Erdem Caliskan
Graduate Research Assistant The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
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
- Molecular dynamics analysis of boron nanotubes (BNT) with reactive molecular dynamics for the first time in the literature
- Analysis of tensile properties of ten allotropes of BNTs
- Used LAMMPS in HPC systems
- Created in-house codes for forming the atomic structures and post-processing
Caliskan and Kirca, 2022.
Courses
Finite Element Analysis in Engineering (MKC525E)
- Calculation of nodal deflections, element stresses, and reaction forces for truss members and Euler-Bernoulli beams using Matlab (Homework 1)
- Mesh convergence studies, examination of shear locking and hourglass effects using commercial software (Ansys Workbench, Homework 2)
- Comparison of Ansys Workbench and hand-written codes for plate meshed with linear quadrilateral elements for two different boundary conditions (Homework 3)
- Mesh convergence studies using Ansys Workbench (Homework 4)
- Dynamic analysis of a plate using Matlab (Homework 5)
- Hand calculations and coding for simple finite element problems (Final exam)
Fracture Mechanics (MKC517E)
- Crack propagation and fracture mechanics analysis 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
- Determination of exact integral nonlinear differential equation for a beam,
- Derivation of compatibility equations for plane-stress large deformation strain field,
- Obtaining the relaxation and creep functions of the viscoelastic material model,
- Obtaining solution circular plate having simply supported circumference using Kirchhoff plate theory,
- Calculating stress expressions and deriving stress concentration factor around crack subjected to splitting forces using Airy stress function.
Other courses
- Engineering Mathematics (MKC501E)
- Theory of Elasticity (MKC521)
- Structural Dynamics (UUM504E)
- Mechanics of Composite Materials (MKC516)
- Molecular Simulation Methods (KMM538E)