Prof. Sumer gave a keynote speech in the 13th International Congress on Advances in Civil Engineering, that was held in Çeşme on Sept. 12-14, 2018. The title of the speech was “Flow-Structure-Seabed (FSS) Interactions in Coastal and Marine Environment”.
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (JMSE) is launching a special issue titled “Coastal Geohazard and Offshore Geotechnics“. Özgür Kirca of BM SUMER Consultancy & Research is acting as a guest editor along with Prof. Dong-Sheng Jeng (Griffith University) and Prof. Jisheng Zhang (Hohai University). The deadline for manuscript submissions is 1 April 2019.
The special issue covers research topics such as fluid–soil–structure interactions around marine infrastructure; wave-induced and seismic-induced seabed liquefaction; scour around marine structures; effects of tsunamis on seabed soil; among others. Read more
BM SUMER Consultancy & Research and The Academy by DHI are jointly organizing an advanced short course on “Scour Around Marine Structures“, to be held in Istanbul on September 20-21, 2018. Course instructors are Professor B. Mutlu Sumer, Dr. Thor Ugelvig Petersen and Dr. V. S. Ozgur Kirca.
Course topics include;
Please click here. for the course flyer.
Professor Sumer has been awarded by a Certificate of Appreciation by the Board of Governors of the Coasts, Oceans, Ports and Rivers Institute, American Society of Civil Engineering, in Recognition of Dedication and Service as an Associate Editor of the Journal of Waterway, Port, Ocean and Coastal Engineering (2001-2018)
Advanced short course on “Liquefaction Around Marine Structures” was held on September 21-22, 2017. The course, organized by BM SUMER Consultancy & Research, has been attended by 19 participants from countries including Belgium, People’s Republic of China, Germany, Mexico, Norway, the Netherlands, and Turkey. The participants came from both academia and the industry, and from mainly two disciplines, Coastal/Offshore Engineering and Geotechnical Engineering. We are very pleased that the course has been very successful, and this has been reiterated by the course participants;
please click here to see some excerpts from the evaluation forms filled by the participants upon the completion of the course.
Prof. Sumer’s book “Liquefaction Around Marine Structures” has been translated into Korean language. Click here for the publisher’s web site of the book.
The 35th International Conference on Coastal Engineering (ICCE 2016) was held in Antalya, on 17-20 November 2016.
Prof. Sumer has received ICCE 2016 award, along with Prof. Dalrymple, “in recognition of contributions and dedication to Coastal Engineering and commitment to excellence”.
Prof. Sumer has also delivered a keynote presentation with the title “Liquefaction-induced damage to concrete caissons during a storm event“.
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