Assoc. Prof Dr. Abdulkadir Cevik
University Of Gaziantep
Civil Engineering Department
27310/Gaziantep TURKEY
Telephone: +90 342 3172409
Fax:  +90 342 3601107
E-mail: akcevik@gantep.edu.tr

Education & Degrees

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University Of Gaziantep, Turkey, 2006

(PhD Thesis: A New Approach for Elastoplastic Analysis of Structures: Neural Networks)

M.S., Civil Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey, 1998

B.S. Civil Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey, 1994

Research & Teaching Interests

• Soft Computing Techniques
1. Neural Networks
2. Genetic Programming
3. Stepwise Regression
4. Fuzzy Logic
• Soft Computing Applications in :
1. Biomedical Engineering
2. Structural engineering and Mechanics
3. Steel Structures
4. Aluminum Structures
5. Reinforced Concrete Structures
6. Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) in Reinforced Concrete Structures
7. Civil Engineering
8. Mechanical Engineering
9. Geotechnical Engineering

Recent Publications- International Journals with Citations - 2006-2010 (SCI only)

NO / INDEX			Total Cites	Self Cites	By Others
1	SCI	A. Guven, M. Gunal, A. Cevik, Prediction of pressure fluctuations on sloping stilling basins, Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, 33 (2006) 1379-1388.	10	1	9
2	SCI	I.H. Guzelbey, A. Cevik, A. Erklig, Prediction of web crippling strength of cold-formed steel sheetings using neural networks, Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 62 (2006) 962-973.	18	6	12
3	SCI	I.H. Guzelbey, A. Cevik, M.T. Gogus, Prediction of rotation capacity of wide flange beams using neural networks, Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 62 (2006) 950-961.	16	6	10
4	SCI	A. Cevik, Prediction of concrete elastic modulus using adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system - Discussion, Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems, 24 (2007) 299-300.	0	0	0
5	SCI	A. Cevik, Unified formulation for web crippling strength of cold-formed steel sheeting using stepwise regression, Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 63 (2007) 1305-1316.	5	0	5
6	SCI	A. Cevik, A new formulation for longitudinally stiffened webs subjected to patch loading, Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 63 (2007) 1328-1340.	9	1	8
7	SCI	A. Cevik, A new formulation for web crippling strength of cold-formed steel sheeting using genetic programming, Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 63 (2007) 867-883.	5	2	3
8	SCI	A. Cevik, Genetic programming based formulation of rotation capacity of wide flange beams, Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 63 (2007) 884-893.	5	2	3
9	SCI	A. Cevik, I.H. Guzelbey, A soft computing based approach for the prediction of ultimate strength of metal plates in compression, Engineering Structures, 29 (2007) 383-394.	7	2	5
10	SCI	G. Tohumoglu, A.G. Canseven, A. Cevik, N. Seyhan, Formulation of ELF magnetic fields' effects on malondialdehyde level and myeloperoxidase activity in kidney using genetic programming, Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine, 86 (2007) 1-9.	1	0	1
11	SCI	A. Cevik, Discussion on "Correction of soil parameters in calculation of embankment settlement using a BP network back-analysis model" By Zhi-liang Wang, Yong-chi Li, RF Shen [Engineering Geology 91 (2007) 168-177], Engineering Geology, 100 (2008) 146-147.	0	0	0
12	SCI	A. Cevik, Unified formulation for ultimate capacity of shear failure of arc spot welding using genetic programming, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 204 (2008) 117-124.	0	0	0
13	SCI	A. Cevik, A.F. Cabalar, A Genetic-Programming-Based Formulation for the Strength Enhancement of Fiber-Reinforced-Polymer-Confined Concrete Cylinders, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 110 (2008) 3087-3095.	0	0	0
14	SCI	A. Cevik, I.H. Guzelbey, Neural network modeling of strength enhancement for CFRP confined concrete cylinders, Building and Environment, 43 (2008) 751-763.	10	4	6
15	SCI	A. Cevik, M.A. Kutuk, A. Erklig, I.H. Guzelbey, Neural network modeling of arc spot welding, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 202 (2008) 137-144.	1	0	1
16	SCI	A. Cevik, M. Sonebi, Modelling the performance of self-compacting SIFCON of cement slurries using genetic programming technique, Computers and Concrete, 5 (2008) 475-490.	2	1	1
17	SCI	M. Pala, N. Caglar, M. Elmas, A. Cevik, M. Saribiyik, Dynamic soil-structure interaction analysis of buildings by neural networks, Construction and Building Materials, 22 (2008) 330-342.	3	0	3
18	SCI	A. Baykasoglu, A. Cevik, L. Ozbakir, S. Kulluk, Generating prediction rules for liquefaction through data mining, Expert Systems with Applications, 36 (2009) 12491-12499.	2	0	2
19	SCI	A.F. Cabalar, A. Cevik, Genetic programming-based attenuation relationship: An application of recent earthquakes in turkey, Computers & Geosciences, 35 (2009) 1884-1896.	1	0	1
20	SCI	A.F. Cabalar, A. Cevik, Modelling damping ratio and shear modulus of sand-mica mixtures using neural networks, Engineering Geology, 104 (2009) 31-40.	2	1	1
21	SCI	A. Cevik, Discussion on "Neural networks for modelling ultimate pure bending of steel circular tubes" by Mohamed Shahin and Mohamed Elchalakani [J. Constr. Steel Res. 2008; 64(6): 624-633], Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 65 (2009) 2086-2086.	0	0	0
22	SCI	A. Cevik, N. Atmaca, T. Ekmekyapar, I.H. Guzelbey, Flexural buckling load prediction of aluminium alloy columns using soft computing techniques, Expert Systems with Applications, 36 (2009) 6332-6342.	0	0	0
23	SCI	A. Cevik, A.F. Cabalar, Modelling damping ratio and shear modulus of sand-mica mixtures using genetic programming, Expert Systems with Applications, 36 (2009) 7749-7757.	3	0	3
24	SCI	A. Cevik, S. Ozturk, Neuro-fuzzy model for shear strength of reinforced concrete beams without web reinforcement, Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems, 26 (2009) 263-277.	0	0	0
25	SCI	M. Sonebi, A. Cevik, Prediction of Fresh and Hardened Properties of Self-Consolidating Concrete Using Neurofuzzy Approach, Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 21 (2009) 672-679.	0	0	0
26	SCI	M. Sonebi, A. Cevik, Genetic programming based formulation for fresh and hardened properties of self-compacting concrete containing pulverised fuel ash, Construction and Building Materials, 23 (2009) 2614-2622.	3	0	3
27	SCI	S. Tapkin, A. Cevik, U. Usar, Accumulated strain prediction of polypropylene modified marshall specimens in repeated creep test using artificial neural networks, Expert Systems with Applications, 36 (2009) 11186-11197.	4	0	4
28	SCI	A.F. Cabalar, A. Cevik, C. Gokceoglu, G. Baykal, Neuro-fuzzy based constitutive modeling of undrained response of Leighton Buzzard Sand mixtures, Expert Systems with Applications, 37 (2010) 842-851.	0	0	0
29	SCI	A.F. Cabalar, A. Cevik, I.H. Guzelbey, Constitutive modeling of Leighton Buzzard Sands using genetic programming, Neural Computing & Applications, 19 (2010) 657-665.	1	0	1
30	SCI	A. Cevik, New Formula to Calculate Minimum Flexure Reinforcement for Thick High-Strength Concrete Plates, ACI Structural Journal, 107 (2010) 490-491.	0	0	0
31	SCI	A. Cevik, M.H. Arslan, M.A. Koroglu, Genetic-programming-based modeling of RC beam torsional strength, KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, 14 (2010) 371-384.	1	0	1
32	SCI	A. Cevik, M.T. Gogus, I.H. Guzelbey, H. Filiz, Soft computing based formulation for strength enhancement of CFRP confined concrete cylinders, Advances in Engineering Software, 41 (2010) 527-536.	0	0	0
33	SCI	A. Cevik, M.T. Gogus, I.H. GuzelbeY, H. Filiz, A new formulation for longitudinally stiffened webs subjected to patch loading using stepwise regression method, Advances in Engineering Software, 41 (2010) 611-618.	0	0	0
34	SCI	H. Tanyildizi, A. Cevik, Modeling mechanical performance of lightweight concrete containing silica fume exposed to high temperature using genetic programming, Construction and Building Materials, 24 (2010) 2612-2618.	0	0	0
35	SCI	S. Tapkin, A. Cevik, U. Usar, Prediction of Marshall test results for polypropylene modified dense bituminous mixtures using neural networks, Expert Systems with Applications, 37 (2010) 4660-4670.	0	0	0
36	SCI	Köroğlu M.A, Köken A., Arslan M.H., Çevik A., Genetic Programming Based Modeling of Shear Capacity of Composite Beams with Profiled Steel Sheeting, Advanced Steel Construction,  7 (2) (2011)	0	0	0
37	SCI	Abdulkadir CEVIK, Ebru AKCAPINAR SEZER, Ali Firat CABALAR, Candan GOKCEOGLU, Modelling of the uniaxial compressive strength of some clay-bearing Applied Soft Computing, (2010)	0	0	0
38	SCI	Cevik A , Modeling strength enhancement of FRP confined concrete cylinders using soft computing, Expert Systems with Applications,  (2010)	0	0	0
39	SCI	Cevik A ,Neuro-fuzzy modeling of rotation capacity of wide flange beams, Expert Systems with Applications, (2010)	0	0	0
40	SCI	Ayse Edincliler, Ali Cabalar, Ahmet Cagatay, Abdulkadir Cevik, Triaxial compression behavior of sand and tire wastes using neural networks, Neural Computing & Applications, (2010)	0	0	0
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International Proceedings

1	Canseven,AG.,Tohumoglu,G.,Cevik,A.,Seyhan,N.,”Formulatıon Of Low Intensıty Dırect Current Effects On Wound Healing Of Skin Using Genetic Programming”, Proc.. of the 15th Intl. Conf. on Digital Signal Processing, 507–510,London, 2007
2	A. Çevik, Ş. Öztürk, T. Ekmekyapar, Soft Computing Modeling Of Shear Capacity of RC Beams Without Web Reinforcement, A New Formulation for Rotation Capacity Of Wide Flange Beams Using Stepwise Regression, 8th International Congress on Advances in Civil Engineering, 15-17 September 2008, Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta, North Cyprus, 411-423 (2008)
3	A. Çevik, T. Ekmekyapar, A New Formulation for Rotation Capacity Of Wide Flange Beams Using Stepwise Regression, 8th International Congress on Advances in Civil Engineering, 15-17 September 2008, Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta, North Cyprus, 425-434 (2008)
4	Cabalar AF, Cevik A, An Artificial Neural Network Application in a Composite Granular Matrix, PORO-MECHANICS, IV, 4th Biot Conference on Poromechanics, JUN 08-10, 2009 Columbia Univ, New York, 371-377, (2009)
5	Cevik A, ARSLAN MH, Estimation of Torsional Strength of RC Beams by Various Soft Computing Techniques. 7th Asia Pacific structural engineering and construction conference (APSEC 2009) & 2nd European Asian civil engineering forum, (EACEF 2009), Malaysia, 4-6 August,630-635, (2009)
6	Al-Jabri, K. S., and Cevik, A., “A New Formulation for Rotation of Bare-steel Joints at Elevated Temperatures Using Genetic Programming”, In: Proceedings of the International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering, , W. Tizani (Editor), 30 June-2 July, 2010, Nottingham, UK, Nottingham University Press, Paper 207, p. 413.

Supervised MSC Thesis
1	Soft Computing Modeling of shear strength of RC beams without stirrups.
2	Neural Network modeling of torsional strength of RC beams.
3	Modeling torsional strength of RC beams using Genetic Programming (Continue…)
Supervised PhD Thesis
1	Design of Structures Using Soft Computing Tecniques.
2	Design and analysis of materials and structures using soft computing (Continue…)

Honors and Awards:

Best PhD thesis award in mechanics between 2005-07 by National Mechanics committee

Languages:

Turkish: Mother Tongue

English: Excellent command of English

German: Excellent command of German