Dr. Gokhan Tunc 1 of 6 GOKHAN TUNC, Ph.D. İnşaat Mühendisliği Bölümü, Atılım Üniversitesi, Kızılcaşar Mah., İncek/Ankara +90 (312) 586-8355 gokhan.tunc@atilim.edu.tr EDUCATION Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) School: University of Cincinnati Department: Civil and Environmental Engineering Major: Structural Engineering Fields of Study: Large-Scale Testing, Hybrid Buildings, Composite Connections, Seismic Analysis Degree Granted: June 2002 Advisor: Bahram M. Shahrooz, Ph.D., P.E., FACI Master of Science (M.S.) School: Northeastern University Department: Civil and Environmental Engineering Major: Structural Engineering Fields of Study: Earthquake Engineering, Seismic Analysis Degree Granted: September 1997 Advisor: Mishac Yegian, Ph.D., P.E., FASCE Bachelor of Science (B.S.) School: Istanbul Technical University Department: Civil and Environmental Engineering Major: Civil Engineering Degree Granted: June 1994 Advisor: A. Necmettin Gunduz, Ph.D. ACADEMIC WORK EXPERIENCE Sept. 2013 Present Jan. 2004 March 2006 Sept. 2003 March 2006 June 1997 Aug. 2001 Atılım University, Ankara, Turkey Position: Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering Department Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY Position: Assistant Professor, Structural Engineering (Adjunct) Description: Taught Structural Analysis II course Nassau Community College, Garden City, NY Position: Assistant Professor, Mathematics (Adjunct) Description: Taught various courses in mathematics University of Cincinnati, OH Position: Teaching Assistant (TA) in Civil Engineering Department Description: TA for 4 graduate and 3 undergraduate-level courses Undergraduate courses assisted: Strength of Materials, Structural Analysis, and Reinforced Concrete
Dr. Gokhan Tunc 2 of 6 Graduate courses assisted: Limit Analysis of Structures, Reinforced Concrete Theory, Reinforced Concrete Designs I and II Sept. 1997 June 1997 Sept. 1994 Dec.1995 University of Cincinnati, OH Position: Research Assistant (RA) in Civil Engineering Department Description: A 15-story hybrid prototype structure was modeled and designed as part of an NSF-funded project. A total of 11 specimens (two of them were large-scale) were tested to develop a design model for the shear connections between the outrigger-beams and the R.C. walls. Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey Position: Research and Teaching Assistant Description: As a TA, I was assigned a basic structural analysis course INDUSTRIAL WORK EXPERIENCE Jan. 2011 - Apr. 2013 Jan. 2010 - Jan. 2011 March 2007 - Jan. 2010 April 2004 - Feb. 2005 June 2003 - April 2004 Sept. 2001 - June 2003 Yapı Proje Uygulama, YPU, Ankara, Turkey Position: Board Member and Director of Engineering Description: Coordination, Management, Structural Design and detailing Yapı Proje Uygulama, YPU, Ankara, Turkey Position: Partner and Director of Engineering Description: Coordination, Management, Structural Design and detailing. Yapı Proje Uygulama, YPU, Ankara, Turkey Position: Head of Structural Group Description: Management, Structural analysis, design and detailing. Ysrael A. Seinuk, P.C, New York, NY Position: Chief Structural Engineer Description: Structural analysis, design and detailing. Ysrael A. Seinuk, P.C, New York, NY Position: Structural Engineer Description: Structural analysis, design, detailing and finite element modeling of steel and reinforced concrete buildings. Cantor Seinuk, New York, NY Position: Structural Engineer Description: Structural analysis, design, detailing and finite element modeling of steel and reinforced concrete buildings. SELECTED PROJECTS 2010 2013 Capitol Vista Office Building, Ankara, Turkey Construction Area: 22,000 m 2 Responsibility: General Coordinator 2011 2013 Turkish Airlines Do & Co Hotel Project, Istanbul, Turkey Construction Area: 30,000 m 2 Responsibility: Project Coordinator and Structural Design Supervisor 2012 2013 TUBITAK Wind Tunnel Project, Ankara, Turkey Construction Area: 10,000 m 2 Responsibility: General Coordinator
Dr. Gokhan Tunc 3 of 6 2010 2011 Emay, Kentplus Centrium Residences, Istanbul, Turkey Construction Area: 110,000 m 2 Responsibility: Project Coordinator for Engineering Services 2010 2011 Çankırı Karatekin University, Turkey Construction Area: 50,000 m 2 Responsibility: Project Coordinator 2009 2010 Ottoman Archive Building, Istanbul, Turkey Construction Area: 115,000 m 2 2009 2010 Eczacıbaşı R&D Building, Bilecik, Turkey Construction Area: 5,000 m 2 2008 2009 Boydak Shopping Center, Kayseri, Turkey Construction Area: 48,000 m 2 2008 2009 Zeugma Museum, Gaziantep, Turkey Construction Area: 22,000 m 2 2007 2008 Anthill Bomonti Residences, Istanbul, Turkey Construction Area: 159,000 m 2 2007 2008 Misstanbul Trade Center, Istanbul, Turkey Construction Area: 190,000 m 2 2007 2008 Bodrum Göltürkbükü Villas, Turkey Construction Area: 167,000 m 2 2006 MET 3, Miami, FL Construction Area: 155,000 m 2 2005 2006 Medgar Evers College Dormitory, New York, NY Construction Area: 15,000 m 2 2005 Queens Vocational High School, New York, NY Construction Area: 30,000 m 2 2005 Chase Bank Headquarters, New York, NY Construction Area: 10,000 m 2 2004 Bronx High School for Law Enforcement, New York, NY Construction Area: 30,000 m 2 2003 Queens High School for Law Enforcement, New York, NY Construction Area: 40,000 m 2
Dr. Gokhan Tunc 4 of 6 PUBLICATIONS Refereed Journal Articles Shahrooz, B.M., Deason, J.T., and Tunc G., Outrigger Beam Wall Connections. I: Component Testing and Development of Design Model, Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, Volume 130, Issue 2 (Feb. 2004): 253-261 (Winner of the 2005 ASCE Moisseiff Award). Shahrooz B.M., Tunc G., Deason J.T., Outrigger Beam Wall Connections. II: Subassembly Testing and Further Modeling Enhancements, Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, Volume 130, Issue 2 (Feb. 2004): 262-270 (Winner of the 2005 ASCE Moisseiff Award). Shahrooz B.M., Tunc G., Deason J.T., Seismic Performance of Outrigger Beam-Wall Connections, ACI Special Publication 211 Large-Scale Structural Testing, ACI, Farmington Hills, Michigan (2003): 223-245. Tunc, G., Deason, J.T., and Shahrooz, B.M., Structural Wall-Steel Frame Hybrid Buildings: Connections and System Behavior, Composite Construction in Steel and Concrete IV, ASCE (2002): 971-982. Shahrooz, B.M., Gong B., Tunc, G., and Deason, J.T., An Overview of Reinforced Concrete Core Wall-Steel Frame Hybrid Structures, Progress in Structural Engineering and Materials, Vol. 3, Issue 2(2001): 149-158. Deason, J.T., Tunc G., and Shahrooz, B.M., Seismic Design of Connections Between Steel Outrigger Beams and Reinforced Concrete Walls, Steel & Composite Structures: An International Journal, Vol. 1, No. 3 (2001): 329-340. Shahrooz, B.M., Deason, J.T., and Tunc, G. Cyclic Behavior of Outrigger Beam-Wall Connections, Presented at the Sixth ASCCS International Conference on Steel-Concrete Composite Structures, March 22-24, 2000, Los Angeles, California, USA. Non-Refereed Journal Articles and Proceedings Tunc, G., Özuygur, A.R., and Yurtsever, M., Critiques of the Turkish Seismic Code, 7 th National Earthquake Engineering Conference Proceedings, 2011. Tunc, G., Özuygur, A.R., and Yurtsever, M., The Turkish Seismic Code and Case Studies, 7 th National Earthquake Engineering Conference Proceedings, 2011. Tunc, G., Uğraş, B., and Tanfener, A., Steel Case Study: Planetarium Building and the Gaziantep Zeugma Mosaic Museum, 3 rd National Steel Symposium Proceedings, 2009, pages 59-73. Tunc, G., Uğraş, B., Yurtsever, M., Ormancı, M., Tanfener, A., Planetarium Project, Yapı Dergisi, April 2009. Tunc, G., Uğraş, B., Yurtsever, M. Tanfener, A., Renovation Project for the Presidential Symphony Orchestra, Dünya İnşaat Dergisi, February 2009. Tunc, G., Yurtsever, M., Özuygur, A.R., Tanfener, A., Anthill Bomonti Mixed Use Project, Türkiye Mühendislik Haber Dergisi, January 2009. Tunc, G., Uğraş, B., Yurtsever, M., Ormancı, M., Tanfener, A., Gaziantep Planetarium Project, Dünya İnşaat Dergisi, January 2009. Tunc, G., Yurtsever, M., Özuygur, A.R., Tanfener, A., Anthill Bomonti Rezidans ve Çarşı/Sosyal Tesis Projesi, Dünya İnşaat Dergisi, December 2008.
Dr. Gokhan Tunc 5 of 6 Published Scholarly Books Tunc, G., Özuygur, A.R., Yurtsever, M., Structural Light Weight Aggregate Concrete, Translation, Yapi Proje Teknik Press, December 2010. Tunc, G., RC/Composite Wall-Steel Frame Hybrid Buildings with Connections and System Behavior, Doctoral Dissertation, Cincinnati Infrastructure Institute, 2002. Tunc, G., Deason, J.T., and Shahrooz, B.M. Seismic Behavior and Design of RC/Composite Wall-Steel Frame Hybrid Buildings, Report No. UC-CII 01/02, Cincinnati Infrastructure Institute, 2001. Unpublished Scholarly Work Tunc, G., Effects of Multiple Support Excitations on Bridges, Master s Report, Northeastern University, 1997. Tunc, G., Earthquake-Resistant Design of High-Rise Buildings, Bachelor s Report, Istanbul Technical University, 1994. CONFERENCES and PRESENTATIONS Peer Reviewed Conferences Tunc, G., Özuygur, A.R., and Yurtsever, M., Critiques of the Turkish Seismic Code, 7 th National Earthquake Engineering, May 30 - June 3, 2011, Istanbul. Tunc, G., Özuygur, A.R., and Yurtsever, M., The Turkish Seismic Code and Case Studies, 7 th National Earthquake Engineering, May 30 - June 3, 2011, Istanbul. Tunc, G., Uğraş, B., and Tanfener, A., Steel Case Study: Planetarium Building and the Gaziantep Zeugma Mosaic Museum, 3 rd National Steel Symposium, October 8 10, 2009, Gaziantep. Shahrooz, B.M., Deason, J.T., and Tunc G. Structural Wall-Steel Frame Hybrid Buildings: Connections and System Behavior, Composite Construction in Steel and Concrete IV, May 28 June 2, 2000, The Banff Centre for Conferences Banff, Alberta, Canada. Shahrooz, B.M., Deason, J.T., and Tunc, G. Cyclic Behavior of Outrigger Beam-Wall Connections, Presented at the Sixth ASCCS International Conference on Steel-Concrete Composite Structures, March 22-24, 2000, Los Angeles, California, USA. Tunc, G., Deason J.T., and Shahrooz, B.M. Hybrid Structural Wall-Steel Frame Systems, American Concrete Institute Fall Convention, October 1998. Invited Conferences and Presentations Tunc, G., Tall Buildings, Atılım University, Ankara, April 12, 2010. Tunc, G., Yurtsever, M., Design Challenges in Tall Buildings, İMO Ankara Branch, May 7, 2009. Tunc, G., Özuygur, A.R., 2007 Turkish Earthquake Code, İMO Çanakkale Branch, Two-day short course instructor, April 25-26, 2009.
Dr. Gokhan Tunc 6 of 6 Tunc, G., Yurtsever, M., Design Challenges in Tall Buildings Case Study: Anthill Residence, İMO İstanbul Branch, March 2009. Tunc, G., Yurtsever, M., Design Issues and Recommendations: 2007 Turkish Earthquake Code, İMO İstanbul Branch, March 2009. Tunc, G., Özuygur, A.R., 2007 Turkish Earthquake Code, İMO Ankara Branch, Two-day short course instructor, March 7-8, 2009. Tunc, G., Technical Evaluation of TS 498: Wind, Snow and Ice Loads, İMO Ankara Branch, Feb. 26, 2009. Tunc, G., Questions and Answers: 2007 Turkish Earthquake Code, İMO Düzce Branch, Feb. 07, 2009. AWARDS American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE): Recipient of the 2005 Moisseiff Award Research and Teaching Assistantship/University Graduate Student Scholarship (University of Cincinnati) Izzettin Silier Award for Outstanding Performance in Civil Engineering, Istanbul Tech. University (1993) SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS Languages: Turkish (native); English (fluent) High-rise buildings and seismic engineering specialist Extensive international construction and engineering management experience Extensive knowledge of Turkish, US, and EU building codes