Journal Publications
J31) Jing Y, Sheil B and Acikgoz S (2024). Anomaly detection of cracks in synthetic masonry arch bridge point clouds using fast point feature histograms and PatchCore. Automation in Construction.
J30) Zuo J, Mayfield S, Sheil B and Acikgoz S (2024). Acoustic emission-based failure detection and event source localisation in a historical fibrous plaster ceiling. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers -Engineering History and Heritage.
J29) Zhang ZY, Chatzis M and Acikgoz S (2024). The Dynamic Behaviour of Flexible Oscillators Rocking and Sliding on Concentrated Springs. Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics.
J28) Jing Y, Sheil B and Acikgoz S (2024). A lightweight Transformer-based neural network for large-scale masonry arch bridge point cloud segmentation. Computer-Aided Civil And Infrastructure Engineering.
J27) Zuo J, Sheil B and Acikgoz S (2024). A three-stage approach based on 1D-CNNs for AE source localisation on historic fibrous plaster ceilings. Structural Health Monitoring.
J26) Bozyigit B, Ozdemir A, Donmez K, Dalgic KD, Durgut E, Yesilyurt C, Dizgin Y, Yildeniz C, Ispir M, Bedirhanoglu I, Aktas YD and Acikgoz S (2024). Damage to monumental masonry buildings in Hatay and Osmaniye following the 2023 Turkey earthquake sequence: the role of wall geometry, construction quality and material properties. Earthquake Spectra.
J25) Dalgic KD, Gulen B, Liu Y, Acikgoz S, Burd H and Ilki A (2023). Masonry buildings subjected to settlements: half-scale testing, full-field measurements, and insights into behaviour. Engineering Structures.
J24) Pascariello MN, Luciano A, Acikgoz S, Mair RJ and Bilotta E (2022). Numerical modelling of the response of two heritage masonry buildings to nearby tunnelling. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology.
J23) Jing Y, Sheil B and Acikgoz S (2022). Segmentation of large-scale masonry arch bridge point clouds with a synthetic bridge simulator and the BridgeNet neural network. Automation in Construction.
J22) Bozyigit BB and Acikgoz S (2022). Dynamic amplification in masonry arch railway bridges. Structures.
J21) Zhu H, Chatzis M and Acikgoz S. (2021) A new impact model for the simple flexible rocking oscillator. Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics.
J20) Faherty R, Acikgoz S, Wong EKL, Hewitt P and Viggiani GMB. (2021) Tunnel-soil-structure interaction mechanisms in a metallic arch bridge. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology.
J19) Burd HJ, Yiu WN, Acikgoz S and Martin C. (2021) Soil-foundation interaction model for the assessment of tunnelling-induced damage to masonry buildings. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology.
J18) Bozyigit B and Acikgoz S. (2021) Determination of natural frequencies and mode shapes of masonry arch bridges using the dynamic stiffness method. Engineering Structures.
J17) Acikgoz S, Fidler PRA , Pascariello MN, Kechavarzi C, Bilotta E, DeJong MJ, Mair RJ. (2020) A fibre-optic strain measurement system to monitor the impact of tunnelling on nearby heritage masonry buildings. International Journal of Architectural Heritage.
J16) Acikgoz S, Luciano A, Dewhirst M, DeJong MJ and Mair RJ (2020). Innovative monitoring of the response of a heritage masonry building to nearby tunnelling in London Clay. Geotechnique.
J15) Acikgoz S, Franza A, DeJong MJ, and Mair RJ (2020). Cracked equivalent beam models for assessing tunnelling-induced damage in masonry buildings. ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering.
J14) Franza A, Acikgoz S, and DeJong MJ (2019). Timoshenko beam models for the coupled analysis of building response to tunnelling. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology.
J13) Cocking S, Acikgoz S, and DeJong MJ (2018). Interpretation of the dynamic response of a masonry arch rail viaduct using finite element modelling. Journal of Architectural Engineering.
J12) Ye C, Acikgoz S, Riley E, Pendrigh S and DeJong MJ (2018). Mapping 3D deformation and inferring past support movements of masonry arch bridges using point cloud data. Engineering Structures.
J11) Acikgoz S, Kechavarzi C, Soga K and DeJong MJ (2018). Dynamic response of a damaged masonry rail viaduct: Measurement and Evaluation. Engineering Structures.
J10) Acikgoz S, DeJong MJ and Soga K (2018). Sensing dynamic displacements in masonry rail bridges using 2D digital image correlation. Structural Control and Health Monitoring. *Amongst top 10% most downloaded papers of the journal.
J9) Acikgoz S, Soga K and Woodhams J (2017). Evaluation of masonry viaduct response to differential settlements using point cloud data and limit analyses. Construction & Building Materials.
J8) Martani C, Stent S, Acikgoz S, Soga K, Bain D and Yin J (2017). Pedestrian monitoring techniques for crowd flow prediction. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Smart Infrastructure and Construction.
J7) Acikgoz S and DeJong, MJ (2017). A simple model to quantify rocking isolation. Bulletin of New Zealand Society of Earthquake Engineering.
J6) Acikgoz S and DeJong, MJ (2017). Vibration modes and equivalent models for flexible rocking structures. Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering.
J5) Acikgoz S, Pelecanos L, Giardina G, Aitken J and Soga K (2017) Distributed monitoring of a masonry vault response during nearby piling. Structural Control and Health Monitoring.
J4) Acikgoz S and DeJong MJ (2016). Analytical modelling of multi-mass flexible rocking structures. Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics.
J3) Acikgoz S, Ma QT, Palermo A and DeJong, MJ (2016). Experimental identification of the vibration characteristics of a flexible rocking structure. Journal of Earthquake Engineering. .
J2) Acikgoz S and DeJong MJ (2013) The rocking response of large flexible structures to earthquakes. Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering.
J1) Acikgoz S and DeJong MJ (2012) The interaction of elasticity and rocking in flexible structures allowed to uplift. Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics.
Conference Publications
C45) Arca Y, Kurnaz K, Ispir M, Ozdemir A, Acikgoz S (2024). Comparison of stone compressive strengths obtained from non-destructive field measurement techniques with destructive laboratory tests. 7th International Symposium on Strengthening Historical Buildings and Transferring Them Safely to the Future. Diyarbakir, Turkey.
C44) Farcasiu A, Greisbach P, Wilson R, Acikgoz S, Pulatsu B (2024). Exploring Collapse Mechanisms in Unreinforced Masonry Buildings via Discontinuum-Based Analyses. 7th International Symposium on Strengthening Historical Buildings and Transferring Them Safely to the Future. Diyarbakir, Turkey.
C43) Bozyigit B, Acikgoz S (2024). Rapid post-earthquake estimation of vibration frequencies of historical masonry structures using Laser Doppler Vibrometry. 7th International Symposium on Strengthening Historical Buildings and Transferring Them Safely to the Future. Diyarbakir, Turkey.
C42) Judd M, Sangirardi M, Acikgoz S (2024). Virtual fields characterisation of elasticity in mortars. Sustainable Building Lime Applications via Circular Economy and Biomimetic Approaches. Funchal, Portugal. [extended abstract]
C41) Judd M, Squires D, Sangirardi M, Acikgoz S (2024). Does lack of CO2 control in environmental chambers influence the strength and stiffness of hydraulic lime mortars? Sustainable Building Lime Applications via Circular Economy and Biomimetic Approaches. Funchal, Portugal.
C40) Zuo J, Akcicek K, Nauriyal S, Dams B, Michalik S, Zillhardt T, Ansell M, Ball R, Burca G, Sheil B, Marrow J, Acikgoz S (2024). Tensile failure mechanisms of historic fibrous plaster ceiling wads: experiments at the UK Diamond Light Source. Sustainable Building Lime Applications via Circular Economy and Biomimetic Approaches. Funchal, Portugal.
C39) Wilson R, Acikgoz S and Pulatsu B (2024) The time-dependent behaviour of clay brick and lime mortar: an experimental investigation using 2D Digital Image Correlation (DIC) and Acoustic Emission (AE) Monitoring. 18th International Brick and Block Masonry Conference. Birmingham, UK.
C38)Sangirardi M, Judd MRW and Acikgoz S (2024) Identification of softening constitutive properties of brittle materials using the Virtual Fields Method. 18th International Brick and Block Masonry Conference. Birmingham, UK.
C37) Judd MRW, Sangirardi M and Acikgoz S (2024) The influence of Digital Image Correlation parameters on the accuracy of elastic brick and mortar identification from compression stack tests. 18th International Brick and Block Masonry Conference. Birmingham, UK.
C36) Jing Y, Zhang ZY, Yang Y, Donmez K, Shan A and Acikgoz S (2024) Use of reality capture data to assess masonry buildings after the 2023 Turkey-Syria earthquakes. 18th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering. Milan, Italy.
C35) Bozyigit B, Ozdemir A, Donmez K, Dalgic KD, Durgut E, Yesilyurt C, Dizgin Y, Yildeniz C, Ispir M, Bedirhanoglu I, Aktas YD and Acikgoz S (2024). Investigation of stone masonry construction techniques and material properties in Hatay and Osmaniye after the 2023 Turkey earthquake sequence. 18th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering. Milan, Italy.
C34) Zuo J, Mayfield S, Ozdemir A, Marrow TJ, Sheil B and Acikgoz S (2023) Preliminary Experimental Investigation on the Mechanical Properties of Historical Fibrous Plaster. 13th International Conference on Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions. Kyoto, Japan.
C33) Jing Y, Sheil S and Acikgoz S (2023) A Method to Generate Realistic Synthetic Point Clouds of Damaged Single-Span Masonry Arch Bridges. 13th International Conference on Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions. Kyoto, Japan.
C32) Sangirardi M, Judd MRW, Ozdemir A and Acikgoz S (2023) Determining the Young’s modulus of lime mortar using the Virtual Fields Method. 13th International Conference on Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions. Kyoto, Japan.
C31) Judd MRW, Sangirardi M and Acikgoz S (2023) A modified virtual fields approach to identify the mechanical properties of mortar in existing masonry structures without loading information. 13th International Conference on Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions. Kyoto, Japan.
C30) Zhang ZY, Chatzis M and Acikgoz S (2022). A comparative investigation of two flexible rocking oscillator models. 3rd European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology. Bucharest, Romania.
C29) Zhu H, Chatzis M and Acikgoz S (2022). The sensitivity of rocking response of rigid blocks to impact modelling assumptions. 3rd European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology. Bucharest, Romania.
C28) Liu Y, Acikgoz S and Burd H (2022). Terrestrial Laser Scanning based deformation monitoring for masonry buildings subjected to settlement induced by underground construction. 5th Joint International Symposium on Deformation Monitoring. Valencia, Spain.
C27) Jing Y, Sheil B and Acikgoz S (2022). Extraction of key geometric parameters from segmented masonry arch bridge point clouds. 5th Joint International Symposium on Deformation Monitoring. Valencia, Spain.
C26) Liu Y, Gulen B, Acikgoz S, Burd H, Gilson B, Ilki A and Dalgic KD (2022). A critical evaluation of proxy measures used to quantify excavation-induced damage in masonry buildings. TC301 3rd International Symposium on Geotechnical Engineering for the Preservation of Monuments and Historic Sites. Naples, Italy.
C25) Dalgic KD, Yesilyurt C, Gulen B, Liu Y, Acikgoz S, Marasli M and Ilki A (2022) Design and construction of a test setup to investigate ground settlement response of large-scale masonry building models. International Conference on Testing and Experimentation in Civil Engineering. Almada, Portugal.
C24) Gulen B, Acikgoz S and Burd H (2022). A macro-element model for the assessment of tunnel-induced damage to masonry buildings. TC301 3rd International Symposium on Geotechnical Engineering for the Preservation of Monuments and Historic Sites. Naples, Italy.
C23) Dalgic KD, Gulen B, Ozdemir B, Liu Y, Acikgoz S, Marasli M and Ilki A (2022). Strengthening historic masonry walls using sprayed glass-fibre-reinforced gypsum against settlement-induced damage. SMAR: International Conference on Smart Monitoring, Assessment and Rehabilitation of Civil Structures. Shanghai, China.
C22) Gowshikan A, Kariyawasam K, Xu X, Kechavarzi C, de Battista N, Ferdinando N, Acikgoz S, Gunawardana ND, Ranasinghe M (2021) A review on the advances in distributed fibre optic sensing technology for structural health monitoring. 12th International Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction Management. Kandy, Sri Lanka.
C21) Korkmaz C, Koprucu N, Acikgoz S and Guney F (2021). Locally Rigid Registration for Structural Deformation Monitoring. Differentiable 3D Vision and Graphics. Montreal, Canada.
C20) Zhu H, Acikgoz S and Chatzis M (2021). Influence of impact modelling assumptions on the behaviour of flexible rocking oscillators. 8th International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (COMPDYN). Athens, Greece.
C19) Bozyigit B, Acikgoz S and Yesilce Y (2020) Dynamic response of single and multi span beams under a concentrated moving load using dynamic stiffness formulations and Galerkin’s method. Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Structural Dynamics (EURODYN). Athens, Greece.
C18) Wong EKL, Franza A, Acikgoz S and Viggiani G (2020) A simple coupled analysis of an arch bridge subjected to tunnelling induced movements. Proceedings of the 16th International Conference for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics (IACMAG). Turin, Italy.
C17) Dalgic KD, Gulen DB, Acikgoz S, Burd H, Hendriks AN, Giardina G and Ilki A (2020) Large scale experimental settlement tests to evaluate structural models for tunnelling-induced damage analysis. Proceedings of the 16th International Conference for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics (IACMAG). Turin, Italy.
C16) Luciano A, Pascariello M, Acikgoz S, Bilotta E and Mair RJ, Semi-coupled modelling of soil-structure interaction during tunnel construction: Two case studies from Bank Station Capacity Upgrade. Proceedings of the 10th International Symposium on Geotechnical Aspects of Underground Construction in Soft Ground. Cambridge, UK.
C15) Gulen DB, Acikgoz S and Burd H (2020) Equivalent frame model for the assessment of tunnel-induced damage to masonry buildings. Proceedings of the 10th International Symposium on Geotechnical Aspects of Underground Construction in Soft Ground. Cambridge, UK.
C14) Bozyigit B, Acikgoz S and Yesilce Y (2020) Free vibration analysis of arch-frames using the dynamic stiffness approach. Proceedings of the 36th International JVE Conference. Dubai, UAE.
C13) Smith J and Acikgoz S (2019). Dynamic Amplification of Curved Beams Subjected to a Moving Point Load. Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Arch Bridges (ARCH). Porto, Portugal.
C12) Acikgoz S, Alexakis H, Cong Y, Franza A, and DeJong MJ (2019) The Marsh Lane Railway Viaduct: 2 Years of Monitoring with Combined Sensing and Surveying Technologies. Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Arch Bridges (ARCH). Porto, Portugal.
C11) Alexakis H, Franza A, Acikgoz S and DeJong MJ (2019) Structural Health Monitoring of a masonry viaduct with Fibre Bragg Grating sensors. International Association of Bridge and Structural Engineering Symposium (IABSE). Guimaraes, Portugal.
C10) Acikgoz S, DeJong MJ and Soga K (2019) Measurement errors in vision based displacement monitoring of masonry bridges. International Association of Bridge and Structural Engineering Symposium (IABSE). Guimaraes, Portugal.
C9) Alexakis H, Franza A, Acikgoz S and DeJong MJ (2019) A multi-sensing monitoring system to study deterioration of a railway bridge. 9th International Conference on Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure (SHMII-9) St. Louis, Missouri, USA
C8) Acikgoz S, Franza A, DeJong MJ and Mair RJ (2019) Tunnelling Under A Heritage Structure: Distributed Sensing Data and Cracked Equivalent Beam Models. Proceedings of the International Conference on Smart Infrastructure and Construction (ICSIC) Cambridge, UK.
C7) Alexakis H, Franza A, Acikgoz S and DeJong MJ (2019) Monitoring bridge degradation using dynamic strain, acoustic emission and environmental data. Proceedings of the International Conference on Smart Infrastructure and Construction (ICSIC) Cambridge, UK.
C6) Franza A, Acikgoz S and DeJong MJ (2018) Linear models for the evaluation of the response of beams and frames to tunnelling. Proceedings of the 9th European Conference on Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering (NUMGE), June 25-27, 2018, Porto, Portugal
C5) Cocking S, Acikgoz S and DeJong MJ (2018) The importance of modelling assumptions when analysing the dynamic response of a masonry railway viaduct. Proceedings of the 10th International Masonry Conference (IMC), Milan, Italy.
C4) Acikgoz S, Pelecanos L, Giardina G and Soga K (2016) Field monitoring of piling effects on a nearby masonry vault using distributed sensing. Proceedings of the International Conference on Smart Infrastructure and Construction (ICSIC) Cambridge, UK.
C3) Acikgoz S, Argyle A and DeJong MJ (2014) The role of supplemental damping in limiting forces and displacements in a rocking structure. Proceedings of the 2nd European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, Istanbul, Turkey.
C2) Acikgoz S and DeJong MJ (2013) Linearization and Modal Analysis of Flexible Rocking Structures. Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Earthquake Engineering (NZSEE), Wellington, New Zealand.
C1) Acikgoz S and DeJong MJ (2012) Characterizing the vulnerability of flexible rocking structures to strong ground motions. Proceedings of the 15th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (WCEE), Lisbon, Portugal.