Bora Akşar

Bora Akşar is an Assistant Professor at Işık Üniversitesi, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Civil Engineering Department. He has a PhD in Earthquake and Structural Engineering from Gebze Technical University (2010-2017) and a Master's in Structural Engineering from İstanbul Technical University (2007-2010). His research focuses on the interaction between steel and masonry structures, seismic energy demands in steel frames, and structural restoration techniques.

• PhD: Deprem ve Yapı Mühendisliği, Gebze Teknik Üniversitesi (2010-2017)
• Master's: Yapı Mühendisliği, İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi (2007-2010)
• Bachelor's: İnşaat Mühendisliği, Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi (2001-2006)

His work areas include Steel Structures, Earthquake Engineering, and Reinforced Concrete Structures. Recent publications analyze seismic vulnerability of historical bridges, energy demands in steel frames, and hybrid composite reinforcement for structural beams. He teaches courses like Structural Analysis, Steel Structures, and Earthquake Resistant Design.

Key research trends involve compatibility of steel truss systems with masonry in historical bridges, amplified seismic loads in steel moment frames, and neural network modeling for stiffness modification factors in shear walls. His projects include finite element analysis of masonry walls and seismic performance evaluation of concrete buildings in Şile.

He supervises Master's theses, including Abdelrahman Hassan's 2025 study on construction delays in Somalia. His work employs advanced techniques such as digital image correlation (DIC) and parametric energy demand modeling to assess structural integrity under seismic stress.