Haydar Arslan
PhD, Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering
University of Colorado at Boulder Engineering Center ECOT 441,
UCB 428 Boulder, CO 80309 Phone: 303-***-****
abqp4d@r.postjobfree.com
Education
PhD (2006), Civil Engineering, University of Colorado-Boulder 2003 2006
Dissertation: Localization Analysis of Granular Materials in Cosserat Elastoplasticity
Formulation and Finite Element Implementation Advisor: Prof. Stein Sture
M.S., (2003) Civil Engineering, Bogazici University, Turkey 2001-2003 Dissertation: Effect of
Crushing on the Shear Behavior of Granular Materials Advisor: Prof. Gokhan Baykal
B.S. (1997) Civil Engineering, Turkey, 1993-1997
Academic and Professional Experience
2006 December-: University of Colorado- Boulder (LASP); Postdoctorate Research Fellow
2003 2006: University of Colorado-Boulder; Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant
2000 2003: Bogazici University, Turkey; Teaching and Graduate Research Assistant
2005 April 2005 December; RockSol Consulting Group, Inc, Boulder, CO, Project Engineer
1997 -2000; KONUR Engineering Inc.; Geotechnical Project Engineer, Ankara, Turkey
Teaching Experience
University of Colorado-Boulder (Instructor): Introduction to Finite Element (ABAQUS, PLAXIS and
MatLab Instructor), Engineering Geology (Substitute Lecturer).
University of Colorado-Boulder Teaching Assistant: Geotechnical Engineering I, Geotechnical
Engineering II, Engineering Geology, Structural Mechanics II (Dynamics).
Bogazici University Teaching Assistant: Soil Mechanics, Engineering Graphics, Transportation
Engineering, Soil Improvement
Professional Services
Orginizer, and Course Assistant, Computational Geotechnics and 3D modeling PLAXIS Short
Course, Boulder, 2006 August, CO-USA
Abstract Adminstrator, Orginizing Committee, 15th U.S. National Congress on Theoretical
and Applied Mechanics, June 25-30, 2006, Boulder, Colorado-U.S.A
Organizing Committee, XV th International Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
Conference 27-31 August 2001, Istanbul-Turkey
Honors, Fellowships and Biographical Citation:
Listed, Who s Who in America, Marquis, since 2007
Recipient, University of Colorado Travel Award Fellowship for: USACM 9 2007 San Francisco;
Geo-Congress 2006, Atlanta; McMat conference, 2005, LA
Recipient, Departmental Fellowship, University of Colorado-Boulder, 2004
Journal Publications
Arslan, H., Siyahi, B. (2007) Evaluation of linear/nonlinear dynamic analysis of Alibey earth dam,
Engineering Geology, under review
Arslan, H., Sture, S. (2007) Finite element analysis of localization and micro-macro structure relation
in granular materials: Part I: Formulation, Acta Mechanica (under review)
Arslan, H. Sture, S., (2007) Finite element analysis of localization and micro-macro structure relation
in granular materials: Part II implementation and verification, Acta Mechanica (under review)
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Arslan, H., Sture, S (2007) Length scale-size effect relation in computational modeling of localization
in granular materials, Computers and Geotechnics, under review
Arslan, H., Sture, S., Batiste, S. (2007) Experimental Simulation of Tensile Behavior of Lunar Soil
Simulant JSC-1, Material Science and Engineering Journal, accepted for publication
Arslan, H., Sture, S., Willam, K. (2007) Analytical and geometrical representation of localization in
granular materials, Acta Mechanica, in press.
Siyahi, B., Arslan, H. (2007) Nonlinear dynamic finite element simulation of Alibey earth dam,
Environmental Geology Journal, Springer Publication, in press
Arslan, H., Sture, S. (2007) Evaluation of a physical length scale for granular materials, Acta
Mechanica, under review.
Arslan, H., Rosassanchez, L. (2007) Failure analysis of the granite for a dam foundation,
Environmental Geology Journal, Springer Publication, in press
Arslan, H., Baykal, G., Sture, S. (2007) Analysis of crushing of granular materials, Granular Matter
Journal, Springer Publishers (under re- revision)
Arslan, H. Baykal, G., Ertas, O. (2007) Influence of tamper weight shape on dynamic compaction,
Ground Improvement Journal, Thomas Telford Publishers, London, Vol. 11, No. 2, pp 61-66.
Arslan, H., Siyahi, B. (2006) A Comparative study on linear and nonlinear site response analysis
Environmental Geology Journal, Springer Publication, Volume 50, No. 8, pp 1193-2000
Arslan, H., Baykal, G. (2006) Analyzing the crushing of granular materials by sound analysis
technique ASTM, Journal of Testing and Evaluation, Vol. 34, No: 6, pp. 464-470.
Arslan, H., Baykal, G. (2006) Utilization of fly-ash as engineering pellet aggregates, Environmental
Geology Journal, Springer Publishers, Vol. 50, No. 5, pp 761-770.
Arslan, H. (2005) Finite Element Study of Soil Structure Interface Problem, Electronic Journal of
Geotechnical Engineering, (EJGE) (http://www.ejge.com/2005/JourTOC10C.htm) ISSN 1089-3032,
Vol. 10, Bundle C.
Peer Reviewed Conference and Special Publications
Arslan, H., Sture, S. (2008), Micropolar modeling of localization in granular materials, The 12th
IACMAG Conference, Geomechanics in the Emerging Social & Technological Age, October 1-6
2008, in Goa, India, abstract is accepted, paper is in preparation.
Arslan, H., Baykal, G., Sture, S. (2008) Potential Application Areas of Fly-Ash in Geotechnical
Engineering, ASCE GeoCongress 2008: The Challenge of Sustainability in the Geoenvironment,
March 9-12, 2008, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, abstract is accepted paper is in preparation
Arslan, H., Sture, S. (2007) Effects of Micro-structure on the Localization Analysis of Granular
Materials 18th Engineering Mechanics Division Conference of the American Society of Civil
Engineers, June 3-6, Blacksburg, VA, 6 pages, proceeding (in press).
Arslan, H., Siyahi, B. (2007) Effect of Nonlinearity on the Site Response Analysis of Geo-Structure
4ICEGE, 4th International Conference on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering, Thessalonki-Greece,
June 25th-28th, 2007, 10 pages, proceeding ( in press)
Arslan, H., Sture, S., Batiste, S. Tensile Strength Properties of Lunar Soil Simulant JSC-1 ASCE Geo-
Denver 2007: New Peaks in Geotechnics, February 18-21, 2007, Denver Colorado, Geotechnical
Special Publication 173, Advances in Measurement and Modeling of Soil Behavior, pp. 1- 8.
Siyahi, B., Arslan, H. Investigation of Failure Modes and Mechanism of Alibey Earth Dam by
Nonlinear Dynamic Finite Element Simulation, SEMC-2007 The Third International Conference on
Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation, Cape Town South Africa 10-12 September 2007,
6 pages, Millpress Science Publication, Rotterdam, Netherlands in press.
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Arslan, H., Sture, S., (2006), Importance of Length Scale on the Elastoplastic Constitutive Modeling
of Granular Materials, ASCE Geo-Congress 2006: Geotechnical Engineering in the Information Age,
February 26 - March 1, 2006 Atlanta, Georgia, 6 pages, CD
Arslan, H., Baykal, G. (2006) Introducing sound analysis technique into simulation of crushing of
granular materials, ASCE Geo-Congress 2006: Geotechnical Engineering in the Information Age,
February 26 - March 1, 2006 Atlanta, Georgia, 6 pages, CD
Arslan, H., Siyahi, B., Ertas, O. (2005) Investigations of Site Response of Soil Column by True
Nonlinear and Linear Method of Analysis, McMat2005, June 1-3 Joint ASME/ASCE/SES Conference
on Mechanics and Materials,, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA, 6 pages, CD.
Arslan, H., Ertas, O., Baykal, G. (2003) A New Approach for Dynamic Deep Compaction,
International Conference on New Developments in Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering,
May 29-31, Lefko a, North Cyprus 2003, pp. 239-244.
Workshops
Geomechanics in transportation. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Denver, CO May, 2007
(Invited Lecture)
Presentations Given at Conferences and Invited Lectures
Geotechnical Engineering in Practice Colorado Department of Transportation, CDOT, CO May
2007 (Invited Lecture)
Lunar Soil Mechanics Investigation, University of Missouri-Rolla, (Invited Presentation), April,
2007
Tensile Strength Properties of Lunar Soil Simulant JSC-1, Geo-Denver 2007, Denver-Colorado,
February, 2007
Lessons learned from rigid plastic analysis of thin layers (keynote lecture), USNCTAM-06,
Boulder-Colorado, June, 2006
Localization analysis of granular materials by using Micropolar continuum, USNCTAM-06,
Boulder-Colorado, June, 2006
Importance of length scale on the elastoplastic constitutive modeling of granular materials, Geo-
Congress 2006, Atlanta-Georgia, February 2006
Application of Noise Analysis Technique in to Geotechnical Engineering, Geo-Congress 2006,
Atlanta-Georgia, February 2006
Investigations of Site Response of Soil Column by True Nonlinear and Linear Method of Analysis,
McMat 2005 Joint ASME/ASCE/SES Conference on Mechanics and Materials Baton Rouge,
Louisiana, June, 2005
A New Approach for Dynamic Deep Compaction International Conference on New Developments
in Soil Mechanics and Geotech. Eng . Lefko a, North Cyprus, May, 2003
Published Abstracts and Posters
Arslan, H., Sture, S., (2007) Formulation and finite element implementation of Cosserat
Elastoplasticity for localization analysis, USACM, 9th US National Conference on Computational
Mechanics, San Francisco, CA, in press
Arslan, H., Sture, S., Reguerio, R., A., Finite Element Implementation and Simulation of Micropolar
Elastoplasticity in Granular Materials, in Proc. XVII World Congress on Computational Mechanics,
Proceedings CD, Los Angeles, California, July, 2006.
Arslan, H., Sture, S., Reguerio, R.,A.,(2006). Localization Analysis for Granular Materials by using
Micropolar Continua, USNCTAM06, 15th U.S. National Congress on Theoretical and Applied
Mechanics, Boulder-Colorad, Arslan, Sture &Geers editors, CD
Willam, K., Arslan, H., Blackard, B., Sture, S. (2006) Lessons learned from rigid plastic failure
analysis of thin layers, USNCTAM06, 15th U.S. National Congress on Theoretical and Applied
Mechanics, Boulder-Colorado Arslan, Sture & Geers editors, CD
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Arslan, H., Baykal, G., (2006). Implementation of Sound Analysis Technique to Analyze the
Influences of Crushing on the Behavior of Granular Materials, USNCTAM06, 15th U.S. National
Congress on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Boulder-Colorado,Arslan,Sture&Geers editors, CD.
Technical Reports
Arslan, H., Batiste, S., Sture, S, Soil property characterization of lunar soil (regolith) stimulant JSC-
1A. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), George C. Marshall Space Flight Center
Arslan, H. Batiste, S., Sture, S., (2006) Engineering and Mechanical Properties of UNB-A1 lunar soil
simulant, Marshall Space Flight Center, NASA.
Arslan, H. Batiste, S., Sture, S., (2006) Mechanical Properties of JSC-1A lunar soil simulant,
Marshall Space Flight Center, NASA.
Geotechnical Investigation of I25 Road and Bridges Construction, Denver International Airport (DIA)
and more than 10 other technical reports for RockSol, CO, (2005)
Arslan, H. (2003) Crushing Effects on the Behavior of Manufactured Granular Materials, Master
Dissertation, Bogazici University, Istanbul-Turkey, 102 pages
Altay, G., Arslan, H., Ceribasi, S. Mete, E., (2003) Damage Assessment and retrofitting projects of
Orman Bakanl (Forest Ministry) buildings in Bursa, Turkey
Arslan, H. (2002) (member of Research Assistants project group) Structural and Geotechnical
Analysis of Existing Buildings in Bogazici University Campuses, Turkey
Software and Computer Knowledge
Programming Language: FORTRAN 90, and Visual Basic.
Finite Element and Geotechnical Software: ABAQUS (UMAT, UEL), Plaxis, Slope_W,
Seep_W, FLAC, gINT Boring Log, SAP2000, Etabs.
Scientific Software: Mat-Lab, Mathematica, IDL, AutoCAD, Shake, Lab-View.
Membership in Scientific and Professional Societies
International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics
Union of Chamber of Civil Engineers Turkey
References:
Prof. Stein Sture
ECOT 646 Phone: 303-***-****
Dept. of Civ., Envir., and Arch. Engrg., Fax: 303-***-****
University of Colorado at Boulder, Email: abqp4d@r.postjobfree.com
Boulder, CO 80309-0428. Website: http://civil.colorado.edu/~sture
Prof. Kaspar J. Willam
ECOT 456 Phone: 303-***-****
Dept. of Civ., Envir., and Arch. Engrg., Fax: 303-***-****
University of Colorado at Boulder, Email: abqp4d@r.postjobfree.com
Boulder, CO 80309-0428. Website: http://civil.colorado.edu/~willam
Prof. Hon-Yim Ko
ECOT 458 Phone: 303-***-****
Dept. of Civ., Envir., and Arch. Engrg., Fax: 303-***-****
University of Colorado at Boulder, Email: abqp4d@r.postjobfree.com
Boulder, CO 80309-0428. Website: http://civil.colorado.edu/web/grad/geotech/faculty/ko