Teaching Body



Contact Info

e-mail : myozkan@metu.edu.tr
tel : (312)2102414

Information
Education

Civil Engineering College, Tech. University of Istanbul, Y. Mühendis (MS in Civil Engineering), 1964
Utah State University, M.S., 1971,
Middle East Technical University, Ph. D., 1976

Employment Record

Road maintenance engineer, highway planning engineer, State Highways Dept 12th Division, 1964-1966 and 1968-1969
Supervising engineer in Turkish Army Corps of Engineers, 1966-1968
Research Assistant, Middle East Technical University, 1972-1974,
Instructor, Middle East Technical University , 1974-1976
Assistant Professor, Middle East Technical University , 1976-1981
Assoc. Professor, Middle East Technical University , 1981,-1989
Assistant Chairman, Dept of Civil Engineering, METU, 1983-1987
Prof of Civil Engineering, Middle East Technical University , 1989-


Publication Info
A List of Publications

o Özkan. Y, Erdik, M., Yılmaz, Ç., Bakır, S. Damage at Surgu Dam During May 5, 1986, Malatya, Turkey Earthquake, Earthquake Spectra, Vol 6, No 4, 1990
o Özkan, M, Y., Wasti, Y, Balkır, T., Correlations of soil parameters and field test results, in Turkish, Zemin Mühendisliği, Bulletin of the Turkish Committe of ISMFE, 1990/1
o Özkan, Y. Ve Bircan, T., Pile Capacities by Load Tests at Five Locations in Turkey, Int. Conference on Deep Foundations, Paris, 1991
o Özkan, M, Y., Design of Foundations under Dynamic Loads, in Turkish, Chamber of Civil Engineers, Ankara, 1994
o Soydemir, C. and Ozkan, M. Y. , Liquefaction Criteria for the Western Anatolia-Turkish Aegean Region, 11.th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Paper No. 1757, 1996
o Ozkan, M. Y., Erdik, M., Tuncer, M. A., Yılmaz, Ç. An Evaluation of Surgu Dam during 5 May 1986 Earthquake, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 15 (1996), 1- 10,
o Özkan, M. Y. ve Çalışan, O., A Comparison of Measured and Calculated Natural Periods of Two Embakment Dams, Dix-neuvième Congrès de Grands Barrages, Florence, 1997, Italy
o Çalışan, O., Birand, A. ve Özkan, Y. “Interpretation Of Pile Load Tests On Piles Soketed In Marl”, 7th International Conference on Piling and Deep Foundations, Vienna, 1998
o Ozkan, M. Y., A Review of Considerations on Seismic Safety of Embankment Dams and Earth and Rock-fill Dams, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 17, pp. 439-458, 1998
o Çalışan, O. ve Özkan, Y., Seismic design of retaining walls, in Turkish, National Conference on SMFE,, İstanbul, 1998
o Özkan, M. Y, Notes from Japanese Specifications on Assessment of Liquefaction, in Turkish, Yapı Dünyası, June, 2001.
o Özkan, M. Y., Considerations on the the local soil classes suggested in the Eatrhquake Code, in Turkish, Prof. İsmet Ordemir Memorial Seminar, , 23 November, 2001, METU, pp. .2/1-2/26
o Özkan, M. Y. Pile Foundations, in Turkish, Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering Seminar, METU Dept of Civil Engineering and Bank of Provinces, 2002, pp. 5/1-5/68
o Bakır, B. S., Ozkan, M. Y. and Cılız, S., Effects of Basin Edge on the Distribution of Damage In 1995 Dinar, Turkey Earthquake, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 22 (2002)335-345
o Yunatc1, A. A. , Özkan, M. Y., A Model Study on the Seismic Behavior of Laterally Braced Sheet Pile Walls, International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE ), 7th-9th January 2004, University of California, Berkeley
o Ozkan , M.Y., Özyazicioglu, M, .U.D. Aksar, An evaluation of Guldürcek Dam Response, During 6 June 2000 Orta Earthquake, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 26 (2006) 405-419.
o Özkuzukıran, S, Özkan, M. Y., Özyazıcıoglu, M., Yıldız, G. S., Settlement behaviour of a concrete faced rock-fill dam, Geotechnical and Geological Engineering (2006) 24: 1665–1678
o Cılız, S., Özkan M. Y., Çetin K. Ö., Effect Of Basin Edge Slope On The Dynamic Response Of Soil Deposits, 4th International Conference on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering ,June 25-28, 2007, Paper No. 1309