Dr. Kurtulus Atasever
Structural and Earthquake Engineering Asst. Prof. Dr. @msgsu
Founder @binamod
Research Interests
Seismic assessment and retrofit of existing buildings
Response-controlled buildings
Buckling-restrained braced frames
Self-centering braced frames
Development of seismic dampers
Seismically isolated buildings
Algoritmic Structural Design
Education
PhD - Istanbul Technical University
PhD - Tokyo Insitute of Technology (as visiting researcher)
Earthquake Engineering Program
MSc - Istanbul Technical University
Structural Engineering Program
BSc - Dokuz Eylül University
High School - Istanbul Erkek High School
"Please feel free to contact for collaboration."
Reviewer for International Scientific Journals:
Journal of Constructional Steel Research , Elsevier
International Journal of Steel Structures, Springer
Engineering Structures, Elsevier
Courses
Steel Structures
Reinforced Concrete Structures
Parametric Structural Design
Earthquake Resistant Building Design
Selected Publications
Li, T., Shu, S., Atasever, K., Dai, K., Celik, O. C., & Tang, J. (2025). Seismic performance and fragility assessment of BRBFs subjected to sequential earthquakes. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 199, 109672.
Aydogdu, H. H., Atasever, K., & Ilki, A. (2025). A Pre-Earthquake Regional Seismic Risk Estimation Methodology and a Prioritization Approach for Regional Risk Assessment. Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, (ja).
Shegay, A., Tajiri, S., Kusunoki, K., Ilki, A., Atasever, K., Aydogdu, H., ... & Nakamura, A. (2024). Performance of RC buildings in the 2023 Turkey-Syria earthquakes.
Atasever, K, Inanaga, S, Takeuchi, T, Terazawa, Y, Celik, O. C. (2020). Experimental and numerical studies on buckling restrained braces with posttensioned carbon fiber composite cables. Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics 2020; 49: 1640– 1661. https://doi.org/10.1002/eqe.3321
Atasever, K, Inanaga, S, Takeuchi, T, Terazawa, Y, Celik, O. C. (2020) Experimental study on buckling restrained braces with Post-tensioned carbon fiber composite cables, 17th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, 17WCE, Sendai, Japan - September 13th to 18th 2020
Inanaga S., Atasever K., Terazawa Y., Celik O. C., Takeuchi T. (2020). 初期張力材付座屈拘束ブレースの繰返し載荷実験 Cyclic loading tests of buckling-restrained braces with post-tensioned cables. Journal of Structural and Construction Engineering (Transactions of AIJ), 85(772), 821-831
Inanaga S., Atasever K., Takeuchi T., Çelik O. C. (2019). 初期張力材付座屈拘束ブレースの数値解析-Numerical Study on Buckling-Restrained Braces with Post-Tensioned Cable. Archıtectural Instıtute of Japan Annual Conference, Ishikawa, Japan,
Post-earthquake site visit for seismic assessment of buildings/observing the recovery actions
11 March 2011 Tōhoku Earthquake and Tsunami
26 September 2019 İstanbul Earthquake
24 January 2020 Elazığ Earthquake
6 February 2023 Kahramanmaraş Earthquakes