ORTA DOGU TEKNIK UNIVERSITESI MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY
HAVACILIK VE UZAY MUHENDISLIGI BOLUMU DEPARTMENT OF AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
Altan Kayran
Professor
Department of Aerospace Engineering
Middle East Technical University, Ankara, TURKEY
PUBLICATIONS
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL PAPERS
1. Kayran, A. and J.R. Vinson, Free Vibration Analysis of Laminated Composite Truncated Conical Shells, AIAA Journal (ISSN:0001-1452), Vol. 28, No.7, pp.1259-1269, (1990).
2. Kayran, A. and J.R. Vinson, Torsional Vibrations of Layered Composite Paraboloidal Shells, Journal of Sound and Vibration (ISSN:0022-460X), Vol. 141, pp. 231-244, (1990).
3. Kayran, A. and J.R. Vinson, The Effect of Transverse Shear Deformation on the Natural Frequencies of Laminated Composite Paraboloidal Shells, Journal of Vibration and Acoustics-Transactions of the ASME (ISSN: 1048-9002), vol. 8, pp. 1268-1274, (1990).
4. Kayran, A., J.R. Vinson and E.S. Ardic, A Method for the Calculation of Natural Frequencies of Orthotropic Axisymmetrically Loaded Shells of Revolution, Journal of Vibration and Acoustics-Transactions of the ASME (ISSN: 1048-9002), Vol. 116, pp. 16-25, (1994).
5. Ardic, E.S., C. Bolcan ve A. Kayran, A Method of Strain and Stress Analysis of Composites for Nonlinear Strain Distribution Case, International Journal of Solid and Structures (ISSN: 0020-7683), Vol. 31, pp. 3457-3473, (1994).
6. Ardic, E.S., C. Bolcan ve A.Kayran, A Strain Analysis Method for the Failure Prediction in Laminated Composites, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering, (ISSN: 0893-1321), Vol. 209, pp. 43-51, (1995).
7. Kayran, A. ve G. Anlas, Effect of Stacking Sequence on Free Vibration Frequencies of Laminated Composite Circular Cylindrical Shells, Journal of Vibration and Control (ISSN: 1077-5463), Vol. 5, pp. 355-372, (1999).
8. Kayran, A., Flutter qualification of transport aircraft with store suspension, Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, (ISSN (print): 1748-8842, ISSN (online): 0002-2667), Vol. 76, No. 1, pp. 19-28, (2004).
9. Kayran, A., Kussner s function in sharp edged gust problem- A correction, Journal of Aircraft, (ISSN (print): 0021-8669, ISSN (online): 1533-3868), Vol. 43, No.5, pp. 1596-1599, (2006).
10. Kayran, A., Flight flutter testing and aeroelastic stability of aircraft, Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, (ISSN (print): 1748-8842, ISSN (online): 0002-2667) Vol. 79, No. 2, pp. 150-162, (2007).
11. Kayran, A., and Yavuzbalkan, E., Semi-analytical study of free vibration characteristics of shear deformable filament wound anisotropic shells of revolution, Journal of Sound and Vibration, (ISSN: 0022-460X), Vol. 319, pp. 260-281, (2009).
12. Aydincak, I., and Kayran, A.,
An
approach for the evaluation of effective elastic properties of honeycomb
cores by finite element analysis of sandwich panels,
Journal of Sandwich Structures and
Materials, (ISSN
(print):
13. Kayran, A., Yavuzbalkan, E., Free vibration analysis of ring-stiffened branched composite shells of revolution, AIAA Journal (ISSN:0001-1452), Vol. 48, No.4, pp. 749-762, (2010).
14. Konokman, HE., Çoruh, MM., and Kayran A., Computational and experimental study of high speed impact of metallic Taylor cylinders, ACTA Mechanica, Vol. 220, pp. 61-85, (2011), DOI 10.1007/s00707-011-0467-1.
15. Kayran, A., İbrahimoğlu, CS., Effect of semi-geodesic winding on the vibration characteristics of filament wound shells of revolution, Journal of Applied Mechanics, Vol. 78 (6), pp. 061008-1 - 061008-11, September (2011).
16. Kayran, A., Ibrahimoglu C.S., Preliminary study on the applicability of semi-geodesic winding in the design and manufacturing of composite towers, 2014 J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 555 012059, doi:10.1088/1742-6596/555/1/012059.
17. Gunel, M., Kayran, A., Non-Linear Progressive Failure Analysis of Open-Hole Composite Laminates Under Combined Loading, Journal of Sandwich Structures and Materials, Vol. 15(3), pp.309-339, (2013).
18. Gozcu, M.O., Kayran, A., Investigation of the effect of bending-twisting coupling on the load in wind turbines with superelement blade definition, 2014 J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 524 012040, doi:10.1088/1742-6596/524/1/012040.
19. Sargin, H., Kayran, A., Comparison of transient and quasi-steady aeroelastic analysis of wind turbine blade in steady wind conditions, 2014 J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 524 012051, doi:10.1088/1742-6596/524/1/012051.
20. Sayar, M.B., Kayran, A. Two Stage Fatigue Life Evaluation of Aircraft Fuselage Panel with a Bulging Circumferential Crack and a Broken Stringer, Fatigue Fract Engng Mater Struct, Vol: 37, pp. 494-507, (2014).
21. Dababneh, O., Kayran, A., Design, Analysis and Optimization of Thin Walled Semi-Monocoque Wing Structures Using Different Structural Idealizations in the Preliminary Design Phase, International Journal of Structural Integrity, Vol 5,No:3 pp.214-226, (2014).
22. Cinar, O., Erdal M., Kayran, A., Accurate Equivalent Models of Sandwich Laminates with Honeycomb Core and Composite Face Sheets via Optimization Involving Modal Behavior, Journal of Sandwich Structures and Materials, Vol. 19(2) pp. 139-166, DOI:10.1177/1099636215613934, 2017.
23. Cicek, K.F., Erdal M., Kayran, A., Experimental and Numerical Study of Process-Induced Total Spring-in of Corner-Shaped Composite Parts, Journal of Composite Materials, DOI: 10.1177/0021998316669993, Vol. 51(16), pp.2347-2361,2017.
24. Konokman, H.E., Kayran, A., Kaya, M., Aircraft Vulnerability Assessment against Fragmentation Warhead, Aerospace Science and Technology, Vol. 67, 2017, pp. 215-227.
25. Sener, O., Farsadi, T., Gozcu, M.O., Kayran, A., Evaluation of the Effect of Spar Cap Fiber Angle of Bending-Torsion Coupled Blades on the Aero-Structural Performance of Wind Turbines, Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Vol. 140, August 2018, pp.041004-1-18, doi: 10.1115/1.4039350.
26. Atalay, O., Kayran, A., Load Reduction in Wind Turbines with Bend-Twist Coupled Blades without Power Loss at Underrated Wind Speeds, J. Phys.: Conf. Ser., 1037, 2018, 042015, doi :10.1088/1742-6596/1037/4/042015.
27. Farsadi, T., Rahmanian, M., Kayran, A., Geometrically nonlinear aeroelastic behaviour of pretwisted composite wings modeled as thin walled beams, Journal of Fluids and Structures Vol.83, 2018, pp. 259-292, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2018.08.013.
28. Yildirim, A., Akay, A.A., Gulasik, H., Coker, D.,Gurses, E., Kayran, A., Development of bolted flange design tool based on artificial neural netrwork, Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology Vol.141,No.5, October 2019, pp. 051203-1-11, DOI: 10.1115/1.4043915.
29. Shabestari,S.S.H., Kayran, A., Development of a regression model for the life assessment of open-hole specimens with double through cracks utilizing stress intensity factor calculations via XFEM , Structural Integrity Procedia Vol.21,2019, pp. 154-165, DOI: 10.1016/j.prostr.2019.12.097.
30. Demirel, G.I, Kayran, A., Implementation of Dirlik s damage model for the vibration fatigue analysis , Structural Integrity Procedia Vol.21,2019, pp. 101-111, DOI: 10.1016/j.prostr.2019.12.091.
31. Farsadi, T., Rahmanian, M., Kayran, A., Reduced order nonlinear aeroelasticity of swept composite wings using compressible indicial unsteady aerodynamics, Journal of Fluids and Structures Vol.92, 2020, 102812, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2019.102812.
32. Farsadi, T., Bozkurt, M.O., Coker, D., Kayran, A., Improvement of structural characteristics of composite thin-walled beams using variable stiffness concept via curvilinear fiber placement, Proc IMechE Part G: J Aerospace Engineering Vol.0(0), 2021, pp.1-16, DOI: 10.1177/0954410020988240.
33. Farsadi,T., Kayran, A., Classical flutter analysis of composite wind turbine blades including compressibility, Wind Energy Vol.24, 2021, pp. 69-91, DOI: 10.1002/we.2559.
34. Asadi, D., Farsadi,T., Kayran, A., Flutter Optimization of a Wing Engine System with Passive and Active Control Approaches, AIAA Journal Vol.59(4), 2021, pp. 1422-1440, https://doi.org/10.2514/1.J059568.
35. Farsadi,T., Kayran, A., Flutter study of flapwise bend twist coupled composite wind turbine blades, Wind and Structures Vol.32(3), 2021, pp. 267-281, DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/was.2021.32.3.267.
36. Hasilci,Z., Bogoclu, ME., Dalkilic, AS., Kayran, A., Development of a prediction model using fully connected neural networks in the analysis of composite structures under bird strike, Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology Vol.36(2), 2022, pp. 709-722, DOI 10.1007/s12206-022-0119-5
37. Farsadi,T., Ahmadi, M., Melin Sahin, Hamed Haddad Khodaparast, HH., Kayran, A., and Friswell, MI., High Aspect Ratio Composite Wings: Geometrically Nonlinear Aeroelasticity, Multi-Disciplinary Design Optimization, Manufacturing, and Experimental Testing, Aerospace 2024, 11, 193. https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace11030193.
38. Yilmaz Ozkaya,O., and Kayran, A., Comparative Study on the Efficiencies of Aerodynamic Reduced Order Models of Rigid and Aeroelastic Sweptback Wings, Aerospace 2024, 11, 616. https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace11080616.
39. Inci, H., and Kayran, A., Surrogate model based optimization of variable stiffness composite wingbox for improved buckling load with manufacturing and failure constraints, Composite Structures, 351 (2025) 118571, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2024.118571.
40. Ergin, F., and Kayran, A., Investigation of Variable Taper Angle Design in Highly Tapered Laminates for Delaying Delamination, Composite Structures, 357 (2025) 118918, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2025.118918.
41. Demirer, G., and Kayran, A., Comparative Numerical Analysis of Gap and Overlap Effect on Mechanical Properties of Variable Stiffness Composites, Procedia Structural Integrity, 68 (2025) pp.190-196. Presented at European Conference on Fracture 2024.