Current Positions

Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences

Education

Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Lehigh University
M.S., Civil Engineering, Lehigh University
B.S., Civil Engineering, Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey

Research Interests

Prof. Kurama’s research interests include the behavior and design of concrete buildings under earthquake loading, precast/prestressed concrete, structures under fire effects, and reinforced concrete materials for increased construction efficiency and sustainability. He is a registered engineer in Indiana and Michigan.

Key Words

Blast, Concrete, Construction, Earthquake, Fire, Seismic, Steel, Structural Design and Analysis, Structural Engineering, Structural Testing, Sustainable and Secure Nuclear, Transformative Wind

Relevant Energy Publications

1. Li, Xinghua, Yahya C. Kurama, and Gang Wu. "Experimental and numerical study of precast posttensioned walls with yielding-based and friction-based energy dissipation." Engineering Structures 212 (2020): 110391.
2. Aragon, Theresa C., Yahya C. Kurama, and Donald F. Meinheit. "Behavior of ductile shor-grouted seismic reinforcing bar-to-foundation connections under adverse construction conditions." PCI Journal 65, no. 4 (2020).
3. Li, Xinghua, Gang Wu, Yahya C. Kurama, and Haoran Cui. "Experimental comparisons of repairable precast concrete shear walls with a monolithic cast-in-place wall." Engineering Structures 216 (2020): 110671.
4. Devine, Robert D., Steven M. Barbachyn, Ashley P. Thrall, and Yahya C. Kurama. "Effect of Aspect Ratio, Flanges, and Material Strength on Squat Reinforced Concrete Shear Walls." ACI Structural Journal 117, no. 5 (2020).
5. Barbachyn, Steven M., Robert D. Devine, Ashley P. Thrall, and Yahya C. Kurama. "Behavior of Nuclear RC Shear Walls Designed for Similar Lateral Strengths Using Normal-Strength versus High-Strength Materials." Journal of Structural Engineering 146, no. 11 (2020): 04020252.