Experience

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  TTW Engineers (Taylor Thomson Whitting)

  • Australia
  • Construction
  • 300 - 400 Employee

  • Associate (Structural)

    • Jan 2024 - Present

  • Senior Structural Analyst

    • Feb 2022 - Jan 2024

    As a member of the TTW Advance team, I delivered advanced analysis and design services across a wide range of projects, conducted R&D tasks (including developing internal design procedures and policies), and offered mentorship to junior engineers.• Linear and nonlinear finite element simulations• Analysis-based design/check of complex systems• Specialised engineering assessment of underground assets• Seismic assessment of critical buildings and pushover analysis• Impact and physical security• Soil-structure interaction

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  University of Sydney

  • Australia
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Postdoctoral Researcher

    • Mar 2021 - Feb 2022

    Carried out extensive experimental and numerical studies on the behaviour and design of concrete-filled tubes under less-explored loading scenarios such as shear, torsion, impact and blast loading. Also supervised honours and postgraduate research projects.

  • Sessional Academic

    • Aug 2018 - Feb 2022

    Heavily involved in the delivery, tutoring, and assessment of over 10 structural units of study at undergraduate and postgraduate levels including but not limited to Statics, Structural Analysis, Concrete Structures (AS 3600), Steel Structures (AS 4100), Timber Design (AS 1720.1, AS 1684.2), Composite Steel-Concrete Structures (AS/NZS 2327), and Bridge Engineering (AS 5100 Series). Nominated in 2019 for Dean’s Award for Outstanding Tutoring at the University of Sydney.

  • Graduate Research Assistant

    • Sep 2017 - Dec 2020

    Investigated the use of stainless steel-concrete composite members in infrastructure projects (such as bridge structures) for reducing their maintenance and whole-life cycle costs. Conducted over 60 experiments and more than 500 detailed finite element simulations in order to recommend, for the first time, complete procedures for the design of compact and slender concrete-filled stainless steel columns under axial and flexural actions.Project: Behaviour and Design of Large Fabricated Stainless Steel Composite Structures Funded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) - Discovery Project DP180100418Further supported by the industry (Outokumpu and Stirlings Australia)

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  ODTÜ

  • Türkiye
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Independent Consultant

    • Mar 2016 - Aug 2017

    Provided professional consultancy and advanced simulation services to clients that engaged the Civil Engineering Department of METU for independent review or proof checking of their structural system or product. Some of the main projects:• 50,000-seat Abdelkader Khalef stadium, Tizi Ouzou: Nonlinear finite element analysis for certifying the structural adequacy of the special joints used in the steel roof of the stadium• THY aeroplane hangar, Ankara: Independent verification of the structural design of the hanger with a clear span of 50 metres against severe wind and rare earthquake loads

  • Graduate Research Assistant

    • Feb 2015 - Aug 2017

    Developed reliable details for special steel components that could be employed in steel frames as structural fuses and replaced after rare earthquakes. Conducted 14 low-cycle fatigue experiments on a full-scale frame test setup to propose a criterion for the detection of damaged structural fuses after an extreme event. Carried out extensive finite element simulations to complement the test data. Project: Development of New Replaceable Link Details for Steel Eccentrically Braced FramesFunded by: Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) - Grant No. 114M251

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  Pardisan Consulting Engineers

  • Structural Engineer

    • Jan 2012 - Feb 2015

    Worked as a structural engineer in a leading engineering consulting firm, involved in the analysis, design and construction of a variety of projects. Some of the main responsibilities:• World Trade Centre, Tabriz - 192 m-tall building located in a highly seismic region with viscous dampers to resist strong earthquakes: Member of the analysis and design team• WTC Dome, Tabriz - a unique steel-concrete composite dome with a diameter of 35 m that encloses the top four levels of the tower and a revolving restaurant: Lead structural engineer for the design and construction of the dome and the revolving structure• Open Mall Shopping Complex, Tabriz: Member of the analysis and design team• Ghandehari Bridge, Gorgan - a segmental balanced cantilever bridge: Finite element simulation of the staged construction and post-tensioning phases

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  Pars-Pol Construction

  • Intern

    • Jun 2009 - Oct 2009