Teaching Body



Contact Info

e-mail : utku@metu.edu.tr
tel : +90-312-210 2445
fax : +90-312-210 1262


Education:
Ph.D. in Engineering Mechanics, The University of Texas at Austin, 1983.
M.S. in Structural Engineering, Middle East Technical University, 1978.
B.S. in Civil Engineering, Middle East Technical University, 1976.

Positions Held at METU:
2000–Present, Vice President.
2000–Present, Member of the University Senate.
2001–Present, Member of the Administrative Board, METU, North Cyprus Campus.
1988-1993Assistant Chairman of the Department of Civil Engineering,.
1992-Present, Professor of Civil Engineering.
1987-1992, Associate Professor of Civil Engineering.
1984-1987, Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering.

Membership on Technical Committees:
1994-Present, Turkish National Committee on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics.
1997-Present, Earthquake Engineering Research Center, METU.
1999-Present, CAD-CAM and Robotics Center, METU.

Areas of Interest:
Computational Mechanics, Finite Element Analysis, Plates, Soil-Structure Interaction, Solid-Fluid Interaction.




Recent Publications:
Öztorun, N.K. and M. Utku: “Computer Aided Design of Post-tensioned Concrete Reservoirs”, Computers & Structures, 80, 2195-2207, 2002.

Wasti, S.T., H. Sucuođlu and M. Utku: “Structural Rehabilitation of Damaged RC Buildings after the 1 October 1995 Dinar Earthquake”, Journal of Earthquake Engineering, 5, 131-151, 2001.

Utku, M., E. Çitipitiođlu and Ý. Ýnceleme: “Circular Plates on Elastic Foundations Modelled with Annular Plates”, Computers & Structures, 78, 365-374, 2000.

Wasti, S.T. and M. Utku: “Finite Element Analysis of Laminated Beams under Transverse Loading”, Strain, 36, 169-174, 2000.

Utku, M: “An Improved Transformation for Universal Serendipity Elements”, Computers & Structures, 73, 199-206, 1999.