ORTA DOĞU TEKNİK ÜNİVERSİTESİ                                   MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY
HAVACILIK VE UZAY MÜHENDİSLİĞİ BÖLÜMÜ              DEPARTMENT OF AEROSPACE  ENGINEERING    

Altan Kayran
Professor
Department of Aerospace Engineering
Middle East Technical University, Ankara, TURKEY

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Structural dynamics and aeroelasticity

Reduced order modeling for aeroelastic analysis

Nonlinear aeroelasticity; free-play induced LCO

Wind turbine design and loads

Numerical and experimental study of mechanics of composite materials, nanocomposites

Mechanical and thermal characterization of composite materials

Design and optimization of variable stiffness composite structures

Impact loading of structures and materials

Thin walled structures: beams, plates and shells

Structural design, analysis and optimization of aerospace structures