Bora Pulatsu, Carleton University

Research

Discrete element method Aging Computational modeling Deterioration Masonry structures Stability Structural damage Time-dependent deformation

Latest funding

Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Masonry Walls Subjected to Impact Loads
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$59,834
Multi-Level Computational Modelling Framework for Aging Masonry Buildings and Cultural Heritage
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$40,000
Exploring human-seismic hazard interaction in virtual dimensions
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$125,000

All 6 grants and awards

Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Masonry Walls Subjected to Impact Loads

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Viau, Christian C

Keywords: computational modeling; concrete; design; dynamic; experimental; high strain-rates; impact; masonry

$59,834

Multi-Level Computational Modelling Framework for Aging Masonry Buildings and Cultural Heritage

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Pulatsu, Bora B

Keywords: collapse analysis; computational modelling; data-driven simulation; discrete element method; finite element analysis; masonry; mechanics of masonry structures; nonlinear structural analysis

$40,000

Exploring human-seismic hazard interaction in virtual dimensions

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022New Frontiers in Research Fund - Exploration

Principal investigators: Malomo, Daniele

Keywords: seismic hazard; numerical modeling; virtual reality; physics engines; structural analysis; environmental anthropology; human-disaster interaction; real-time simulations; earthquake losses; collapse analysis

$125,000

Evidence-based creep induced damage progression in masonry structures

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Pulatsu, Bora

Keywords: masonry structures; computational modeling; discrete element method; time-dependent deformation; deterioration; aging; structural damage; stability

$72,000

Developing a next-level computational modeling framework to predict the long-term performance of old buildings

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Pulatsu, Bora B

$25,000

Evidence-based creep induced damage progression in masonry structures

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Pulatsu, Bora

$12,500

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Discrete element method Dear Professor Pulatsu, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on discrete element method connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Multi-Level Computational Modelling Framework for Aging Masonry Buildings and Cultural Heritage" (2023), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]