Dr. Mehmet Colakoglu

Professor
University of Pretoria, South Africa


Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Washington University in St. Louis, USA

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Area of Interest:

Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Composite Material
Thermodynamics
Structural Analysis

Selected Publications

  1. Soykasap, O. and M. Colakoglu, 2010. Ballistic performance of Kevlar-29 woven fibre composite under varied temperature. Mech. Composite Mater., 46: 35-42.
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  2. Ucun, I., M. Colakoglu and S. Tasgetiren, 2008. Crack initiation and growth in circular saw made from tool steel. J. Theor. Applied Mech., 46: 291-303.
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  3. Ucun, I., M. Colakoglu and S. Taşgetiren, 2008. Stress analysis of marble sawing disc having diamond segments in cutting process. J. Applied Sci., 8: 876-880.
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  4. Colakoglu, M., 2008. Effect of temperature on frequency and damping properties of polymer matrix composites. Adv. Composite Mater., 17: 111-124.
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  5. Colakoglu, M., O. Soykasap and T. Ozek, 2007. Experimental and numerical investigations on the ballistic performance of polymer matrix composites used in armor design. Applied Composite Mater., 14: 47-58.
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  6. Colakoglu, M., 2007. Investigation of the ballistic performance of two different polymer matrix composites. Key Eng. Mater., 348-349: 241-244.
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  7. Colakoglu, M., 2006. Damping and vibration analysis of polyethylene fiber composite under varied temperature. Turk. J. Eng. Environ. Sci., 30: 351-357.
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  8. Colakoglu, M., 2005. Low-cycle fatigue as damping in 304 stainless steel. J. Theor. Applied Mech., 35: 57-64.
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  9. Colakoglu, M., 2004. Factors effecting internal damping in aluminum. J. Theoret. Applied Mech., 42: 95-105.
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  10. Colakoglu, M. and K.L. Jerina, 2003. Material damping in 6061-T6511 aluminum to assess fatigue damage. Fatigue Fracture Eng. Mater. Struct., 26: 79-84.
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  11. Colakoglu, M. and K.L. Jerina, 2003. Damping behaviour of cyclically deformed 304 stainless steel. Indian J. Eng. Mater., 10: 480-485.
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