Research Interests

• Offshore Geotechnical Engineering; Geotechical Reliability Analysis; Computational Geomechanics

Education and Work Experience

• 09/2018 - 01/2023, PhD in Geotechnical Engineering, Istanbul Kultur University, Turkiye  

• 09/2016 - 05/2018, MSc in Geotechnical Engineering, Istanbul Kultur University, Turkiye  

• 09/2011 - 08/2016, BSc in Civil Engineering, Istanbul Kultur University, Turkiye

• 11/2024 - Present, Postdoctoral Researcher, South China University of Technology, China

• 09/2023 - 10/2024, Assistant Professor, Bahcesehir University, Turkiye

• 01/2021 - 08/2023, Instructor, Istanbul Kultur University, Turkiye

• 10/2016 - 12/2020, Research Assistant, Istanbul Kultur University, Turkiye

Research Achievement

Dr.Mert’ s field of research is geotechnical reliability analysis and computational geomechanics. He took part in wide range of numerical analysis projects after his undergraduate study during his employment as a Research Assistant. He participated in modeling many projects with the geotechnical engineering team at his university such as soil-subway tunnel interaction, 2D and 3D deep excavation design, shallow and deep design, landslides and remediation of slopes, marine structure design, seepage analysis for walls and earth dams using finite element method (FEM). His master' s and doctoral studies also aimed to reach conclusions by computational geomechanics using laboratory and field test databases as inputs. During his doctoral study, he focused on random fields, geotechnical reliability analysis, sources of uncertainties in ground conditions, inherent spatial variability of soil and rocks, and methods for quantifying spatial variability of soils in numerical analyses that meet one of your preferred fields for the position. There are over 200 projects in this context that he has completely executed the FEM modeling and analysis parts. He has consulted and prepared reports for local and international geotechnical projects.

5 Selected papers:

• Mert, A. C. , Yazıcı, G. & Khan Baba Zadeh, H. (2024). Hazard Curves for Reliability Assessment of Strip Footings on Spatially Varying Sand. KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, 28, 4258-4271. DOI: 10.1007/s12205-024-1260-8

• Mert, A. C. , Yazıcı, G. & Khan Baba Zadeh, H. (2023). Hazard Curves for Reliability Assessment of Strip Footings on Spatially Varying Cohesive Soils. Turkish Journal of Civil Engineering, 34 (6), 1-28. DOI: 10.18400/tjce.1340360

• Khanbabazadeh, H., Mert, A. C. (2023). Response of steel pipeline crossing strike-slip fault in clayey soils by nonlinear analysis method. Geomechanics and Engineering, 34(4), 409–424. DOI: 10.12989/GAE.2023.34.4.409.

• Arel, E., Mert, A. C. (2021). Field Simulation of settlement analysis for shallow foundation using cone penetration data. Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics, 66, 103169, DOI: 10.1016/j.probengmech.2021.103169.

• Mert, A. C., Yazıcı, G. (2021). Calculation of Pile Capacity in Cohesionless Soil by CPT Considering Spatial Variability. Çukurova Engineering Faculty Journal, 36(4), 1051-1060, DOI: 10.21605/cukurovaumfd.1048348.