Earthquake and Structural Engineering
GTU Department of Earthquake and Structural Engineering offer excellent opportunities for study and research leading to advanced degrees in the areas of earthquake engineering, earthquake geotechnical engineering, structural analysis and design. Degrees of Master of Science (MSc) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) are available in the Earthquake and Structural Engineering program. The department aims to educate new generations of national and international researches, to develop technical knowledge and skills of graduate experts and to conduct research and development activities of entrepreneurs who contribute to Turkish economy.
The department also aims to follow up and add new developments of civil engineering into the educational programs as well as to focus on scientific researches that will support the department scholar’s academic improvements.
The main research areas in the department are:
- Performance - Based Earthquake Resistant Design,
- Seismic Assessment of Structures,
- Earthquake Engineering,
- Seismic Performance of Steel Structures,
- Finite Element Method,
- Monitoring Buildings Based On GPS,
- Strong Ground Motion Analysis,
- Earthquake Early Warning System and Algorithms.