Pinar Okumus
PhD
Research Topics
Reinforced/Prestressed concrete highway bridges and buildings; Low-damage seismic systems
- Sharma, S., Ronanki, V.S., Aaleti, S., Okumus, P. (in press). “Experimental Investigation of Surface Preparation on Normal and Ultra High Performance Concrete Interface Behavior.” ASCE Journal of Bridge Engineering.
- Okumus, P., Diaz Arancibia, M. (2020) “Sources, Mitigation and Implications of Skew Related Concrete Deck Cracks in Girder Bridges.” Structure and Infrastructure Engineering.
- Kizilarslan, E., Okumus, P., Oliva, M.G. (2020) “Debonding Strands as an Anchorage Zone Crack Control Method for Pretensioned Concrete Bulb-tee Girders.” PCI Journal, 65(5), 65-80.
- Ross, B, Yang, C., Barrios Hernandez, C., Okumus, P., Elhami Khorasani, N. (in press) “Tessellated Structural-Architectural Systems: A Concept for Efficient Construction, Repair, and Disassembly.” ASCE Journal of Architectural Engineering.
- Basereh, S., Okumus, P., Aaleti, S. (2020) “Reinforced Concrete Shear Walls Retrofitted Using Weakening and Self-Centering: Numerical Modeling.” ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, 146(7).
- Diaz Arancibia, M., Rugar, L. S, Okumus, P. (in press) “Role of Skew on Bridge Performance.” Transportation Research Record: The Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 1-11.
- Yang, C., Okumus, P., Ren, R. GS (2019) “A Hysteretic Model for Self-centering Precast Concrete Piers with Varying Shear-slip between Segments.” Engineering Structures, 188, 350-361.
- Murray, C., Diaz Arancibia, M., Okumus, P., Floyd, R. (2019) “Destructive Testing and Computer Modeling of a Scale Prestressed Concrete I-girder Bridge.” Engineering Structures, 183, 195-205.
- Diaz-Arancibia, M., Okumus, P. (2018) “Load Testing of Highly Skewed Concrete Bridges.” ACI Special Publication on Evaluation of Concrete Bridge Behavior through Load Testing - International Perspectives."SP323-2, 18.
- Yang, C., Okumus, P. (2017) “Mechanical Behavior and Prestress Loss of Unbonded Post-tension Strands in Self-centering Structures.” ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 29(12), 0401724-1-14.
- Yang, C., and Okumus, P. (2017) "Ultra-High Performance Concrete for Post-tensioned Precast Bridge Piers for Seismic Resilience." ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, 143(12), 04017161-1-13.
- Warenycia, K., Diaz Arancibia, M., Okumus, P. (2017) “Effects of Confinement and Concrete Nonlinearity on Transfer Length of Prestress in Concrete.” Structures, 11, 11-21.
- Diaz Arancibia, M., Okumus. P. (2017) “Causes of Excessive Detensioning Stresses in Northeast Extreme Tee (NEXT) Beams.” PCI Journal, 62(3), 31-45.
- Okumus, P., Kristam, R. P., Diaz-Arancibia, M.GS (2016), “Sources of Crack Growth in Pretensioned Concrete-Bridge Girder Anchorage Zones after Detensioning.” ASCE Journal of Bridge Engineering, 21(10), 04016072.
- Hoang, T.S, Ducharme, K.S, Kim, Y., Okumus, P. (2016). “Structural Impact Mitigation of Bridge Piers Using Tuned Mass Damper.” Engineering Structures, 112, 287-294.
- Lanssens, T., Tanghe, C., Rahbar, N., Okumus, P., Van Dessel, S., El-Korchi, T. (2014). “Mechanical Behavior of a Glass Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Sandwich Panel with Through-Thickness Fiber Insertions.” , 64, 473-479.
- Okumus, P., Oliva, M.G., Hoehn T. (2015). “The Impact of Cast in Place Column Construction Vibration on Vibration Sensitive Facilities.” ASCE Journal of Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction, 20(1), 1-7.
- Okumus, P., Oliva, M.G. (2014). “Strand Debonding for Pretensioned Bridge Girders to Control End Cracks.” ACI Structural Journal, 111(1), 201-210.
- Okumus, P., Oliva, M.G. (2013). “Evaluation of Crack Control Methods for End Zone Cracking in Pretensioned Bridge Girder Ends.” PCI Journal, 58(2), 91-105.
- Okumus, P., Oliva, M.G., Becker S. (2012). “Nonlinear Finite Element Modeling of Cracking at Ends of Prestressed Bridge Girders.” Engineering Structures, 40, 267-275.