Teaching Body



Contact Info

e-mail : ayakut@metu.edu.tr
tel : +90-312-210 5406


Graduated from Civil Engineering, METU in 1989. Received Masters degree from METU in 1992. Studied PhD at University of Texas in Austin between 1996-2000. Worked as a Senior Research Engineer at AIR in Boston between 2000-2002. Joined METU in 2002. Areas of interests are Earthquake Engineering, Performance-based Engineering, Seismic Risk and Vulnerability analysis.

Recent Publications:

Emrah ERDURAN, Ahmet YAKUT, Component based Damage Functions for Reinforced Concrete Frame Structures, ENGINEERING STRUCTURES, 29:9 (2007) 2242-2253, SEPTEMBER 2007

Haluk SUCUOGLU, Ufuk YAZGAN, and Ahmet YAKUT, A Screening Procedure for Seismic Risk Assessment in Urban Building Stocks, EARTHQUAKE SPECTRA, V.23, NO. 2, PAGES 441-458, MAY 2007

Emrah ERDURAN, Ahmet YAKUT, Vulnerability of Reinforced Concrete Moment Resisting Frame Buildings, ASCE, JOURNAL OF STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING 133:4 (2007) 576-586, APRIL 2007.

Ahmet YAKUT, Güney ÖZCEBE, M. Semih YÜCEMEN, Seismic Vulnerability Assessment uisng Regional Empirical Data, EARTHQUAKE ENGNG. STRUCT. DYN. 35(10):1187-1202, AUGUST (2006).

İlker KAZAZ, Ahmet YAKUT, Polat GÜLKAN, Seismic Response Assessment of a Stiff Structure, EARTHQUAKE ENGNG STRUCT. DYN. 35(6):737-759, MAY (2006).

İlker KAZAZ, Ahmet YAKUT, Polat GÜLKAN, Numerical Simulation of Dynamic Shear Wall tests:A Benchmark Study, COMPUTERS AND STRUCTURES 848-9, 549-562, MARCH (2006).

Akkar S., H. Sucuoglu ve A. Yakut, Displacement-Based Fragility Functions for Low- and Mid-rise Ordinary Concrete Buildings, Earthquake Spectra, 214, 901-927, November (2005).

Bakır B.S., M.T. Yılmaz, A. Yakut, ve P. Gülkan, Re-examination of damage distribution in Adapazarı: Geotechnical considerations, Engineering Structures, 277, 1002-1013 (2005).

Erduran, E. and A. Yakut, Drift based damage functions for Reinforced Concrete Columns, Computers and Structures, 82/2-3, 121-130 (2004).

Yakut, A. Preliminary Seismic Performance Assessment Procedure for Existing RC Buildings, Engineering Structures, 26/10, 1447-1461 (2004).

Yakut, A., P. Gülkan, B.S. Bakır ve M.T. Yılmaz, Re-examination of damage distribution in Adapazarı: Structural considerations, Engineering Structures, 277, 990-1001 (2005).