Berk Karakuş

E-mail
karakus@metu.edu.tr
Department
Department of Civil Engineering
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Experimental and numerical investigation of steel-concrete composite beams with demountable bolted angle shear connectors
Karakuş, Berk; Arıkoğlu, Pınar; Topkaya, Cem (2025-10-15)
Demountable bolted angle shear connectors have been developed for use in composite beams to promote more sustainable construction practices. Their performance was evaluated through horizontal pushout tests to determine the...
Pushout tests on demountable bolted angle shear connectors for steel-concrete composite structures
Karakuş, Berk; Arıkoğlu, Pınar; Topkaya, Cem (2024-10-15)
Welded connectors are commonly utilized in steel-concrete composite construction. However, these connectors lack demountability, hindering the recycling or reuse of steel sections. In response to this limitation, high-stre...
Unexpected soil amplification effect on seismic performance of highway bridges during the Aegean earthquake of October 2020, Mw 6.6
Muratoğlu, Gamze; Karakuş, Berk; Caner, Alp; Atak, Bengi (2021-01-01)
On October 30, 2020, an earthquake about 70 km away from the city center of Izmir with a 4.3 million population has shaken the city tremendously and has resulted in destruction of many building type of structures due to an...
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