Satuk Buğrahan Sari

Research and Teaching Assistant

Address: Middle East Technical University Civil Engineering Department, K1/102a
Universiteler Mah. Dumlupinar Bulv. 06800 – Cankaya, Ankara/TURKEY

Phone: +90 312 210 54 86

E-Mail: satuk@metu.edu.tr
sbugrahans@live.com

Website: https://avesis.metu.edu.tr/satuk

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3589-7666

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Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=m2XyqKcAAAAJ&hl=tr

You can download my CV here.

EDUCATION

2020 – Present Middle East Technical University Department of Civil Engineering M.Sc.
   ***CGPA: 4.00 / 4.00
   ***M.Sc. Thesis Topic: Post liquefaction shear strength of soils
   ***M.Sc. Thesis Advisor: Prof. Kemal Onder Cetin
   ***Graduation (expected): May, 2022
2015 – 2020   Middle East Technical University Department of Civil Engineering B.Sc.
   ***CGPA: 3.98 / 4.00 *–* 1^st Ranking Graduate
   ***Graduation: July 8, 2020
2011 – 2015 Ankara Ataturk High School – Ankara
2008 – 2011 TED Ankara College Foundation Schools Middle School – Ankara

EXPERIENCE

2020 – Present Middle East Technical University Department of Civil Engineering,
Research Assistant
Ankara / Turkey
2020 – Present Middle East Technical University Department of Civil Engineering,
   Teaching Assistant
   Ankara / Turkey

   Assisted Courses:

   *** CE363 Soil Mechanics:
   *******Duties: Carried out soil mechanics laboratory tests, regulated office hours with students,
******************************graded lab reports and homeworks, prepared course handouts

   *** CE366 Foundation Engineering I:
   *******Duties: Carried out recitation and office hours with students, graded homeworks,
******************************prepared course handouts

   *** CE464 Ground Improvement:
   *******Duties: Carried out office hours with students, graded homeworks, prepared course
******************************handouts, conducted Settle3, Slide2 and RS2 tutorials

   *** CE468 Geotechnical Design:
   *******Duties: Carried out recitation and office hours with students, graded homeworks,
******************************prepared course handouts, conducted Slide2 tutorials
2020   American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) – GeoInstitute Annual GeoCongress,
   Geoprediction Competition Finalist
   Minneapolis, Minnesota / USA
2019 – 2020 LARSA Inc. Full Time Structural Software Engineer at METU Teknokent
Ankara / Turkey
2019 – 2020 METU Civil Engineering Geotechnics Division
Geomechanics and Technology (GeoMT) Research Group Member
Ankara / Turkey

2019 Glocal Age 2020 Short Term Student Exchange Program Participant
Global Disaster Risk Reduction and Recovery Program, Earthquakes and Tsunamis
Advisor: Asst. Prof. Yutaka Gonda, Niigata University
Niigata University / Niigata, Japan
Fukushima University / Fukushima, Japan

2019 Summer Internship 2 – Site Civil Engineer
Renaissance Holding (REC International) Construction, Investment, Industry & Trade Inc.
Supreme Court Service Building Construction
Ankara / Turkey

2018 Summer Internship 1 – Site Civil Engineer
ILGAZ Construction & Trade Inc.
Industrial Plant Construction with Prefabricated Reinforced Concrete Members
Ankara / Turkey

ACADEMIC HONORS, REWARDS and SUCCESSES

2020 Middle East Technical University
***2020 University 3^rd Ranking Graduate
*************************2020 Civil Engineering Department 1^st Ranking Graduate ***
2020 American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) – GeoInstitute
***Annual GeoCongress Geoprediction Competition 2^nd Rank Reward
*************************Minneapolis, Minnesota / USA
2019 – 2020 METU Civil Engineering Department 4^th Year 1^st Rank Reward
***Spring Term – High Honor Student
***Fall Term – High Honor Student ***********

2018 – 2019 METU Civil Engineering Department 3^rd Year 1^st Rank Reward
***Spring Term – High Honor Student
***Fall Term – High Honor Student

2017 – 2018 METU Civil Engineering Department 2^nd Year 2^nd Rank Reward
***Spring Term – High Honor Student
***Fall Term – High Honor Student

2016 – 2017 METU Civil Engineering Department 1^st Year 2^nd Rank Reward
***Spring Term – High Honor Student
***Fall Term – High Honor Student
2015********* Ranking in top 1% out of 2.1 million test-takers in nationwide university entrance exam

PUBLICATIONS/PRESENTATIONS

2020 Sari, S. B., Durmaz, M. (2020). Predicting the location and depth of a failure surface of a
**********************landslide occured in the USA. ASCE GeoInstitute Geocongress, 2020, February 25-28,
**********************Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
***************************

CONFERENCES, SYMPOSIUMS and WORKSHOPS

2021 September Soil Liquefaction and Mitigation Techniques, Turkish Chamber of Civil Eng., Ankara / Turkey

2020 February American Society of Civil Engineers GeoInstitute GeoCongress, Minneapolis, Minnesota / USA

2019 November Abstract Writing Seminar, METU Academic Writing Center, Ankara / Turkey

2019 October 5^th Izmir Wind Energy Symposium and Exhibiton, Izmir / Turkey

2019 July Glocal Age 2020 Student Exchange Program, Global Disaster Risk Reduction and Recovery
**********************Program, Earthquakes and Tsunamis, Niigata & Fukushima / Japan

2019 February CE Summit 2019 Career Workshop, IACES Local Committee, Ankara / Turkey

2017 February HAVELSAN Cyber Security Winter School Program, Ankara / Turkey

ORGANIZATION and ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIPS

2019 – Present American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Student Council Membership – https://www.geoinstitute.org

2019 – Present Turkish Society for Int. Soil Mechanics and Geotech. Eng. Community (ZMGM)
Student Membership – https://www.zmgm.org.tr

2019 – 2020 METU Civil Eng. Dept. Geomechanics and Technology (GeoMT) Research Group
Research Member – http://geomt.ce.metu.edu.tr

COMPETENCIES and SKILLS

Computer General:
Microsoft Office Programs

Engineering Drawing Programs:
AutoCAD

Structural Analysis Programs:
SAP2000 and Section Designer
LARSA 4D and Section Composer
LARSA 4D Analytic Object Modeler

Geotechnical/Geomechanics Programs:
Rocscience: Settle3
Rocscience: Slide2
Rocscience: RS2
Plaxis 2D
Plaxis 3D
SeismoSignal

Construction Management Programs:
Autodesk: Navisworks
Autodesk: Revit
Allplan
MS Project

Coding and Software:
Microsoft Office Excel
Python
MATLAB
MathCAD

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Geotechnics and Geomechanics

Geotechnical earthquake engineering, soil liquefaction and mitigation
Post-liquefaction shear strength, response and deformations of soils
Seismic hazard analysis
Seismic response of landfills
Retaining structures, their asset management and seismic isolation
Landslides, static and seismic slope stability
In-situ and lab. testing of static and dynamic properties of earth materials
High-performance cut-off walls for levees in seismic regions
Soil/structure interaction of bridge foundations

CONSULTING PROJECTS

2021 May **********TEKFEN Engineering & GeoDestek Zemar Trade and Industry Inc.
*************************Geotechnical assessment and deep foundation system calculations of New Stack 7000 Unit
*************************Izmir / Turkey

2021 April *********State Railways of the Republic of Turkey (TCDD) & METU
*************************3D finite elem. modelling and geo. assess. of Ankara-Istanbul high-speed railway T26 tunnel
*************************Ankara / Turkey

2021 February****YSE Construction Industry and Trade Inc. & METU
****************************Geotech. assess. of Sabiha Gokcen Airp. (SAW) 2^nd airstrip TEM access roads and tunnels
****************************Istanbul / Turkey

LANGUAGES

Turkish Native
English Advanced
German Intermediate
Chinese Beginner

HOBIES

Sports Professional licensed soccer and chess player
Winter sports, swimming, tennis, table tennis and aikido
Art Watching movies and plays at the cinema and theater.

REFERENCES

Prof. Kemal Onder Cetin *********Middle East Technical University
**********************Civil Engineering Department – Geotechnical Engineering Division
********************************************ocetin@metu.edu.tr
********************************************+90 312 210 24 18

Assoc. Prof. Nejan Huvaj************Middle East Technical University
**********************Civil Engineering Department – Geotechnical Engineering Division
********************************************nejan@metu.edu.tr
********************************************+90 312 210 54 89

Prof. Zeynep Gulerce*****************Middle East Technical University
**********************Civil Engineering Department – Geotechnical Engineering Division
********************************************zyilmaz@metu.edu.tr
********************************************+90 312 210 74 81

Prof. Ozgur Kurc ******************Middle East Technical University
**********************Civil Engineering Department – Structural Engineering Division
********************************************kurc@metu.edu.tr
********************************************+90 312 210 24 47

OTHERS

Driving Licence Class B (Turkey standards)
Smoke No use