Research

Research Interests

Soil liquefaction and cyclic soil response

Performance of lifelines during earthquakes

Geotechnical earthquake engineering

Geographic information systems (GIS)

Publications

Journal Articles (3)

1. Toprak S., Tunc S. C., Ovunc E. E., Yagci A. L., & Dal O. (2026). Post-seismic turbidity response in the Goksu Stream after the 2023 Kahramanmaras earthquakes. Natural Hazards, (122) 99, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-025-07885-x

2. Toprak S., Wham B. P., Nacaroglu E., Sakamoto M., Tunc S. C., Davis C. A., Uckan E., Dal O., Ceylan M., Senturk A. E., Kaya E. S., & İnce M. B. (2026). Assessment of Infrastructure Failures in the 2023 Kahramanmaras Earthquakes. ASCE OPEN: Multidisciplinary Journal of Civil Engineering, (4) 1, https://doi.org/10.1061/AOMJAH.AOENG-0103

3. Toprak, S., Nacaroğlu, E., Dal, O., Şentürk, A. E., Ceylan, M., Tunç, Ş. C., & İnce, M. B. (2025). Post-earthquake condition of lifeline systems following the Kahramanmaraş. Natural Disaster Research Report, (61), 1–8. https://doi.org/10.24732/NIED.00007004

Conference Papers / Proceedings (4)

1. Toprak, S., Çiçek, F., Tunç, Ş. C., Övünç, E. E., Bingöl, M., & Karakoç, F. B. (2025). Sıvılaşma tehlike analizi ve potansiyel haritalarının oluşturulması: Yalova il merkezi. Presented at the 10th Turkish Conference on Earthquake Engineering (10. Türkiye Deprem Konferansı), Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul. http://hdl.handle.net/11527/27769

2. Toprak, S., Nacaroğlu, E., Dal, O., Ceylan, M., Şentürk, A. E., Tunç, Ş. C., & İnce, M. B. (2025). 2023 Kahramanmaraş depremleri sonrası su sistemi hasarları ve iyileştirme çalışmaları. Presented at the 10th Turkish Conference on Earthquake Engineering (10. Türkiye Deprem Konferansı), Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul. http://hdl.handle.net/11527/27769

3. Toprak, S., Nacaroğlu, E., Ceylan, M., Dal, O., Tunç, Ş. C., Şentürk, A. E., & İnce, M. B. (2024). 2023 Kahramanmaraş depremlerinde su ve kanalizasyon sistemlerinde gözlemler. Presented at the 19th National Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (Zemin Mekaniği ve Geoteknik Mühendisliği 19. Ulusal Konferansı), Hacettepe University, Ankara. https://zmgm19.com/index.php/bildiriler/

4. Erkek, D., Tunç, Ş. C., Mutlu, A. K., Dindar, A. A., & Tugsal, U. M. (2021). FIGARO: Arduino UNO ve MEMS devresi entegrasyonu ile ivmeölçer cihaz tasarımı. Paper presented at the 6th International Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, Kocaeli, Türkiye. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.34996.26241

Conference Presentations (2)

2. Toprak, S., Askan Gundogan, A., Cicek, F., Tunc, S. C., Temiz, C., & Chimoto, K. (2026). Assessment and Mapping of Liquefaction Hazard in Yalova City Center under Scenario Earthquakes in the Marmara Sea. Oral presentation at the 40th General Assembly of the European Seismological Commission (ESC 2026), Istanbul, Türkiye.

1. Demirtaş, B. S., Tunc, S. C., Ertunç, K., & Halat, O. M. (2024). The Effects of Ground Water Table on the Bearing Capacity of Shallow Foundations: A Numerical Approach. Oral presentation at the International 9th Socrates Health, Engineering and Applied Sciences Congress, Istanbul, Türkiye.

Datasets (1)

1. Toprak, S., B. Wham, E. Nacaroglu, M. Ceylan, O. Dal, A. Senturk, S. Tunc, M. Ince (2024). "Field Observations on Water Systems after the February 2023 Kahramanmaras Earthquakes (Mw 7.7, Mw 7.6)", in Field Observations and Data on Strong Motion, Geotechnical, and Infrastructure Impacts of the February 2023 Kahramanmaras Earthquakes (Mw 7.7, Mw 7.6). DesignSafe-CI. https://doi.org/10.17603/ds2-3zdf-0b28

Dissertations (1)

1. Tunc, S. C. (2025). Seismic performance of water distribution networks: Event-based damage analysis in Kahramanmaraş and scenario-based risk assessment for Yalova (Thesis No. 1007490) [Master's thesis, Gebze Technical University]. National Thesis Center. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14854/16606

Technical Reports (2)

1. Loos, S., Rose, H., Echeverria, M., Khanal, S., Mori, M., Murota, M., Petersen, M., Rea-Avila, J., Sanchez, A., Tunc, S., Waters, S., & Zhu, T. (2026). EERI Virtual Earthquake Reconnaissance Team (VERT) phase 1 report on the 2026 Uto, Japan earthquake. DesignSafe-CI. https://doi.org/10.17603/ds2-6e0y-zs22

2. Khanal, S., Sanger, M., Alexander, N., Auyeung, B., Bakhtiari, P., Cicek, F., Devkota, P., Erler, K., Rahma Hanifa, N., Ingabire Abayo, N., Irvansyah, R., Largent, M., Loos, S., McLeod, E., Rivas, J., Rodgers, J., Rose, H., Sanchez, A., Sanon, C., Singh, V., Soncco Sinchi, K., Tunc, S., & Wibowo, H. (2026). EERI Virtual Earthquake Reconnaissance Team (VERT): Phase 1 response to M7.7 Ende, Indonesia earthquake, August 15, 2026. EERI 2026 Indonesia Earthquake Reconnaissance. DesignSafe-CI. https://doi.org/10.17603/ds2-2hjv-tb81

by Seyhmus Can TUNC. 2025.

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