Innovation Author
Dr. Omer Soykasap
Journal Papers
A1. Soykasap O., Mecitoglu Z., Borat O., "Dynamic Response of Composite Cylindrical Shells to Shock Loading," Mathematical & Computational Applications, Vol. 1, No.1, pp. 85-96, 1996.
A2. Soykasap O., "Cross Section Analysis of a Composite Box Beam," Fen Bilimleri Dergisi, Afyon Kocatepe University, Turkey, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 109-120, June 2000.
A3. Soykasap O., Hodges D. H., "Performance Enhancement of a Composite Tilt Rotor Using Aeroelastic Tailoring," Journal of Aircraft , Vol.37, No. 5, pp. 850-858, September-October 2000.
A4. Soykasap O., "Buckling of a Column with Temperature Dependent Material Properties," Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi, Pamukkale University, Turkey, Vol.7, No: 1, pp. 39-45, 2001. paper.pdf
A5. Soykasap O., "Inverse Method in Tilt-Rotor Optimization," Aerospace Science and Technology, Vol.5, No.7, pp. 437 – 444, Oct. 2001. doi: 10.1016/S1270-9638(01)01117-8
A6. Soykasap O., Watt. A.M., Pellegrino, S., "New Concept for Ultra-Thin Deployable Structures," Journal of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures: IASS., Vol. 46, No:147, pp. 3-8, 2005.
A7. Soykasap O. "Micromechanical Models for Bending Behavior of Woven Composites," Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol.43, No.5, pp.1093-1100, September-October 2006. doi: 10.2514/1.18010
A8. Soykasap O. "Folding Design of Composite Structures," Composite Structures, Vol.79, No: 2, pp.280-287, 2007. doi: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2006.01.008
A9. Colakoglu M., Soykasap O. and Ozek T, "Experimental and Numerical Investigations on the Ballistic Performance of Polymer Matrix Composites Used in Armor Design," Applied Composite Materials, Vol.14, No: 1, pp.47-58, 2007. doi: 10.1007/s10443-006-9030-y
A10. Soykasap O. "Analysis of Tape Spring Hinges," International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, Vol.49, No: 7, pp.853-860, 2007. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2006.11.013
A11. Soykasap O. and Karakaya S., "Structural Optimization of Laminated Composite Plates for Maximum Buckling Capacity Using Genetic Algorithm,” Key Engineering Materials, Vols. 348-349, pp.725-728, 2007. doi: 10.4028/0-87849-448-0.725
A12. Soykasap O., Pellegrino S., Howard P., Notter M., "Folding Large Antenna Tape Spring," Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol.45, No.3, pp.560-567, May-June 2008. doi: 10.2514/1.28421.
A13. Soykasap O., "Deployment Analysis of a Self-deployable Composite Boom," Composite Structures, Vol.89, No: 3, pp.374-381, 2009. doi: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2008.08.012
A14. Karakaya S. and Soykasap O., "Buckling Optimization of Laminated Composite Plates Using Genetic Algorithm and Generalized Pattern Search Algorithm," Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, Vol.39, No: 5, pp.477-486, 2009. doi: 10.1007/s00158-008-0344-2
A15. Soykasap O., "Finite Element Analysis of Plain Weave Composites for Flexural Failure," Polymer Composites, Vol.31, No:4, pp.581-586, 2010. doi: 10.1002/pc.20852
A16. Soykasap, O. and Colakoglu, M. “Ballistic Performance of a Woven Kevlar-29 Fiber Composite Under Varied Temperature,” Mechanics of Composite Materials, Vol.46, No:1, pp.35-42, 2010.doi: 10.1007/s11029-010-9124-3
A17. Soykasap O., Karakaya S., Colakoglu M, "Thermo-Mechanical Properties of Polymer Matrix Woven Composites," World Journal of Engineering, Vol.7, No.1, pp. 130-135, 2010.
A18. Karakaya S., Soykasap O., "Thermal Expansion of E-glass/epoxy and Carbon/epoxy Woven Composites," World Journal of Engineering, Vol.7, No.2, pp. 242-247, 2010.
A19. Soykasap O., Karakaya S., Colakoglu M, "Thermo-mechanical Behavior of a Few Ply Woven Composites," World Journal of Engineering, Vol.7, No.2, pp. 248-250, 2010.
A20. Karakaya S. and Soykasap O., "Natural Frequency and Buckling Optimization of Laminated Hybrid Composite Plates Using Genetic Algorithm and Simulated Annealing," Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, Vol.43, No: 1, pp.61-72, 2011.doi: 10.1007/s00158-010-0538-2
A21. Soykasap O., "Analysis of Plain Weave Composites," Mechanics of Composite Materials, Vol.47, No.2, pp. 161-176, 2011. (Russian translation published in Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 47, No. 2, pp. 235-256, March-April,
2011.) doi: 10.1007/s11029-011-9195-9
A22. Soykasap O. and Tan LT, "High Precision Offset Stiffened Spring-Back Composite Reflectors," AIAA Journal, Vol.49, No:10, pp.2144-2151, 2011. doi: 10.2514/1.J050846
A23. Colakoglu, M., Soykasap, O., "Ballistic Properties of Polymer Matrix Composites and Ceramic Plates Used in Armor Design," World Journal of Engineering, Vol.7, Suppl 3, pp. 243-244, 2011.
A24. Soykasap, O., Karakaya, S. "Testing of 2m Offset Thin-Shell Demonstrator Reflector," World Journal of Engineering, Vol.7, Suppl 3, pp. 1047-1048, 2011.
A25. Soykasap O., Karakaya S. and Turkmen D., "Manufacturing of Thin-Shell Offset Demonstrator Reflector," Advanced Material Research , Vol. 445, pp.514-519, 2012.
A26. Turkmen D., Soykasap O. and Karakaya S. , "Development of Full Scale Ultra-Thin Shell Reflector," International Journal of Antennas and Propagation, Vol. 2012, Article ID: 829780, 2012. full-text.pdf
A27. Karakaya S. and Soykasap O., "Homogenized Tensile and Bending Properties of Plain Weave Single-Ply E-Glass/Epoxy," Polymer Composites, Vol. 33. No.6, pp. 881-888, 2012. doi: 10.1002/pc.22225
A28. Soykasap O., Karakaya S. and Turkmen D., "Curved Large Tape Springs for an Ultra-Thin Shell Deployable Reflector," Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, Vol. 31. No.10, pp. 691-703, 2012. doi: 10.1177/0731684412444018
A29. Soykasap O., and Karakaya S. "Analysis and Testing of Ultra-Thin Shell 2m Diameter Reflector Demonstrator," Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, Vol. 32. No.7, pp. 450-462, 2013. doi: 10.1177/0731684412465778
A30. Soykasap, O., Karakaya, S., Colakoglu M., "Simulation of Lightning Strike Damage in Carbon Nanotube Doped CFRP Composites", Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, Vol. 35. No.6, pp. 505-515, 2016. doi:10.1177/0731684415618458
A31. Akcin Y, Karakaya S., Soykasap, O., "Electrical, Thermal and Mechanical Properties of CNT Treated CFRP Composites”, Materials Sciences and Applications, 2016, 7, 465-483. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/msa.2016.79041
Published Conference Papers
B1. Soykasap O. , "The Effect of Aerodynamic Drag Increments on Aircraft Takeoff Performance", in Turkish, Proceedings of 1 st Aeronautical and Advanced Technologies Symposium, Istanbul, March 1995, pp. 668-671.
B2. Soykasap O., Hodges D. H., "Aeroelastic Optimization of a Composite Tilt Rotor", Proceedings of the 39th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, Long Beach, California, April 20 - 23, 1998, AIAA Paper 98-1919, pp. 1803 - 1812.
B3. Soykasap O., Hodges D. H., "Performance Enhancement of a Composite Tilt Rotor Using Aeroelastic Tailoring", Proceedings of the 40thAIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, St. Louis, Missouri, April 12 - 15, 1999.
B4. Soykasap O., "Optimal Design of a Composite Rotor For Wind Turbine", Proceeding of the Third National Clean Energy Symposium , Istanbul, Turkey, Nov. 15-17 2000, Vol.1, pp. 345-353.
B5. Soykasap O., Hodges D.H., "Optimization of a Composite Pitch-Controlled Variable Speed Wind Turbine," Proceedings of the 42 nd AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, Seattle, Washington, April 16 – 19, 2001, AIAA Paper 2001-1204.
B6. Yee, J.C.H., Soykasap, O. and Pellegrino, S. "Carbon fibre reinforced plastic tape springs," Proceedings of the 45 thAIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, Palm Springs, CA, April 19 – 22, 2004, AIAA Paper 2004-1819. (paper.pdf)
B7. Soykasap, O., Watt, A.M. and Pellegrino, S. "New Deployable Reflector Concept," Proceedings of the 45 th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference , Palm Springs, CA, April 19 – 22, 2004, AIAA Paper 2004-1574. (paper.pdf)
B8. Tan, L.T., Soykasap, O., Pellegrino S., "Design & Manufacture of Stiffened Spring-Back Reflector Demonstrator," Proceedings of the 46 th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference , Austin, TX , April 18 – 21, 2005, AIAA Paper 2005-2048. (paper.pdf)
B9. Soykasap, O., "Micromechanical Models for Bending Behavior of Woven Composites," Proceedings of the 46 th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference , Austin, TX , April 18 – 21, 2005, AIAA Paper 2005-2264. (paper.pdf)
B10. Kueh, A, Soykasap, O., Pellegrino S., "Thermo-Mechanical Behavior of Single-Ply Triaxial Weave Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic," Proceedings of European Conference on Spacecraft Structures, Materials & Mechanical Testing, ESA/ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, May 10 – 12, 2005. (paper.pdf)
B11. Soykasap, O., Watt A., Pellegrino S., Howard, P. "Novel Concept for All-Composite Deployable SAR Reflectors," Proceedings of European Conference on Spacecraft Structures, Materials & Mechanical Testing, ESA/ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, May 10 – 12, 2005.
B12. Datashvili, L., Nathrath, L., Baier, H., Lang, M., Fasold, D., Pellegrino, S., Soykasap, O., Tan, L.T., Mangenot, C. and Santiago Prowald, J. “New Concepts and Reflecting Materials for Space Borne Large Deployable Reflector Antennas”, 28th ESA Antenna Workshop on Space Antenna Systems and Technologies, ESA / ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, 31 May -3 June 2005.
B13. Soykasap, O., Pellegrino, S., Howard, P., Notter, M., "Tape Spring Large Deployable Antenna," Proceedings of the 47 th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, Newport, RI, AIAA Paper 2006-1601, 2006.
B14. Soykasap, O. and Karakaya, S., “Structural Optimization of Laminated Composite Plates for Maximum Buckling Capacity Using Genetic Algorithm,” Proceedings of 6th International Conference on Fracture and Damage Mechanics, Madeira, Portugal, 17-19 July 2007.
B15. Soykasap, O. and Tan, L.T. “Design and Analysis of Full-Scale Offset Stiffened Spring Back Reflector,” Proceedings of 1st CEAS European Air and Space Conference, Berlin, Germany, 10-13 September 2007.
B16. Soykasap, O. “Analysis of Plain Weave Composites,” Proc. 15th International Conference on Mechanics of Composite Materials, Riga, Latvia, 26-30 May 2008.
B17. Soykasap, O. and Colakoglu, M. “Ballistic Performance of a Woven Kevlar-29 Fiber Composite Under Varied Temperature,” Proc. 15th International Conference on Mechanics of Composite Materials, Riga, Latvia, 26-30 May 2008.
B18. Soykasap, O. “Finite Element Modeling of Plain Weave Composite for Flexural Failure,” Proc. 17th European Conference on Fracture, Brno, Czech Republic, 2-5 September 2008.
B19. Soykasap, O., Tan L.T., "The Large Scale, High Precision Offset Stiffened Spring Back Reflector," Proceedings of the 50 th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, Palm Springs, CA, May 4– 7, 2009, AIAA Paper 2009-2172 .
B20. Soykasap, O., and Karakaya, S., "Design of Folding and Self-Deploying Thin Shell Reflector," Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference on Advanced Lightweight Structures and Reflector Antennas, Tbilisi, Georgia, October 14–17, 2009.
B21. Soykasap, O., and Karakaya, S., "3D Finite Element Analysis of Plain Woven Single-Ply E-Glass/Epoxy" Proceedings of 18th International Conference on Composites or Nano Engineering, Anchorage, Alaska, USA, July 4–10, 2010.
B22. Karakaya, S., Soykasap, O., Turkmen D., "Folding Analysis of Ultra-Thin Shell Composite Reflectors" Proceedings of 18th International Conference on Composites or Nano Engineering, Anchorage, Alaska, USA, July 4–10, 2010.
B23. Soykasap, O., Karakaya, S., "Study of Curved Large Tape Springs for a Space Deployable Reflector" Proceedings of IASSA International Aerospace Symposium of South Africa, Cape Town, South Africa, November 23–25, 2010.
B24. Karakaya, S., Soykasap, O., "On the Effective Tensile and Bending Properties of Plain Weave Single-Ply E-glass/epoxy," Proceedings of the 52th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, April 4– 7, 2011, AIAA Paper 2011-1749.
B25. Sahin, M., Soykasap, O., Satiroglu, Y.C., "Comparison Study on Rigorous Structural Modeling of Composite Rotor Blades," Proceedings of the 52th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, April 4– 7, 2011, AIAA Paper 2011-1877.
B26. Soykasap, O., Sugozu, K.B., "Tabakalı Kompozit Bir Malzemenin Genetik Algoritma Yöntemiyle Rijitlik Optimizasyonu (Rigidity Optimization of a Composite Laminated Plate Using Genetic Algorithm), 6th International Advanced Technologies Symposium (IATS’11), 16-18 May 2011, Elazığ, Turkey.
B27. Soykasap, O., Karakaya, S.,Turkmen D. "Manufacturing of Thin-Shell Offset Demonstrator Reflector," Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Advances in Materials & Processing Technologies, Istanbul, Turkey, July 13-16, 2011.
B28. Soykasap, O., Karakaya, S. "Testing of 2m Offset Thin-Shell Demonstrator Reflector," Proceedings of 19th International Conference on Composites or Nano Engineering, Shanghai, China, July 24–30, 2011.
B29. Colakoglu, M., Soykasap, O., "Ballistic Properties of Polymer Matrix Composites and Ceramic Plates Used in Armor Design," Proceedings of 19th International Conference on Composites or Nano Engineering, Shanghai, China, July 24–30, 2011.
B30. Soykasap, O., Karakaya, S., "Design and Testing of Ultra-Thin Shell Reflector Demonstrator," Proceedings of the 53th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, April 23– 26, 2012, AIAA Paper 2012-1839.
B31. Soykasap, O., Karakaya, S., Kaplan E., "Self-Deploying Composite Shell Reflector Antenna for Ku-Band Missions: 1.5 m Diameter Demonstrator," Proceedings of 6th International Conference on Recent Advances in Space Technologies-RAST2013, İstanbul, Turkey, June 12– 14, 2013.
B32. Soykasap, O., Karakaya, S., Gayretli, A., Akcin Y., "Conceptual Design of Deployable Composite Reflector for an X-band Satellite Payload," Proceedings of 2th International Scientific Conference on Advanced Lightweight Structures and Reflector Antennas, Tbilisi, Georgia, October 1– 13, 2014, pp.254--263.
B33. Soykasap, O., Karakaya, S., Gayretli, A., Akcin Y., "Preliminary Design of Deployable Flexible Shell Reflector of an X-band Satellite Payload," Proceedings of the AIAA SciTech, 2nd AIAA Spacecraft Structures Conference, Kissimmee, Florida, USA, 5-9 January 2015, AIAA Paper 2015-0945.
B34. Murphey, TW., Francis W.H., Davis Bruce L., Mejia-Ariza J., Santer M., Footdale, J.N., Schmid, K., Soykasap. O., Guidanean, K., Warren Peter A., "High Strain Composites," Proceedings of the AIAA SciTech, 2nd AIAA Spacecraft Structures Conference, Kissimmee, Florida, USA, 5-9 January 2015, AIAA Paper 2015-0942.
B35. Soykasap, O., Karakaya, S., Akcin Y., Colakoglu M., "Finite Element Modeling of CNT Doped CFRP Plates for Lightning Strike Damage" Proceedings of SARISTU Final Conference, 19th – 21st of May 2015, Moscow, Russia.
B36. Soykasap, O., Karakaya, S., Colakoglu M., "Simulation of Lightning Strike Damage in Carbon Nanotube Doped CFRP Composites" ICCS18 - 18th International Conference on Composite Structures, Lisbon, Portugal, 15-18 June 2015.
B37. Aslan A.R., Hacioglu A., Celebi M., Kalemci E., Soykasap O., "Space Education at UNISEC-TR (UTEB) Universities" 30th ISTS International Syposium on Space Technology and Science, 4– 10 July 2015, Kobe, Japan.
B38. Akcin Y., Karakaya S., Soykasap O., "CFRP Kompozitlerde MWCNT Takviyesinin Elektriksel, Termal ve Mekanik Özelliklere Etkisi (The Effect of MWCNT Reinforcement on Electrical, Thermal and Mechanical Properties of CFRP Composites)", 9th Ceramic Congress, 26– 28 November 2015, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey.
B39. Soykasap, O., Karakaya, S., Gayretli, A., Akcin Y., "Structural Dynamic Response of Deployable Thin Shell Reflector in Folded Configuration," Proceedings of the AIAA SciTech, 3nd AIAA Spacecraft Structures Conference, San Diego, California, USA, 4-8 January 2016, AIAA Paper 2016-2169.
Technical Reports
C1. Mecitoglu Z., Turkmen H.S., Soykasap O., Kobra Bomba Adaptörünün Yapi Analizi. Ara Rapor III (Structural Analysis of Kobra Bomb Adapter, Report III), in Turkish, Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Istanbul Technical University, September 1992.
C2. Soykasap O., Tornell J.L.A., CN-235-100M Aircraft Performance with Drag Increments, Doc. No. 91-3109, CASA , Madrid, Spain, June 1993.
C3. Soykasap O., Aircraft Performance, Research & Development Report, The Undersecretariat for Defense Industries of The Turkish Republic, July 1993.
C4. Mecitoglu Z., Soykasap O., İç Şoka Maruz Tüplerdeki Olaylarin İncelenmesi (Aero-thermo-chemical and Structural Behavior of Shock Tubes), in Turkish, Istanbul Technical University Research Foundation, Report No. 315, December 1995.
C5. Soykasap O., Pellegrino S., Arm Development Optimization Study, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, July 2002.
C6. Soykasap O., Pellegrino S., Deployable Synthetic Aperture Radar Reflector, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Report CUED/D-STRUCT/TR209, 2004.
C7. Datashvili, L., Lang, M., Zauner, Ch., Baier, H., Soykasap, O., Tan, L.T., Kueh, A., and Pellegrino, S., Technical Assessment of High Accuracy Large Space Borne Reflector Antenna (TAHARA), Technical Report for ESA Contract number 16757/02/NL/LvH/bj, Ref: LLB-R-12/07/04-02D-02, Institute of Lightweight Structures, Aerospace Department, Technical University of Munich, 2005.
C8. Soykasap O., Karakaya S., Yapıştırıcı ile Birleştirilmiş Polimer Matrisli Kompozitlerin Mekanik Davranışı (Mechanical Behavior of Adhesively Bonded Polymer Matrix Composites), in Turkish, Project No: 06.TEF.04, Afyon Kocatepe University, 2007.
C9. Soykasap, O. and Çolakoğlu M., Polimer Matrisli Dokumalı Kompozitlerin Termomekanik Davranışı (Termomechanical Behavior of Polymer Matrix Woven Composites), TÜBİTAK Project No: 106M005, Afyon Kocatepe University, 2008.
C10. Çolakoğlu M.and Soykasap, O., Hafif Silahlara Karşı Zırh Yapımında Kullanılan Polimer Matrisli Kompozitlerin Balistik Özelliklerinin İncelenmesi (Investigation Of Ballistic Properties Of Polymer Matrix Composites Used As Armors Against The Light Weapons), TÜBİTAK Project No: 106M004, Department of Mechanics, Afyon Kocatepe University, 2009.
C11. Soykasap O., Karakaya S., Birkaç Tabakalı Dokumalı Kompozitlerin Mekanik Özellikleri (Mechanical Behavior of Woven Composites with a Few Plies), in Turkish, Project No: 08.TEF.07, Afyon Kocatepe University, 2010.
C12. Soykasap, O., Karabulut A.,Çolakoğlu M., Karakaya S., Kompakt Olarak Katlanan ve Kendi Kendine Açılabilen Yeni Bir Reflektör Anten Tasarımı ve Analizi Matrisli Dokumalı Kompozitlerin Termomekanik Davranışı (Design And Analysis Of A New Compactly Folded And Self Deploying Reflector Antenna), TÜBİTAK Project No: 109M421, Afyon Kocatepe University, 2012.
C13. Soykasap, O., Doğan M., Masca M., Halat E., Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi Uluslararası Projeleir Destek Altyapıası Oluşturulması (Establishment of Support Infrastructure for International Projects at Afyon Kocatepe University), BAP Project No: 11.ARŞ.MER.03, Afyon Kocatepe University, 2013.
C14. Soykasap, O., Karakaya S., Colkaoglu M, Akcin Y., Simulation of Electric Current Induced Damage Mechanisms in CFRP , SARISTU, Smart Intelligent Aircraft Structures, FP7 Project no:ACP1-GA-2011-284562, Afyon Kocatepe University, 2014.
Other Publications
D1. Soykasap O, Mecitoglu Z., "Askeri Uçaklarda Kompozit Malzemeler (Composite Materials in Military Aircrafts)", in Turkish, Hava Harp Okulu Bulteni, Vol. 9, No. 24, June 1991, pp. 32-39.
D2. Soykasap O, Preliminary Design of an Unmanned Air Vehicle for Close-Range, Reconnaissance and Surveillance, in Turkish, M.Sc. Thesis, Institute of Science and Technology, Istanbul Technical University, July 1992.
D3. Soykasap O., Hodges D.H., "Aeroelastic Optimization of a Composite Tilt Rotor", Presented at the 7th International Workshop on Dynamics and Aeroelastic Stability Modeling of Rotorcraft Systems , Saint Louis, Missouri, Oct. 14 - 16, 1997.
D4. Moffatt J.A., Liu Z., Ouyang O., Rauer S.J., Soykasap O. , Xin H., Yavrucuk I., Yilmaz M., Tokdemir G., Peregrine, V-22 Escort Aircraft, Graduate Entry to 14th Annual American Helicopter Society Student Design Competition, School of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, June 1997.
D5. Soykasap O., "Response of Composite Cylindrical Shells to Moving Shock Load", Presented at AIAA Aerospace Technology Symposium, Atlanta, Georgia, March 1997.
D6. Soykasap O., Aeroelastic Optimization of a Composite Tilt Rotor, Ph.D. Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, U.S.A., January 1999.
D7. Karakaya S., Soykasap O. "Thermal Expansion Coefficient of Woven Composites," NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Textile Composites, Kiev, Ukraine, May 18-21 2009.
D8. Colakoglu M, Soykasap O., "Ballistic Properties of Kevlar Composites," NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Textile Composites, Kiev, Ukraine, May 18-21 2009.
D9. Soykasap O., "Thermo-mechanic Modelling and Simulation of Satellite Structures," Presented at 5th Implementation of the National Defense, Modeling and Simulation Conference, USMOS 2013, Ankara, 28-31 May 2013.
D10. Soykasap O., Karakaya, S., Colakoglu, M., Akcin Y., "Modeling of Lightning Strike Damage in Polymer Matrix Composites," Presented at INTAAC’14, 1st International Aeronautics and Astronautics Conference, 25-26 September 2014, Ankara, Turkey.
A1. Soykasap O., Mecitoglu Z., Borat O., "Dynamic Response of Composite Cylindrical Shells to Shock Loading," Mathematical & Computational Applications, Vol. 1, No.1, pp. 85-96, 1996.
A2. Soykasap O., "Cross Section Analysis of a Composite Box Beam," Fen Bilimleri Dergisi, Afyon Kocatepe University, Turkey, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 109-120, June 2000.
A3. Soykasap O., Hodges D. H., "Performance Enhancement of a Composite Tilt Rotor Using Aeroelastic Tailoring," Journal of Aircraft , Vol.37, No. 5, pp. 850-858, September-October 2000.
A4. Soykasap O., "Buckling of a Column with Temperature Dependent Material Properties," Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi, Pamukkale University, Turkey, Vol.7, No: 1, pp. 39-45, 2001. paper.pdf
A5. Soykasap O., "Inverse Method in Tilt-Rotor Optimization," Aerospace Science and Technology, Vol.5, No.7, pp. 437 – 444, Oct. 2001. doi: 10.1016/S1270-9638(01)01117-8
A6. Soykasap O., Watt. A.M., Pellegrino, S., "New Concept for Ultra-Thin Deployable Structures," Journal of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures: IASS., Vol. 46, No:147, pp. 3-8, 2005.
A7. Soykasap O. "Micromechanical Models for Bending Behavior of Woven Composites," Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol.43, No.5, pp.1093-1100, September-October 2006. doi: 10.2514/1.18010
A8. Soykasap O. "Folding Design of Composite Structures," Composite Structures, Vol.79, No: 2, pp.280-287, 2007. doi: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2006.01.008
A9. Colakoglu M., Soykasap O. and Ozek T, "Experimental and Numerical Investigations on the Ballistic Performance of Polymer Matrix Composites Used in Armor Design," Applied Composite Materials, Vol.14, No: 1, pp.47-58, 2007. doi: 10.1007/s10443-006-9030-y
A10. Soykasap O. "Analysis of Tape Spring Hinges," International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, Vol.49, No: 7, pp.853-860, 2007. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2006.11.013
A11. Soykasap O. and Karakaya S., "Structural Optimization of Laminated Composite Plates for Maximum Buckling Capacity Using Genetic Algorithm,” Key Engineering Materials, Vols. 348-349, pp.725-728, 2007. doi: 10.4028/0-87849-448-0.725
A12. Soykasap O., Pellegrino S., Howard P., Notter M., "Folding Large Antenna Tape Spring," Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol.45, No.3, pp.560-567, May-June 2008. doi: 10.2514/1.28421.
A13. Soykasap O., "Deployment Analysis of a Self-deployable Composite Boom," Composite Structures, Vol.89, No: 3, pp.374-381, 2009. doi: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2008.08.012
A14. Karakaya S. and Soykasap O., "Buckling Optimization of Laminated Composite Plates Using Genetic Algorithm and Generalized Pattern Search Algorithm," Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, Vol.39, No: 5, pp.477-486, 2009. doi: 10.1007/s00158-008-0344-2
A15. Soykasap O., "Finite Element Analysis of Plain Weave Composites for Flexural Failure," Polymer Composites, Vol.31, No:4, pp.581-586, 2010. doi: 10.1002/pc.20852
A16. Soykasap, O. and Colakoglu, M. “Ballistic Performance of a Woven Kevlar-29 Fiber Composite Under Varied Temperature,” Mechanics of Composite Materials, Vol.46, No:1, pp.35-42, 2010.doi: 10.1007/s11029-010-9124-3
A17. Soykasap O., Karakaya S., Colakoglu M, "Thermo-Mechanical Properties of Polymer Matrix Woven Composites," World Journal of Engineering, Vol.7, No.1, pp. 130-135, 2010.
A18. Karakaya S., Soykasap O., "Thermal Expansion of E-glass/epoxy and Carbon/epoxy Woven Composites," World Journal of Engineering, Vol.7, No.2, pp. 242-247, 2010.
A19. Soykasap O., Karakaya S., Colakoglu M, "Thermo-mechanical Behavior of a Few Ply Woven Composites," World Journal of Engineering, Vol.7, No.2, pp. 248-250, 2010.
A20. Karakaya S. and Soykasap O., "Natural Frequency and Buckling Optimization of Laminated Hybrid Composite Plates Using Genetic Algorithm and Simulated Annealing," Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, Vol.43, No: 1, pp.61-72, 2011.doi: 10.1007/s00158-010-0538-2
A21. Soykasap O., "Analysis of Plain Weave Composites," Mechanics of Composite Materials, Vol.47, No.2, pp. 161-176, 2011. (Russian translation published in Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 47, No. 2, pp. 235-256, March-April,
2011.) doi: 10.1007/s11029-011-9195-9
A22. Soykasap O. and Tan LT, "High Precision Offset Stiffened Spring-Back Composite Reflectors," AIAA Journal, Vol.49, No:10, pp.2144-2151, 2011. doi: 10.2514/1.J050846
A23. Colakoglu, M., Soykasap, O., "Ballistic Properties of Polymer Matrix Composites and Ceramic Plates Used in Armor Design," World Journal of Engineering, Vol.7, Suppl 3, pp. 243-244, 2011.
A24. Soykasap, O., Karakaya, S. "Testing of 2m Offset Thin-Shell Demonstrator Reflector," World Journal of Engineering, Vol.7, Suppl 3, pp. 1047-1048, 2011.
A25. Soykasap O., Karakaya S. and Turkmen D., "Manufacturing of Thin-Shell Offset Demonstrator Reflector," Advanced Material Research , Vol. 445, pp.514-519, 2012.
A26. Turkmen D., Soykasap O. and Karakaya S. , "Development of Full Scale Ultra-Thin Shell Reflector," International Journal of Antennas and Propagation, Vol. 2012, Article ID: 829780, 2012. full-text.pdf
A27. Karakaya S. and Soykasap O., "Homogenized Tensile and Bending Properties of Plain Weave Single-Ply E-Glass/Epoxy," Polymer Composites, Vol. 33. No.6, pp. 881-888, 2012. doi: 10.1002/pc.22225
A28. Soykasap O., Karakaya S. and Turkmen D., "Curved Large Tape Springs for an Ultra-Thin Shell Deployable Reflector," Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, Vol. 31. No.10, pp. 691-703, 2012. doi: 10.1177/0731684412444018
A29. Soykasap O., and Karakaya S. "Analysis and Testing of Ultra-Thin Shell 2m Diameter Reflector Demonstrator," Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, Vol. 32. No.7, pp. 450-462, 2013. doi: 10.1177/0731684412465778
A30. Soykasap, O., Karakaya, S., Colakoglu M., "Simulation of Lightning Strike Damage in Carbon Nanotube Doped CFRP Composites", Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, Vol. 35. No.6, pp. 505-515, 2016. doi:10.1177/0731684415618458
A31. Akcin Y, Karakaya S., Soykasap, O., "Electrical, Thermal and Mechanical Properties of CNT Treated CFRP Composites”, Materials Sciences and Applications, 2016, 7, 465-483. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/msa.2016.79041
Published Conference Papers
B1. Soykasap O. , "The Effect of Aerodynamic Drag Increments on Aircraft Takeoff Performance", in Turkish, Proceedings of 1 st Aeronautical and Advanced Technologies Symposium, Istanbul, March 1995, pp. 668-671.
B2. Soykasap O., Hodges D. H., "Aeroelastic Optimization of a Composite Tilt Rotor", Proceedings of the 39th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, Long Beach, California, April 20 - 23, 1998, AIAA Paper 98-1919, pp. 1803 - 1812.
B3. Soykasap O., Hodges D. H., "Performance Enhancement of a Composite Tilt Rotor Using Aeroelastic Tailoring", Proceedings of the 40thAIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, St. Louis, Missouri, April 12 - 15, 1999.
B4. Soykasap O., "Optimal Design of a Composite Rotor For Wind Turbine", Proceeding of the Third National Clean Energy Symposium , Istanbul, Turkey, Nov. 15-17 2000, Vol.1, pp. 345-353.
B5. Soykasap O., Hodges D.H., "Optimization of a Composite Pitch-Controlled Variable Speed Wind Turbine," Proceedings of the 42 nd AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, Seattle, Washington, April 16 – 19, 2001, AIAA Paper 2001-1204.
B6. Yee, J.C.H., Soykasap, O. and Pellegrino, S. "Carbon fibre reinforced plastic tape springs," Proceedings of the 45 thAIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, Palm Springs, CA, April 19 – 22, 2004, AIAA Paper 2004-1819. (paper.pdf)
B7. Soykasap, O., Watt, A.M. and Pellegrino, S. "New Deployable Reflector Concept," Proceedings of the 45 th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference , Palm Springs, CA, April 19 – 22, 2004, AIAA Paper 2004-1574. (paper.pdf)
B8. Tan, L.T., Soykasap, O., Pellegrino S., "Design & Manufacture of Stiffened Spring-Back Reflector Demonstrator," Proceedings of the 46 th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference , Austin, TX , April 18 – 21, 2005, AIAA Paper 2005-2048. (paper.pdf)
B9. Soykasap, O., "Micromechanical Models for Bending Behavior of Woven Composites," Proceedings of the 46 th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference , Austin, TX , April 18 – 21, 2005, AIAA Paper 2005-2264. (paper.pdf)
B10. Kueh, A, Soykasap, O., Pellegrino S., "Thermo-Mechanical Behavior of Single-Ply Triaxial Weave Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic," Proceedings of European Conference on Spacecraft Structures, Materials & Mechanical Testing, ESA/ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, May 10 – 12, 2005. (paper.pdf)
B11. Soykasap, O., Watt A., Pellegrino S., Howard, P. "Novel Concept for All-Composite Deployable SAR Reflectors," Proceedings of European Conference on Spacecraft Structures, Materials & Mechanical Testing, ESA/ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, May 10 – 12, 2005.
B12. Datashvili, L., Nathrath, L., Baier, H., Lang, M., Fasold, D., Pellegrino, S., Soykasap, O., Tan, L.T., Mangenot, C. and Santiago Prowald, J. “New Concepts and Reflecting Materials for Space Borne Large Deployable Reflector Antennas”, 28th ESA Antenna Workshop on Space Antenna Systems and Technologies, ESA / ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, 31 May -3 June 2005.
B13. Soykasap, O., Pellegrino, S., Howard, P., Notter, M., "Tape Spring Large Deployable Antenna," Proceedings of the 47 th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, Newport, RI, AIAA Paper 2006-1601, 2006.
B14. Soykasap, O. and Karakaya, S., “Structural Optimization of Laminated Composite Plates for Maximum Buckling Capacity Using Genetic Algorithm,” Proceedings of 6th International Conference on Fracture and Damage Mechanics, Madeira, Portugal, 17-19 July 2007.
B15. Soykasap, O. and Tan, L.T. “Design and Analysis of Full-Scale Offset Stiffened Spring Back Reflector,” Proceedings of 1st CEAS European Air and Space Conference, Berlin, Germany, 10-13 September 2007.
B16. Soykasap, O. “Analysis of Plain Weave Composites,” Proc. 15th International Conference on Mechanics of Composite Materials, Riga, Latvia, 26-30 May 2008.
B17. Soykasap, O. and Colakoglu, M. “Ballistic Performance of a Woven Kevlar-29 Fiber Composite Under Varied Temperature,” Proc. 15th International Conference on Mechanics of Composite Materials, Riga, Latvia, 26-30 May 2008.
B18. Soykasap, O. “Finite Element Modeling of Plain Weave Composite for Flexural Failure,” Proc. 17th European Conference on Fracture, Brno, Czech Republic, 2-5 September 2008.
B19. Soykasap, O., Tan L.T., "The Large Scale, High Precision Offset Stiffened Spring Back Reflector," Proceedings of the 50 th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, Palm Springs, CA, May 4– 7, 2009, AIAA Paper 2009-2172 .
B20. Soykasap, O., and Karakaya, S., "Design of Folding and Self-Deploying Thin Shell Reflector," Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference on Advanced Lightweight Structures and Reflector Antennas, Tbilisi, Georgia, October 14–17, 2009.
B21. Soykasap, O., and Karakaya, S., "3D Finite Element Analysis of Plain Woven Single-Ply E-Glass/Epoxy" Proceedings of 18th International Conference on Composites or Nano Engineering, Anchorage, Alaska, USA, July 4–10, 2010.
B22. Karakaya, S., Soykasap, O., Turkmen D., "Folding Analysis of Ultra-Thin Shell Composite Reflectors" Proceedings of 18th International Conference on Composites or Nano Engineering, Anchorage, Alaska, USA, July 4–10, 2010.
B23. Soykasap, O., Karakaya, S., "Study of Curved Large Tape Springs for a Space Deployable Reflector" Proceedings of IASSA International Aerospace Symposium of South Africa, Cape Town, South Africa, November 23–25, 2010.
B24. Karakaya, S., Soykasap, O., "On the Effective Tensile and Bending Properties of Plain Weave Single-Ply E-glass/epoxy," Proceedings of the 52th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, April 4– 7, 2011, AIAA Paper 2011-1749.
B25. Sahin, M., Soykasap, O., Satiroglu, Y.C., "Comparison Study on Rigorous Structural Modeling of Composite Rotor Blades," Proceedings of the 52th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, April 4– 7, 2011, AIAA Paper 2011-1877.
B26. Soykasap, O., Sugozu, K.B., "Tabakalı Kompozit Bir Malzemenin Genetik Algoritma Yöntemiyle Rijitlik Optimizasyonu (Rigidity Optimization of a Composite Laminated Plate Using Genetic Algorithm), 6th International Advanced Technologies Symposium (IATS’11), 16-18 May 2011, Elazığ, Turkey.
B27. Soykasap, O., Karakaya, S.,Turkmen D. "Manufacturing of Thin-Shell Offset Demonstrator Reflector," Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Advances in Materials & Processing Technologies, Istanbul, Turkey, July 13-16, 2011.
B28. Soykasap, O., Karakaya, S. "Testing of 2m Offset Thin-Shell Demonstrator Reflector," Proceedings of 19th International Conference on Composites or Nano Engineering, Shanghai, China, July 24–30, 2011.
B29. Colakoglu, M., Soykasap, O., "Ballistic Properties of Polymer Matrix Composites and Ceramic Plates Used in Armor Design," Proceedings of 19th International Conference on Composites or Nano Engineering, Shanghai, China, July 24–30, 2011.
B30. Soykasap, O., Karakaya, S., "Design and Testing of Ultra-Thin Shell Reflector Demonstrator," Proceedings of the 53th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, April 23– 26, 2012, AIAA Paper 2012-1839.
B31. Soykasap, O., Karakaya, S., Kaplan E., "Self-Deploying Composite Shell Reflector Antenna for Ku-Band Missions: 1.5 m Diameter Demonstrator," Proceedings of 6th International Conference on Recent Advances in Space Technologies-RAST2013, İstanbul, Turkey, June 12– 14, 2013.
B32. Soykasap, O., Karakaya, S., Gayretli, A., Akcin Y., "Conceptual Design of Deployable Composite Reflector for an X-band Satellite Payload," Proceedings of 2th International Scientific Conference on Advanced Lightweight Structures and Reflector Antennas, Tbilisi, Georgia, October 1– 13, 2014, pp.254--263.
B33. Soykasap, O., Karakaya, S., Gayretli, A., Akcin Y., "Preliminary Design of Deployable Flexible Shell Reflector of an X-band Satellite Payload," Proceedings of the AIAA SciTech, 2nd AIAA Spacecraft Structures Conference, Kissimmee, Florida, USA, 5-9 January 2015, AIAA Paper 2015-0945.
B34. Murphey, TW., Francis W.H., Davis Bruce L., Mejia-Ariza J., Santer M., Footdale, J.N., Schmid, K., Soykasap. O., Guidanean, K., Warren Peter A., "High Strain Composites," Proceedings of the AIAA SciTech, 2nd AIAA Spacecraft Structures Conference, Kissimmee, Florida, USA, 5-9 January 2015, AIAA Paper 2015-0942.
B35. Soykasap, O., Karakaya, S., Akcin Y., Colakoglu M., "Finite Element Modeling of CNT Doped CFRP Plates for Lightning Strike Damage" Proceedings of SARISTU Final Conference, 19th – 21st of May 2015, Moscow, Russia.
B36. Soykasap, O., Karakaya, S., Colakoglu M., "Simulation of Lightning Strike Damage in Carbon Nanotube Doped CFRP Composites" ICCS18 - 18th International Conference on Composite Structures, Lisbon, Portugal, 15-18 June 2015.
B37. Aslan A.R., Hacioglu A., Celebi M., Kalemci E., Soykasap O., "Space Education at UNISEC-TR (UTEB) Universities" 30th ISTS International Syposium on Space Technology and Science, 4– 10 July 2015, Kobe, Japan.
B38. Akcin Y., Karakaya S., Soykasap O., "CFRP Kompozitlerde MWCNT Takviyesinin Elektriksel, Termal ve Mekanik Özelliklere Etkisi (The Effect of MWCNT Reinforcement on Electrical, Thermal and Mechanical Properties of CFRP Composites)", 9th Ceramic Congress, 26– 28 November 2015, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey.
B39. Soykasap, O., Karakaya, S., Gayretli, A., Akcin Y., "Structural Dynamic Response of Deployable Thin Shell Reflector in Folded Configuration," Proceedings of the AIAA SciTech, 3nd AIAA Spacecraft Structures Conference, San Diego, California, USA, 4-8 January 2016, AIAA Paper 2016-2169.
Technical Reports
C1. Mecitoglu Z., Turkmen H.S., Soykasap O., Kobra Bomba Adaptörünün Yapi Analizi. Ara Rapor III (Structural Analysis of Kobra Bomb Adapter, Report III), in Turkish, Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Istanbul Technical University, September 1992.
C2. Soykasap O., Tornell J.L.A., CN-235-100M Aircraft Performance with Drag Increments, Doc. No. 91-3109, CASA , Madrid, Spain, June 1993.
C3. Soykasap O., Aircraft Performance, Research & Development Report, The Undersecretariat for Defense Industries of The Turkish Republic, July 1993.
C4. Mecitoglu Z., Soykasap O., İç Şoka Maruz Tüplerdeki Olaylarin İncelenmesi (Aero-thermo-chemical and Structural Behavior of Shock Tubes), in Turkish, Istanbul Technical University Research Foundation, Report No. 315, December 1995.
C5. Soykasap O., Pellegrino S., Arm Development Optimization Study, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, July 2002.
C6. Soykasap O., Pellegrino S., Deployable Synthetic Aperture Radar Reflector, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Report CUED/D-STRUCT/TR209, 2004.
C7. Datashvili, L., Lang, M., Zauner, Ch., Baier, H., Soykasap, O., Tan, L.T., Kueh, A., and Pellegrino, S., Technical Assessment of High Accuracy Large Space Borne Reflector Antenna (TAHARA), Technical Report for ESA Contract number 16757/02/NL/LvH/bj, Ref: LLB-R-12/07/04-02D-02, Institute of Lightweight Structures, Aerospace Department, Technical University of Munich, 2005.
C8. Soykasap O., Karakaya S., Yapıştırıcı ile Birleştirilmiş Polimer Matrisli Kompozitlerin Mekanik Davranışı (Mechanical Behavior of Adhesively Bonded Polymer Matrix Composites), in Turkish, Project No: 06.TEF.04, Afyon Kocatepe University, 2007.
C9. Soykasap, O. and Çolakoğlu M., Polimer Matrisli Dokumalı Kompozitlerin Termomekanik Davranışı (Termomechanical Behavior of Polymer Matrix Woven Composites), TÜBİTAK Project No: 106M005, Afyon Kocatepe University, 2008.
C10. Çolakoğlu M.and Soykasap, O., Hafif Silahlara Karşı Zırh Yapımında Kullanılan Polimer Matrisli Kompozitlerin Balistik Özelliklerinin İncelenmesi (Investigation Of Ballistic Properties Of Polymer Matrix Composites Used As Armors Against The Light Weapons), TÜBİTAK Project No: 106M004, Department of Mechanics, Afyon Kocatepe University, 2009.
C11. Soykasap O., Karakaya S., Birkaç Tabakalı Dokumalı Kompozitlerin Mekanik Özellikleri (Mechanical Behavior of Woven Composites with a Few Plies), in Turkish, Project No: 08.TEF.07, Afyon Kocatepe University, 2010.
C12. Soykasap, O., Karabulut A.,Çolakoğlu M., Karakaya S., Kompakt Olarak Katlanan ve Kendi Kendine Açılabilen Yeni Bir Reflektör Anten Tasarımı ve Analizi Matrisli Dokumalı Kompozitlerin Termomekanik Davranışı (Design And Analysis Of A New Compactly Folded And Self Deploying Reflector Antenna), TÜBİTAK Project No: 109M421, Afyon Kocatepe University, 2012.
C13. Soykasap, O., Doğan M., Masca M., Halat E., Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi Uluslararası Projeleir Destek Altyapıası Oluşturulması (Establishment of Support Infrastructure for International Projects at Afyon Kocatepe University), BAP Project No: 11.ARŞ.MER.03, Afyon Kocatepe University, 2013.
C14. Soykasap, O., Karakaya S., Colkaoglu M, Akcin Y., Simulation of Electric Current Induced Damage Mechanisms in CFRP , SARISTU, Smart Intelligent Aircraft Structures, FP7 Project no:ACP1-GA-2011-284562, Afyon Kocatepe University, 2014.
Other Publications
D1. Soykasap O, Mecitoglu Z., "Askeri Uçaklarda Kompozit Malzemeler (Composite Materials in Military Aircrafts)", in Turkish, Hava Harp Okulu Bulteni, Vol. 9, No. 24, June 1991, pp. 32-39.
D2. Soykasap O, Preliminary Design of an Unmanned Air Vehicle for Close-Range, Reconnaissance and Surveillance, in Turkish, M.Sc. Thesis, Institute of Science and Technology, Istanbul Technical University, July 1992.
D3. Soykasap O., Hodges D.H., "Aeroelastic Optimization of a Composite Tilt Rotor", Presented at the 7th International Workshop on Dynamics and Aeroelastic Stability Modeling of Rotorcraft Systems , Saint Louis, Missouri, Oct. 14 - 16, 1997.
D4. Moffatt J.A., Liu Z., Ouyang O., Rauer S.J., Soykasap O. , Xin H., Yavrucuk I., Yilmaz M., Tokdemir G., Peregrine, V-22 Escort Aircraft, Graduate Entry to 14th Annual American Helicopter Society Student Design Competition, School of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, June 1997.
D5. Soykasap O., "Response of Composite Cylindrical Shells to Moving Shock Load", Presented at AIAA Aerospace Technology Symposium, Atlanta, Georgia, March 1997.
D6. Soykasap O., Aeroelastic Optimization of a Composite Tilt Rotor, Ph.D. Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, U.S.A., January 1999.
D7. Karakaya S., Soykasap O. "Thermal Expansion Coefficient of Woven Composites," NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Textile Composites, Kiev, Ukraine, May 18-21 2009.
D8. Colakoglu M, Soykasap O., "Ballistic Properties of Kevlar Composites," NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Textile Composites, Kiev, Ukraine, May 18-21 2009.
D9. Soykasap O., "Thermo-mechanic Modelling and Simulation of Satellite Structures," Presented at 5th Implementation of the National Defense, Modeling and Simulation Conference, USMOS 2013, Ankara, 28-31 May 2013.
D10. Soykasap O., Karakaya, S., Colakoglu, M., Akcin Y., "Modeling of Lightning Strike Damage in Polymer Matrix Composites," Presented at INTAAC’14, 1st International Aeronautics and Astronautics Conference, 25-26 September 2014, Ankara, Turkey.