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- Email: Burak.Cerik@cranfield.ac.uk
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Areas of expertise
- Computing, Simulation & Modelling
- Energy Asset Management
- Hydrogen
- Renewable Energy
- Structures and Materials
Background
Dr Burak Can Cerik is a Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at Cranfield University, specialising in structural integrity analysis, fracture mechanics, offshore wind turbine design and analysis, and structural analysis under impact loading.
His educational journey includes a PhD in Naval Architecture from the University of Ulsan (Korea), an MSc in Mechanical Engineering from Gebze Institute of Technology (Turkey), and a BSc in Naval Architecture from Istanbul Technical University (Turkey).
Dr Cerik is recognized as a Chartered Engineer, along with memberships in esteemed bodies like IMarEST, RINA, and SNAME. He is also an Associate Fellow of the Advance HE.
Before joining Cranfield in 2023 as a Lecturer, he held the position of Principal Researcher at Inha University (Korea) through the prestigious Brain Pool fellowship. He also served as a Lecturer in Marine Structures at Newcastle University's Singapore campus for three years.
With a background in naval architecture, his research covers structural engineering, including impact mechanics, buckling and fatigue of steel structural components, using computational methods, and experimental testing. His recent focus has been on advancing eco-friendly fuel storage, involving areas such as structural dynamics, fatigue and fracture assessment and hydrogen.
Research opportunities
Dr Cerik is open to supervising externally funded or self-funded doctoral research students in the areas of:
- Material and structural integrity assessment for hydrogen storage and transportation infrastructure
- Mooring system design and analysis for floating offshore wind turbines
- Mechanical modelling and fatigue design of dynamic power cables for floating offshore wind turbines
- Data analytics and applied machine learning for offshore renewable energy
If you are interested in pursuing a doctorate in any of these fields, feel free to get in touch and submit speculative applications.
Dr Cerik is eager to foster collaborations with fellow academics, research organizations, and industrial partners for interdisciplinary research in these areas. For further discussions, please contact him via email.
Current activities
Dr Cerik is a Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering, based in the Centre for Energy Engineering within the Energy and Sustainability theme of the School of Water, Energy, and Environment. His expertise is focused on ensuring the structural integrity of energy structures, involving advanced finite element analysis and experimental investigations of material performance. His primary focus is on promoting structural longevity, ultimate strength, and resilience under extreme conditions. He is particularly interested in mechanical problems involving large deformations and catastrophic failure, spanning quasi-static to dynamic loading conditions.
In his research, Dr Cerik primarily aims to enhance the safety of marine structures. His comprehensive studies encompass ships, offshore platforms, and have notable emphasis on offshore wind turbines. His industrial research tackles challenges posed by long-term operational loads and extreme events. His prior research included predicting ductile fracture onset in steels, applicable in crash simulation and metal forming. Recently, he extended his investigations to fracture mechanics assessment for eco-friendly fuels (LNG, hydrogen - LH2, ammonia) and LCO2 tanks. His portfolio also involves fatigue analysis of mooring lines and dynamic power cables for floating offshore wind turbines, with support from major Korean steel and shipbuilding companies.
For a list of Dr Cerik's most recent publications and a comprehensive list, please follow the ORCID link.
Clients
Previous clients include:
POSCO
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard
LS-Cable
National Research Foundation of Korea
KRISO
Publications
Articles In Journals
- Seo JH, Park K-S, Cha I & Choung J. (2023). Engineering Critical Assessement for an Independent Type-B LNG Cargo Tank. Journal of the Society of Naval Architects of Korea, 60(4)
- Cerik BC & Choung J. (2023). Fracture Prediction of Steel-Plated Structures under Low-Velocity Impact. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 11(4)
- Kim H, Cerik BC & Choung J. (2023). Effect of hull inelasticity on whipping responses by underwater explosions. Ships and Offshore Structures, 18(4)
- Kim H, Cerik BC & Choung J. (2022). Effects of fracture models on structural damage and acceleration in naval ships due to underwater explosions. Ocean Engineering, 266
- Kim H, Seo JH & Choung J. (2021). A Study on Inelastic Whipping Responses in a Navy Ship by Underwater Explosion. Journal of the Society of Naval Architects of Korea, 58(6)
- Cerik BC & Choung J. (2021). Fracture estimation in ship collision analysis—strain rate and thermal softening effects. Metals, 11(9)
- Cerik BC, Lee K & Choung J. (2021). Evaluation of localized necking models for fracture prediction in punch-loaded steel panels. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 9(2)
- Park SJ, Cerik BC & Choung J. (2021). Comparative study on ductile fracture prediction of high-tensile strength marine structural steels. Ships and Offshore Structures, 15(S1)
- Cerik BC & Choung J. (2020). Progressive collapse analysis of intact and damaged ships under unsymmetrical bending. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 8(12)
- Cerik BC & Choung J. (2020). Rate-dependent combined necking and fracture model for predicting ductile fracture with shell elements at high strain rates. International Journal of Impact Engineering, 146
- Cerik BC & Choung J. (2020). Ductile fracture behavior of mild and high-tensile strength shipbuilding steels. Applied Sciences (Switzerland), 10(20)
- Topa A, Cerik BC & Kim DK. (2020). A useful manufacturing guide for rotary piercing seamless pipe by ALE method. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 8(10)
- Cerik BC, Park SJ & Choung J. (2020). Use of localized necking and fracture as a failure criterion in ship collision analysis. Marine Structures, 73
- Cerik BC & Choung J. (2020). On the prediction of ductile fracture in ship structures with shell elements at low temperatures. Thin-Walled Structures, 151
- Li M, Kefal A, Cerik BC & Oterkus E. (2020). Dent damage identification in stiffened cylindrical structures using inverse Finite Element Method. Ocean Engineering, 198
- Park S-J, Lee K, Cerik BC & Choung J. (2019). Comparative Study on Various Ductile Fracture Models for Marine Structural Steel EH36. Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology, 33(3)
- Cerik BC, Lee K, Park SJ & Choung J. (2019). Simulation of ship collision and grounding damage using Hosford-Coulomb fracture model for shell elements. Ocean Engineering, 173
- Park SJ, Lee K, Cerik BC & Choung J. (2019). Ductile fracture prediction of EH36 grade steel based on Hosford–Coulomb model. Ships and Offshore Structures, 14(sup1)
- Cerik BC, Ringsberg JW & Choung J. (2019). Revisiting MARSTRUCT benchmark study on side-shell collision with a combined localized necking and stress-state dependent ductile fracture model. Ocean Engineering, 187
- Cerik BC, Park B, Park SJ & Choung J. (2019). Modeling, testing and calibration of ductile crack formation in grade DH36 ship plates. Marine Structures, 66
- Noh MH, Cerik BC, Han D & Choung J. (2018). Lateral impact tests on FH32 grade steel stiffened plates at room and sub-zero temperatures. International Journal of Impact Engineering, 115
- Cerik BC. (2018). Ultimate longitudinal compressive strength of steel plates with lateral patch load induced plastic deformation. Thin-Walled Structures, 122
- Cerik BC. (2017). Damage assessment of marine grade aluminium alloy-plated structures due to air blast and explosive loads. Thin-Walled Structures, 110
- Cerik BC. (2017). Large inelastic deformation of aluminium alloy plates in high-speed vessels subjected to slamming. Journal of Marine Science and Technology (Japan), 22(2)
- Cerik BC, Shin HK & Cho SR. (2016). A comparative study on damage assessment of tubular members subjected to mass impact. Marine Structures, 46
- Cerik BC, Shin HK & Cho SR. (2015). On the resistance of steel ring-stiffened cylinders subjected to low-velocity mass impact. International Journal of Impact Engineering, 84
- Cerik BC. (2015). Ultimate strength of locally damaged steel stiffened cylinders under axial compression. Thin-Walled Structures, 95
- Cerik BC & Cho SR. (2013). Numerical investigation on the ultimate strength of stiffened cylindrical shells considering residual stresses and shakedown. Journal of Marine Science and Technology (Japan), 18(4)
- Cerik BC, Shin HK & Cho SR. (2013). Probabilistic ultimate strength analysis of submarine pressure hulls. International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, 5(1)
- Cerik BC & Choung J. Ductile Fracture Behavior of Mild and High-Tensile Strength Shipbuilding Steels. Applied Sciences, 10(20)
Conference Papers
- Chang W, Cerik BC & Choung J. (2023). Prediction of damage extents due to in-compartment explosions in warships
- Kim H, Cerik BC & Choung J. (2022). PREDICTION OF STRUCTURAL DAMAGES AND ARMAMENT ACCELERATIONS OF A SURFACE NAVAL SHIP DUE TO UNDERWATER EXPLOSIONS
- Cerik BC & Choung J. (2022). DYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF COLLISION BETWEEN TWO FLOATING BODIES CONSIDERING HYDRODYNAMIC LOADS
- Cerik BC, Park SJ & Choung J. (2021). Predicting Ductile Fracture in Maritime Crash with a Modified Implementation of BWH Criterion
- Li MY, Kefal A, Cerik B & Oterkus E. (2019). Structural health monitoring of submarine pressure hull using inverse finite element method
- Kumar V & Cerik BC. (2018). Numerical investigation of double continuous welding and alternatives in bottom shell plates of aluminium high-speed, mono-hull craft
- Cerik BC, Park SJ & Choung J. (2018). Ductile fracture modeling of DH36 grade steels
- Cerik BC & Villavicencio R. (2017). Plate tearing mechanics of high-speed vessels’ aluminium plates during grounding incidents
- Cerik BC. (2017). Effects of HAZ on the response of impulsively loaded aluminium plates
- Cerik BC. (2016). Simple formulae for predicting permanent damage of aluminium plates subjected to dynamic pressure loads
- Cerik BC, Shin HK & Cho SR. (2014). Experimental and numerical investigations on the impact response of ring-stiffened cylindrical shells
- Cho SR, Seo BS, Cerik BC & Shin HK. (2013). Experimental and numerical investigations on the collision between offshore wind turbine support structures and service vessels