MSc
Solid Mechanics, Istanbul Technical University, February 2020 – November 2021
Thesis: Mechanical Properties of Boron Nanotubes Full text
Publication: Caliskan, Erdem, and Mesut Kirca. “Tensile characteristics of boron nanotubes by using reactive molecular dynamics simulations.” Computational Materials Science 209 (2022): 111368. Publication link
- Performed one of the first reactive molecular dynamics studies of boron nanotubes (BNTs) reported in the literature.
- Analyzed the tensile properties of ten BNT allotropes.
- Used LAMMPS on HPC systems.
- Developed in-house codes for atomic-structure generation and post-processing.
Caliskan and Kirca, 2022.
Courses
Finite Element Analysis in Engineering (MKC525E)
- Calculated nodal deflections, element stresses, and reaction forces for truss members and Euler-Bernoulli beams using MATLAB (Homework 1).
- Studied mesh convergence, shear locking, and hourglass effects using Ansys Workbench (Homework 2).
- Compared Ansys Workbench and hand-written codes for plates meshed with linear quadrilateral elements under two boundary conditions (Homework 3).
- Performed mesh convergence studies using Ansys Workbench (Homework 4).
- Carried out dynamic analysis of a plate using MATLAB (Homework 5).
- Combined hand calculations and coding for simple finite element problems (Final exam).
Fracture Mechanics (MKC517E)
- Studied crack propagation and fracture mechanics using Nasgro and nCode. Homework 1, Homework 2, Homework 3, Homework 4, Final Exam
Foundations of Solid Mechanics (MKC523)
- Midterm
- Beams and shells
- Final Exam
- Derived the exact nonlinear integro-differential equation for a beam.
- Derived compatibility equations for a plane-stress large-deformation strain field.
- Obtained relaxation and creep functions for a viscoelastic material model.
- Solved the circular plate problem with a simply supported circumference using Kirchhoff plate theory.
- Calculated stress expressions and derived the stress concentration factor around a crack subjected to splitting forces using the Airy stress function.
Other courses
- Engineering Mathematics (MKC501E)
- Theory of Elasticity (MKC521)
- Structural Dynamics (UUM504E)
- Mechanics of Composite Materials (MKC516)
- Molecular Simulation Methods (KMM538E)