in Structural Rehabilitation
Structural Assessment and Nondestructive Testing (NDT)
Thermomechanical Analysis and Design of Refractory Linings, Nuclear Power Containments
Structural Health Monitoring

Research Summary

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.

Projects

May 23, 2017

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Energy-Based Design, ITU-MIT Collaboration

Principal Investigator Oral Buyukozturk

May 23, 2017

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Microstructure Characterization of Cement Paste

Principal Investigator Oral Buyukozturk

May 23, 2017

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Enhanced Materials for Energy Efficiency and Life Cycle Performance of Infrastructure

Principal Investigator Oral Buyukozturk

May 23, 2017

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Video Camera-Based Structural Monitoring - Motion Magnification

Principal Investigator Oral Buyukozturk

May 23, 2017

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Debonding of Bi-layer Material Systems Under Moisture Effects: A Multiscale Fracture Approach

Principal Investigator Oral Buyukozturk

May 23, 2017

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Structural Health Monitoring of Tall Buildings

Principal Investigator Oral Buyukozturk

May 23, 2017

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Damage and Disturbance Detection

Principal Investigator Oral Buyukozturk

May 23, 2017

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Wireless Sensor Networks

Principal Investigator Oral Buyukozturk

May 23, 2017

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Bioinspired Durable and Sustainable Cement Paste

Principal Investigator Oral Buyukozturk

May 23, 2017

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Inference in Graphical Models

Principal Investigator Oral Buyukozturk

May 23, 2017

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Innovative Materials Simulation

Principal Investigator Oral Buyukozturk

May 28, 2014

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

BeeView: Multi-sensor Monitoring of Structure, Measurement, Inference and Visualization

Principal Investigator Oral Buyukozturk

April 28, 2014

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Signature Project: Sustainability of Kuwait's Built Environment

Principal Investigator Oral Buyukozturk

October 20, 2008

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Moisture Affected Debonding in FRP Retrofitted Systems - An Interface Fracture Approach

Principal Investigator Oral Buyukozturk

October 17, 2008

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Laboratory for Infrastructure Science and Sustainability (LISS)

Principal Investigator Oral Buyukozturk

April 19, 2000

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Integrity of Precracked Reinforced Concrete Retrofitted with Composite Laminates

Principal Investigator Oral Buyukozturk

Video

3.30.21-Built-Oral-Buyukozturk

March 30, 2021Conference Video Duration: 35:31

Oral Buyukozturk
Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Director, Laboratory for Infrastructure Science and Sustainability

Designing a Better Built Environment

February 29, 2016MIT Faculty Feature Duration: 18:15

Oral Buyukozturk
MIT Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering

Prof. Oral Buyukozturk

Primary DLC

Assistant

Areas of Interest and Expertise

Research Summary

Recent Work

Energy-Based Design, ITU-MIT Collaboration

Microstructure Characterization of Cement Paste

Enhanced Materials for Energy Efficiency and Life Cycle Performance of Infrastructure

Video Camera-Based Structural Monitoring - Motion Magnification

Debonding of Bi-layer Material Systems Under Moisture Effects: A Multiscale Fracture Approach

Structural Health Monitoring of Tall Buildings

Damage and Disturbance Detection

Wireless Sensor Networks

Bioinspired Durable and Sustainable Cement Paste

Inference in Graphical Models

Innovative Materials Simulation

BeeView: Multi-sensor Monitoring of Structure, Measurement, Inference and Visualization

Signature Project: Sustainability of Kuwait's Built Environment

Moisture Affected Debonding in FRP Retrofitted Systems - An Interface Fracture Approach

Laboratory for Infrastructure Science and Sustainability (LISS)

Integrity of Precracked Reinforced Concrete Retrofitted with Composite Laminates

3.30.21-Built-Oral-Buyukozturk

Designing a Better Built Environment

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