PAPERS PUBLISHED IN A PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS COVERED BY SCI:

  1. Akkar S., Kale Ö., Sandikkaya MA. and Yenier E. (2021). A procedure to develop backbone ground-motion model: a case study for its implementation, Earthquake Spectra, 37(4):2523-2544. doi:10.1177/87552930211014541
  2. Akkar S., Çağlar NM., Kale Ö., Yazgan U. and Sandikkaya MA. (2021). Impact of rupture‑plane uncertainty on earthquake hazard: observations from the 30 october 2020 Samos earthquake, Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 19:2739–2761.
  3. Argyroudis SA., Fotopoulou S., Karafagka S., Pitilakis K., Selva J., Salzano E., Basco A., Crowley H., Rodrigues D., Matos JP., Schleiss AJ., Courage W., Reinders J., Cheng Y., Akkar S., Uçkan E., Erdik M., Giardini D. and Mignan A. (2020). A risk-based multi-level stress test methodology: application to six critical non-nuclear infrastructures in Europe, Natural Hazards, 100:2, 595-633.
  4. Kale Ö. and Akkar, S. (2020). “A New Formulation for Code-Based Vertical Design Spectrum,” Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, 49:10, 963-980.
  5. Vitor, S., Akkar, S., Baker, J., Bazzuro, P., Castro J.M., Crowley, H., Dolsek, M., Galasso, C., Lagomarsino, S., Monteiro, R., Perrone, D., Kyriazis, P. and Vamvatsikos, D. (2019). Current Challenges and Future Trends in Analytical Fragility and Vulnerability Modelling, Earthquake Spectra, 35:4, 1927-1952.
  6. Çağnan Z. and Akkar, S. (2019). “Assessment of Aleatory and Epistemic Uncertainty for Ground‐Motion Intensity Measure Prediction in Turkey,” Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America 109:1, 263-283.
  7. Mousavi M., Akkar, S. and Erdik M. 2019 “A Candidate Proxy to be Used in Intensity-Based Triggering Mechanism for Parametric CAT-Bond Insurance: Istanbul Case Study,” Earthquake Spectra, 35:2, 565-588.
  8. D., Danciu L., Erdik M., Şeşetyan K., Demircioğlu M.B., Akkar, S., Gülen L. and Zare M., 2018. “Seismic hazard map of the Middle East,” Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 16, 3567–3570.
  9. Şeşetyan K., Danciu L., Demircioğlu M.B., Giardini D., Erdik M., Akkar, S., Gülen L., Zare M., Adamia S., Ansari A., Arakelyan A., Askan Gündoğdu A., Avenasyan M., Babayan H., Chelidze T., Durgaryan R., Elias A., Hamzehloo H., Hessami K. and Kalafat D., 2018. “The 2014 seismic hazard model of the Middle East overview and results,” Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 16, 3535–3566.
  10. Akkar, S., Eroğlu Azak, T., Çan, T., Çeken, U., Demircioğlu Tümsa, M.B., Duman, T.Y., Erdik, Ö.M., Ergintav, S., Kadirioğlu, F.T., Kalafat, D., Kale, Ö., Kartal R.F., Kekovalı K., Kılıç T., Özalp, S., Altuncu Poyraz, S., Şeşetyan K., Tekin S., Yakut, A., Yılmaz, M.T., Yücemen M.S. and Zülfikar Ö. 2018. “Evolution of seismic hazard maps in Turkey,” Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 16, 3197-3228.
  11. Sandıkkaya, M.A., Akkar, S., Bard, P.Y., 2019. “A Probabilistic Procedure to Describe Site Amplification Factors for Seismic Design Codes,” Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 126, Article Number: 105068.
  12. Akkar, S., Moghimi S. and Arıcı, Y., 2018. “A study on major seismological and geometrical parameters affecting near-fault forward-directivity ground-motion demands for their possible inclusion in seismic design codes,” Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 104, 88-105.
  13. Danciu L., Kale Ö., and Akkar, S., 2018. “The 2014 Earthquake Model of the Middle East: ground motion model and uncertainties,” Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 16, 3497-3533.
  14. Akkar S., Kale Ö., Yakut A. and Çeken U., 2018. “Ground-motion characterization for the probabilistic seismic hazard assessment in Turkey,” Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 16, 3439-3463.
  15. Kale, Ö., and S, 2017. “A Ground-Motion Logic-Tree Scheme for Regional Seismic Hazard Studies,” Earthquake Spectra, 33, 837-856.
  16. Çağnan Z, Akkar, S., Kale Ö, Sandıkkaya MA, 2017. “A Model for Predicting Vertical Component Peak Ground Acceleration (PGA), Peak Ground Velocity (PGV), and 5% Damped Pseudospectral Acceleration (PSA) for Europe and the Middle East,” Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 15, 2617-2643.
  17. Cheng, Y. and Akkar, S., 2017 “Probabilistic permanent fault displacement hazard via Monte Carlo simulation and its consideration for the probabilistic risk assessment of buried continuous steel pipelines, Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, 46, 605-620.
  18. Sandıkkaya, A. and Akkar, S., 2017 “Cumulative Absolute Velocity, Arias Intensity and Significant Duration Predictive Models from a Global Pan-European Strong-Motion Dataset,” Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 15, 1881-1898.
  19. Akkar, S and Cheng Y, 2016. “Application of a Monte-Carlo simulation approach for the probabilistic assessment of seismic hazard for geographically distributed portfolio,” Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, 45, 525-541.
  20. Kale, Ö., Akkar, S., Hamzehloo H. and Ansari, A., 2015. “A ground-motion predictive model for Iran and Turkey for horizontal PGA, PGV and 5%-damped response spectrum: Investigation of possible regional effects,” Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 105, 963-980.
  21. Akkar, S. and Kale, Ö., 2014. “Reply to “Comment on ‘A New Procedure for Selecting and Ranking Ground‐Motion Prediction Equations (GMPEs): The Euclidean Distance‐Based Ranking (EDR) Method’ by Özkan Kale and Sinan Akkar” by Sum Mak, Robert Alan Clements, and Danijel Schorlemmer,” Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 104, 3141-3144.
  22. Ay, B.O. and Akkar, S., 2014. “Evaluation of a recently proposed record selection and scaling procedure for low-rise to mid-rise reinforced concrete buildings and its use for probabilistic risk assessment studies,” Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, 43(6), 889-908.
  23. Douglas, J., Akkar, S., Ameri, G., Bard, P-Y,Bindi, D., Bommer, J.J., Bora, S.S., Cotton, F., Derras, B., Hermkes, M., Kuehn, N.M., Luzi, L., Massa, M., Pacor, F., Riggelsen, C., Sandıkkaya, M.A., Scherbaum, F., Stafford, P.J. and Traversa, P., 2014. “Comparisons among the five ground-motion models developed using RESORCE for the prediction of response spectral accelerations due to earthquakes in Europe and the Middle East,” Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 12(1), 341-358.
  24. Akkar, S., Sandıkkaya, M.A., and Ay, B.Ö. 2014. Compatible ground-motion prediction equations for damping scaling factors and vertical-to-horizontal spectral amplitude ratios for the broader Europe region, Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 12(1), 517-547.
  25. Akkar, S., Sandıkkaya, M.A., Şenyurt, M., Azari Sisi, A., Ay, B.Ö., Traversa, P., Douglas, J., Cotton, F., Luzi, L., Hernandez, B. and Godey, S. 2014. Reference database for seismic ground-motion in Europe (RESORCE), Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 12(1), 311-339.
  26. Akkar, S., Sandıkkaya, M.A. and Bommer, J.J., 2014. “Empirical ground-motion models for point- and extended- source crustal earthquake scenarios in Europe and the Middle East,” Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 12(1), 359-387.
  27. Sandıkkaya, M.A., Akkar, S. and Bard, P.Y., 2013. “A nonlinear site amplification model for the nextPan-European ground-motion prediction equations,” Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 103(1), 19-32.
  28. Kale, Ö. and Akkar, S., 2013. “A new procedure for selecting and ranking ground-motion prediction equations (GMPEs): the Euclidean-Distance Based Ranking (EDR) method,” Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 103(2A), 1069-1084.
  29. Rodriguez-Marek, A, Cotton, F., Abrahamson, NA., Akkar, S., Al Atik, L., Edwards, B., Montalva, G.A. and Dawood, H.M., 2013. “A Model for Single-Station Standard Deviation Using Data from Various Tectonic Regions,” Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 103, 3149-3163.
  30. Bommer, J.J., Akkar, S., and Drouet S., 2012. “Extending ground-motion prediction equations for spectral accelerations to higher response frequencies,” Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 10, 379–399.
  31. Boore, D.M., Sisi, A.A. and Akkar, S., 2012. “Using pad-stripped acausally filtered strong-motion data,” Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 102, 751-760.
  32. Delavaud, E., Cotton, F., Akkar, S., Scherbaum F., Danciu, L., Beuval, C., Drouet, S., Douglas, J., Basili, R., Sandıkkaya, M.A, Segou, M., Faccioli, E., and Theodilidis, N., 2012. “Toward a ground-motion logic tree for probabilistic seismic hazard assessment in Europe,” Journal of Seismology, 16: 451-473.
  33. Yakut, A., Sucuoğlu, H. and Akkar, S., 2012. “Seismic risk prioritization of resiidential buildings in Istanbul,” Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, 41 (11), 1533-1547.
  34. Ay, B.O. and Akkar, S., 2012. “A procedure on ground motion selection and scaling for nonlinear response of simple structural systems,” Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, 41 (12), 1693-1707.
  35. Bommer, J.J. and Akkar, S. “Consistent source-to-site distance metrics in ground-motion prediction equations and seismic source models for PSHA,” Earthquake Spectra, 28(1), 1-15.
  36. Bommer J.J., Akkar, S. and Drouet, S. 2012. Extending ground-motion prediction equations for spectral accelerations to higher response frequencies,” Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 10(2), 379-399.
  37. Bommer J.J., Akkar S. and Kale O., 2011. A model for vertical-to-horizontal response spectral ratios for Europe and the Middle East, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 101(4), 1783-1806.
  38. Akkar, S., Aldemir, A., Askan, A., Bakır, S., Canbay, E., Demirel, I.O., Erberik, M.A., Gülerce, Z., Gülkan, P., Kalkan, E., Prakash, S., Sandıkkaya, M.A., Sevilgen, V., Ugurhan, B., Yenier, E., 2011. 8 March 2010 Elazığ-Kovancılar (Turkey) Earthquake: Observations on ground motions and building damage, Seismological Research Letters 82(1), 42-58.
  39. Akkar, S., Kale, O., Yenier, E. and Bommer J.J., 2011. The high-frequency limit of usable response spectral ordinates from filtered analogue and digital strong-motion accelerograms, Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, 40(12), 1387-1401.
  40. Eroglu, T. and Akkar, S., Lateral stiffness estimation in frames and its implementation to continuum models for linear and nonlinear static analysis, Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 9(4), 1097-1114.
  41. Akkar, S. and Cagnan, Z., 2010. A local ground-motion predictive model for Turkey and its comparison with other regional and global ground-motion models, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 100(6), 2978-2995.
  42. Akkar, S., Cagnan, Z., Yenier, E., Erdogan, E., Sandikkaya, M.A., Gulkan, P., 2010. The recently compiled Turkish strong-motion database: preliminary investigation for seismological parameters, Journal of Seismology, 14, 457-479.
  43. Bommer, J.J., Stafford, P. and Akkar, S., Current empirical ground-motion prediction equations for Europe and their application to Eurocode 8, Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 8, 5-26.
  44. Akkar, S. and Bommer, J.J., 2010. Empirical equations for the prediction of PGA, PGV and spectral accelerations in Europe, the Mediterranean region and the Middle East, Seismological Research Letters 81, 195-206.
  45. Akkar, S. and Yenier, M., 2009. Assessment of point-source stochastic simulations using recently derived ground-motion prediction equations, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 99, 3172-3191.
  46. Akkar, S. and Boore, D.M., 2009. On baseline corrections and uncertainty in response spectra for baseline variations commonly encountered in digital accelerograph records, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 99, 1671-1690.
  47. Akkar, S. and Kucukdogan, B., 2008. Direct use of PGV for estimating peak nonlinear oscillator displacements, Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, 37, 1411-1433.
  48. Bommer, J.J., Stafford, P., Alarcon, J. and Akkar, S., “The influence of magnitude range on empirical ground-motion prediction,” Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 97(6), 2152-2170.
  49. Akkar, S. and Metin, A., 2007. “Assessment of nonlinear static procedures in FEMA-440,” Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, 133(9) 1237-1246.
  50. Akkar, S. and Bommer, J.J., 2007. “Prediction of elastic displacement response spectra in Europe and the Middle East,” Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, 36(10), 1275-1301.
  51. Akkar, S. and Bommer, J.J., 2007. “Empirical prediction equations for peak ground velocity derived from strong-motion records from Europe and the Middle East,” Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Vol. 97(2), 511-530.
  52. Akkar, S. and Bommer J.J., 2006. “Influence of long-period filter cut-off on elastic spectral displacements,” Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, 35 (9), 1145-1165.
  53. Miranda, E. and Akkar S., 2006 “Generalized interstory drift demand spectrum,” Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, 132(6) 840-852.
  54. Akkar, S., Sucuoğlu, H. and Yakut, A., 2005. “Displacement-based fragility functions for low- and mid-rise ordinary concrete buildings,” Earthquake Spectra, 21(4), 901-927.
  55. Akkar, S. and Özen, Ö., 2005 “Effect of peak ground velocity on deformation demands for sdof systems,” Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, 34, 1551-1571.
  56. Akkar, S., Yazgan, U. and Gülkan, P., 2005. “Drift Estimates in Frame Buildings Subjected to Near-Fault Ground Motions,” Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, 131(7), 1014-1024.
  57. Akkar, S., Boore D.M. and Gülkan, P., 2005. “An evaluation of the strong ground motion recorded during the May 01, 2003 Bingöl, earthquake,” Journal of Earthquake Engineering, 9(2), 173-197.
  58. Akkar, S. and Miranda, E., 2005. “Statistical evaluation of approximate methods for estimating maximum deformation demands on existing structures,” Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, 131(1), 160-172.
  59. Miranda, E. and Akkar, S., 2003. “Dynamic instability of simple structural systems,” Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, 129(12), 1722-1726.
  60. Boore D. and Akkar, S., 2003. “Effect of causal and acausal filters on elastic and inelastic response spectra,” Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, 32, 1729-1748.
  61. Gülkan, P. and Akkar, S., “A simple replacement for the drift spectrum,” Engineering Structures, 24(11), 1477-1484.
  62. Akkar, S. and Gülkan, P., 2002. “A critical examination of near-field accelerograms from the sea of Marmara region earthquakes, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 92(1), 428-447.
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