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  • The Effect of Seismic Isolation on the Dynamic Behavior of Cable-Stayed Bridges 
    Barbaros, Atmaca; Muhammet, Yurdakul; Sevket, Ates (International Balkans Conferance on Challenges of Civil Engineering, 2013-05-23)
    The earthquake effects on cable-stayed bridges isolated by single concave friction pendulum (SCFP) are investigated in this study. Reducing ways of the destructive earthquake effects are getting vital important for ...
  • Dynamic Analysis of a Suspension Bridge Using CFRP Composite Material 
    Nil Arın, Atabey; Süleyman, Adanur; Murat, Günaydın; Ahmet Can, Altunışık; Barış, Sevim (International Balkans Conferance on Challenges of Civil Engineering, 2013-05-23)
    Fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) is a class of advanced composite materials used in civil engineering because of their advantages when these materials are compared to traditional ones. These advantages are light weight, ...
  • ANOMALOUS OF LOW-VELOCITY ZONE, THERMAL WATER AND SEISMICITY IN THE ELBASAN-DIBRA FAULT ZONE 
    Shatro, Astrit; Ormeni, Rrapo (International Balkans Conferance on Challenges of Civil Engineering, 2013-05-23)
    A detailed investigation of the hypocenter distribution beneath Elbasani, Albania, reveals a NE-SW-trending linear alignment of seismicity within the Elbasani-Dibra transversal zone. In the zone of Elbasani, hot mineral ...
  • Analytically Investigation of FRP Ductility Effect on Retrofitted RC Columns 
    Fatih, ALTUN; Furkan, BİRDAL (International Balkans Conferance on Challenges of Civil Engineering, 2013-05-23)
    Retrofitting of currently used buildings has come into question with the determination of buildings’ performance levels due to earthquake force effect. In this sense, lots of retrofitting techniques have been applied for ...
  • Determination of Behavior of Coupled Shear Walls Subjected to Horizontal Forces through Nonlinear Static Methods 
    Seyda, Akyurt; Kamil, Aydin (International Balkans Conference on Challenges of Civil Engineering, 2013-05-23)
    Coupled shear walls are one of the systems commonly used in medium and highrise structures to resist lateral forces. Yet these systems should not collapse or be induced severe damage during earthquake actions. For this ...
  • Stochastic Seismic Analysis of a Cable-Stayed Bridge Using CFRP Cables 
    Süleyman, Adanur; Murat, Günaydın (International Conference on Architecture and Urban Design, 2012-04-19)
    Fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composites have found increasingly wide applications in civil engineering due to their high strength-to-weight ratio and high corrosion resistance for last two decades. This paper presents ...
  • Condition Assessment of Existing Reinforced Concrete Bridges in Albania 
    Yavuz, YARDIM (International Balkans Conferance on Challenges of Civil Engineering, 2011-05-19)
    Conditions of existing bridges are often problematic issue for many countries. The combination of a variety of local factors that cause deterioration raises the needs for local survey for bridges. Concrete bridges in Albania ...
  • Structural Analysis of Tirana’s Clock Tower in Albania 
    Hüseyin, Bilgin; Gloriant, Kokoli (International Balkans Conference on Challenges of Civil Engineering, 2011-05-19)
    Preservation of the ancient heritage and old structures for future generations is considered as a fundamental issue in the cultural life of modern societies. The purpose of preserving old monuments is to protect them as ...
  • A New Formulation For The Fundamental Period Of Reinforced Concrete Planar Shear Walls 
    Murat, Pala; Naci, Caglar; Zehra Sule, Garip; Cihan, Bayram; Hakan, Ozturk (International Balkans Conferance on Challenges of Civil Engineering, 2011-05-19)
    The reinforced concrete shear wall system has become a popular structural component for lateral resistance in buildings and base shear of these structures has a vital effect on the earthquake induced lateral forces. The ...
  • THE COVERING STRUCTURES OF THE MAIN PRAYER HALLS OF THE EXISTING MOSQUES BUILT DURING THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE PERIOD IN ALBANIA 
    Edmond, Manahasa; Odeta, Manahasa (International Balkans Conferance on Challenges of Civil Engineering, 2011-05-19)
    This study examines the covering structures of the existing mosques built during Ottoman Empire period in Albania. The historical information and especially the plan schemes are taken from the existing sources. The buildings ...
  • Influence of Mesh Size in Deformability and Stress State of Shear Walls 
    Forcim, SOFTA; Luan, MURTAJ; Hektor, CULLUFI (International Balkans Conferance on Challenges of Civil Engineering, 2011-05-19)
    The way of shear-walls modeling is very important issue for static and dynamic behavior of the whole structure. Based on finite element method, the utilization of planar or linear element can both be used. For the planar ...
  • The Impact Of Disaster On Sustainability Of Civil Cultural Heritage And Authenticity: Case Of Religious Building Sample Of Selami Efendi Tekke In Istanbul 
    Mehmet, ULUKAN; Hakan, ARSLAN (International Balkans Conference on Challenges of Civil Engineering, 2011-05-19)
    This study seeks the impact of highly destructive earthquakes on the buildings along the historical period beginning from 17th century up to now in the city of Istanbul that had a very rich cultural heritage. The religious ...
  • Typological Classification of Post-Byzantine Churches in Albania 
    Hüseyin, Bilgin; Armando, Demaj (2011-05-19)
    Monumental historical structures are symbols of the cultural identity and continuity and they are the main part of the heritage and the human history. They should be preserved in their own settings with their original ...
  • Study of Evolutionary Structural Optimization and Applications 
    Fatih Cetisli; Firat University; Sedat Savas; Firat University; Mehmet Ulker; Firat University (International Balkans Conference on Challenges of Civil Engineering, 2013-07-15)
    In this study, the evolutionary topological design of 2D structural systems was conducted by using ANSYS software. Since the material that is used in structures is not homogenous in general, the maximum and minimum principal ...
  • An Application Of The Aftershock Probability Evaluation Methods For Recent Albania Earthquakes Based On Gutenberg-Richter And Modified Omori Models 
    Rrapo Ormeni; Institute of Geosciences, Polytechnic University of Tirana; Serkan Ozturk; Gumushane University; Neritan Shkodrani; Polytechnic University of Tirana; Shkelqim Daja; Polytechnic University of Tirana (International Balkans Conference on Challenges of Civil Engineering, 2013-07-15)
    In this study, an assessment on the aftershock occurrence probability based on the combination of Gutenberg-Richter and modified Omori formulae is made in order to forecast how many large aftershocks should follow small ...
  • Seismic Analysis in Linear or Nonlinear Domain, Using Two or Three-Dimensional Modelling. 
    Forcim SOFTA; Polytechnic University of Tirana; Luan MURTAJ; Polytechnic University of Tirana; Agim SERANAJ; Polytechnic University of Tirana (International Balkans Conference on Challenges of Civil Engineering, 2013-07-15)
    Three-Dimensional dynamic analysis is required for a large number of different types of structures, specially constructed in seismic region. Design of structures is done through linear analysis, but taking in consider the ...
  • Deficiencies Of Some Important Bridges In Albania 
    Erion PERIKU; Epoka University; Yavuz YARDIM; Epoka University (International Balkans Conference on Challenges of Civil Engineering, 2013-07-15)
    Over the past decades Albania has built many new bridges and roads. The construction of these bridges and roads has been done under different periods and characterized from different types of construction codes. The work ...
  • Waste Tin Addition Beam Samples Non-Destructive Test Techniques Obtained Compressive Strength Estimation Method Of Fuzzy Logic 
    Serdar Kasap; Suleyman Demirel University; Yunus Ekiz; Sakarya University; Melda Alkan Cakiroglu; Suleyman Demirel University (International Balkans Conference on Challenges of Civil Engineering, 2013-07-15)
    In this study, using the results of non-destructive testing of added beams samples of waste cans to estimate the compressive strength of artificial intelligence techniques, to develop a model with fuzzy logic method.In the ...
  • The Analysis and the Design of the Reinforced Concrete Elements and the Algorithm in the Calculation of these Elements under the Shear Forces 
    Igli Kondi; Polytechnic University of Tirana; Julian Kasharaj; Polytechnic University of Tirana; Brunela Karamani; Polytechnic University of Tirana (International Balkans Conference on Challenges of Civil Engineering, 2013-07-15)
    During the process of the design for the reinforced concrete elements besides the calculation of the bending moment, another important calculation is the one made for these elements when they are under the shear forces. ...
  • Investigation on the Possibility of Matching Vulnerability Assessment with Field Observations for Real Structures 
    Kemal Beyen; Kocaeli University; Mustafa Kutanis; Sakarya University; İhsan E. Bal; 3Fyfe Europe S.A. (International Balkans Conference on Challenges of Civil Engineering, 2013-07-15)
    Assessment of exiting structures is a challenging issue that is of increasing importance in the last decades. There are, however, a number of uncertainties, which may result in unrealistic estimations of the expected demand. ...

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