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Overview

Halil Sezen is affiliated with The Ohio State University in the United States and specializes in engineering with a focus on civil and structural engineering. Their research includes significant contributions to building and construction, geology, statistics, probability and uncertainty, and mechanics of materials.

Their research topics cover a range of structural and infrastructure concerns, including:

  • Structural Health Monitoring Techniques
  • Seismic Performance and Analysis
  • Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring
  • Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete
  • Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis
  • Structural Response to Dynamic Loads
  • 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage

Sezen has coauthored extensively with several researchers. Frequent collaborators include:

  • Alper Yılmaz
  • Yongsheng Bai
  • Rongjun Qin
  • Tunc Aldemir
  • Richard Denning

Their recent publications feature work on structural stability, damage detection, and predictive modeling. Selected papers include:

  • "State-of-the-art review and investigation of structural stability in multi-story modular buildings," 2020, Journal of Building Engineering
  • "Engineering deep learning methods on automatic detection of damage in infrastructure due to extreme events," 2022, Structural Health Monitoring
  • "Data-Driven Models for Predicting the Shear Strength of Rectangular and Circular Reinforced Concrete Columns," 2020, Journal of Structural Engineering
  • "Effect of Size and Slenderness on the Axial-Compressive Behavior of Basalt FRP-Confined Predamaged Concrete," 2021, Journal of Composites for Construction
  • "DETECTING CRACKS AND SPALLING AUTOMATICALLY IN EXTREME EVENTS BY END-TO-END DEEP LEARNING FRAMEWORKS," 2021, ISPRS annals of the photogrammetry, remote sensing and spatial information sciences

Sezen's publications are frequently found in venues such as:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • ISPRS annals of the photogrammetry, remote sensing and spatial information sciences
  • Construction Materials
  • Nuclear Engineering and Design

They have also contributed to book publications, including work issued by Transportation Research Board eBooks, notably the 2022 title "Rehabilitation of Culverts and Buried Storm Drain Pipes."

Best Publications

  • SHEAR STRENGTH MODEL FOR LIGHTLY REINFORCED CONCRETE COLUMNS

    Halil Sezen;Jack P. Moehle

  • Performance of reinforced concrete buildings during the August 17, 1999 Kocaeli, Turkey earthquake, and seismic design and construction practise in Turkey

    H Sezen;A.S Whittaker;K.J Elwood;K.M Mosalam

  • Reinforcement Slip in Reinforced Concrete Columns

    Halil Sezen;Eric J. Setzler

  • Analytical fragility assessment using unscaled ground motion records

    Fatemeh Jalayer;Hossein Ebrahimian;Andrea Miano;Gaetano Manfredi

  • Seismic Tests of Concrete Columns with Light Transverse Reinforcement

    Halil Sezen;Jack P. Moehle

  • Seismic Performance of Industrial Facilities Affected by the 1999 Turkey Earthquake

    Halil Sezen;Andrew S. Whittaker

  • Experimental and analytical progressive collapse assessment of a steel frame building

    Brian I. Song;Halil Sezen

  • Cause of Damage and Failures in Silo Structures

    Adem Dogangun;Zeki Karaca;Ahmet Durmus;Halil Sezen

  • Evaluation, modeling, and analysis of shipping container building structures

    Kevin Giriunas;Halil Sezen;Rebecca B. Dupaix

  • Dynamic analysis and seismic performance evaluation of above-ground liquid-containing tanks

    Halil Sezen;Ramazan Livaoglu;Adem Dogangun

  • Investigation of dynamic response of masonry minaret structures

    Adem Dogangun;Ramazan Acar;Halil Sezen;Ramazan Livaoglu

  • Model for the Lateral Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Columns Including Shear Deformations

    Eric J. Setzler;Halil Sezen

  • Progressive collapse testing and analysis of a steel frame building

    Brian I. Song;Kevin A. Giriunas;Halil Sezen

  • Hysteretic Model for Reinforced Concrete Columns Including the Effect of Shear and Axial Load Failure

    Halil Sezen;Halil Sezen;Tanmoy Chowdhury;Tanmoy Chowdhury

  • Shear deformation model for reinforced concrete columns

    Halil Sezen

  • Load performance of in situ corrugated steel highway culverts

    Kyong Y. Yeau;Halil Sezen;Patrick J. Fox

  • GRAVITY LOAD COLLAPSE OF BUILDING FRAMES DURING EARTHQUAKES

    J P Moehle;K J Elwood;H Sezen

  • Repair and Strengthening of Reinforced Concrete Beam-Column Joints with Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites

    Halil Sezen

  • Experimental Evaluation of Axial Behavior of Strengthened Circular Reinforced-Concrete Columns

    Halil Sezen;Halil Sezen;Eric A. Miller;Eric A. Miller

  • In-Situ Load Testing of Corrugated Steel Pipe-Arch Culverts

    Halil Sezen;Kyong Y. Yeau;Patrick Joseph Fox

Frequent Co-Authors

Patrick J. Fox
Patrick J. Fox Pennsylvania State University
Jack P. Moehle
Jack P. Moehle University of California, Berkeley
Andrea Prota
Andrea Prota University of Naples Federico II
Ian D. Moore
Ian D. Moore Queen's University
De-Cheng Feng
De-Cheng Feng Southeast University
Gang Wu
Gang Wu Southeast University
Andrew S. Whittaker
Andrew S. Whittaker University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Gaetano Manfredi
Gaetano Manfredi University of Naples Federico II
Xinzheng Lu
Xinzheng Lu Tsinghua University
Amr S. Elnashai
Amr S. Elnashai University of Houston

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