Control Engineer specialized in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering
Bowen Laboratory
1040 South River Road
West Lafayette, IN 47907
EDUCATION:
Purdue University
January 2010 - Aug 2014
Ph.D. in Structural Engineering
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University of Notre Dame
July 2007 - July 2009
M.Sc. in Structural Engineering
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Bogazici University, Turkey
September 2007 - June 2007
B.Sc. in Civil Engineering
FIELDS OF INTEREST:
Primary: Vibration Control; Advanced Smart Damping Devices; Finite Element Modeling; Structural Analysis; Testing and Instrumentation; System Identification; Real-time Hybrid Simulation; Control Design
Secondary: Data Management; Coupling Beams; Coupled Walls
SKILLS:
DRAIN-2DX; OpenSees; SAP2000; E-TABS; AutoCAD; Abaqus; MASTAN2
Microsoft Office (Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Publisher/Visio); Latex; MathCAD; Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator
MATLAB (Simulink, xPC, Real-Time Workshop, dSpace, Speedgoat); C++; C; Python; Visual Basic; Linux/Bash
LabVIEW (CLAD Certified 2013); DeweSoft; Mathematica; R/RStudio
English; German
AWARDS:
Winner of the Purdue Graduate Student Government Discovery, Engagement, and Learning Grant, 2013
Best Simulation Model and Winner of the 2013 NEES Simulation Competition, Quake Summit, Reno, 2013
McDonell International Scholars Academy Graduate Fellowship, Washington University in St. Louis, 2009
PCA Education Foundation Fellowship Award, University of Notre Dame, 2009
COURSES TAKEN:
Reinforced Concrete Design
Prestressed Concrete Design
Bridge Engineering
Earthquake Engineering
Advanced Structural Analysis
Finite Element Methods
Smart Structures
Experimental Methods in Struct. Eng.
Structural Dynamics
Structural Systems
Random Vibrations
Structural Health Monitoring
System Identification
Digital/Analog Control
C/C++ Programming
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE:
Verification of Real-Time Hybrid Simulation (RTHS) with Shake Table Tests
(Dissertation Topic, in progress)
- Performed seismic shake table responses of a large-scale steel structure
- Adopted vibration control devices to mitigate earthquake hazards
- Developed a framework for Distributed RTHS
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Adaptation of Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) Techniques to Hybrid Simulation Framework
(Funded by Discovery, Engagement, and Learning Grant)
- Performed model identification and model updating of a small-scale three story structure
- Employed basic SHM techniques on the damaged structure
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Empowering the Scientific Community with Streaming Data Middleware: Software Integration into Complex Science Environments
(Funded by NSF-1148255)
- Integrated RTHS with Open Source Data Turbine (OSDT), a data streaming software, and lead OSDT developers
- Used OSDT APIs to integrate MATLAB with OSDT for data generation and streaming
- Developed a software that monitors TCP ports, reports OSDT’s uptime/health in Python language
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Large Scale Distributed Substructure Testing for Collapse-Resistance Evaluation of Buildings and Bridges at Harbin Institute of Technology, China
(Funded by NSF of China-90715036)
- Developed RTHS framework
- Conducted shake table tests on a large-scale 3D structure, and implemented semi-active control strategies for damper
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Performance-Based Design and Real-time, Large-scale Testing to Enable Implementation of Advanced Damping Systems
(Funded by NSF-CMMI-1011534)
- Conducted System Identification tests on a large-scale frame
- Developed a MATLAB based program to detect impacts, parse data, and convert to transfer function
- Developed a new control-oriented model updating algorithm
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Analytical Modeling of Diagonally Reinforced Concrete Coupling Beams under Lateral Loads
(Thesis Topic in Uni. Notre Dame)
- Developed a recipe for modeling diagonally reinforced coupling beams using DRAIN-2DX and OpenSees
- Validated experimental coupling beam and coupled wall results with the developed model
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Strengthening of Brick Infilled RC Frames with Different Aspect Ratios by Means of Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) Overlays
(Undergraduate Research)
- Surface preparation of damaged brick infilled wall specimens for FRP retrofit
- Provided suggestions for attaching FRP for easy yet reliable retrofitting
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
IT Support, Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation Center – Purdue - Since Jan 2013
(Funded by NEES and OVPR-Purdue)
- Software testing
- Data visualization
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Intern, ARUP - Istanbul/Turkey - Summer 2006
- Supervised soil survey on residential development area as field engineer
- Received training in structural analysis of space truss systems and nonlinear systems
- Received training for ISO 9001
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Intern, Yapi Teknik Project Design Group - Istanbul/Turkey - Spring 2006
- Prepared preliminary design of coarse structures in ideCAD
- Conducted drafting of reinforced design details in AutoCAD
- Received training in curved concrete shell systems
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Intern, Yuksel Insaat/Anadolu Metro Group - Istanbul/Turkey - Summer 2005
- Supervised construction of an underground Light Railway Transportation System station
- Performed several calculations of bill of materials for steel and concrete orders
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
Reinforced Concrete Design - Performed PS sessions - Fall 2009
Materials Lab - Conducted weekly material testing on UTM - Spring 2009
Reinforced Concrete Design - Instruct students on tools: SAP2000, ETABS - Fall/Spring 2008
Structural Analysis I - Planned and performed PS sessions - Fall 2007
Concrete Structure Lab - Lead communicator between lab groups - Fall 2006
CERTIFICATES:
Certified LabVIEW Associate Developer Certification by National Instruments, 2013
Computing for Data Analysis – Online Certification by Johns Hopkins University, 2013
Learn to Program: Crafting Quality Code – Online Certification by University of Toronto, 2013
An Introduction to Interactive Programming in Python – Online Certification by Rice University, 2013
PUBLICATIONS, PRESENTATIONS, EXHIBITIONS:
A. I. Ozdagli, W. Xi, S. J. Dyke, J. Zhang and B. Wu (2014). “Verification of Real-Time Hybrid Simulation with Shake Table Tests for a Three Story Structure equipped with MR Damper” (in preparation)
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A. I. Ozdagli and S. J. Dyke (2014). “Control-oriented System Identification and Model Updating using ERA” (in preparation)
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G. Ou, A. I. Ozdagli, S. J. Dyke, Bin Wu (2013), “Robust Integrated Actuator Control Algorithm and Implementation for Real Time Hybrid Simulation”, Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics
(in review)
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