I. Ph.D THESIS SUPERVISED



 
 
II. MASTER OF SCIENCE THESES SUPERVISED
(In reverse chronological order; the diphthong 'sh' has been used in place of the Turkish 's' with a cedilla. Except for theses 17 and 18, all have been carried out in the Department of Civil Engineering, Middle East Technical University, and are in English.)
         
  1. Karabiyikoglu, M. (2001). Comparison of hydrometer method and laser diffractometry in determining grain size distribution of clayey soils. (104 pp.)
  2. Filiz, T. E.  (2000).  Effect on shear strength of the clearance between the two halves of the prismatic wedge shear test mould.  (104 pp.)
  3. Gürol, A.  (2000).  Effect of curing on the undrained shear strength of compacted clays.  (116 pp.)
  4. Mendesh, M.  (1999).  An investigation on the maximum dry density and compressibility of coarse granular soils.  (82 pp.)
  5. Gün, F.  (1997).  Comparison of the shear strength of statically and dynamically compacted clays.  (71 pp.)
  6. Shakar, M.  (1997).  Wedge shear testing of clayey gravels under higher normal stresses.  (131 pp.)
  7. Gökalp, A.  (1994).  Investigation of certain problems related with the wedge shear test.  (102 pp.)
  8. Gürler, T. H.  (1993).  An investigation on the design of filters for cracked clay cores of embankment dams.  (86 pp.)
  9. Turp, E. Z.  (1993).  measurement of shear strength of coarse gravels under higher stresses in the prismatic wedge shear test. (91 pp.)
  10. Seçkin, A.  (1993).  Further study of shear strength measured in the cylindrical wedge shear test.  (153 pp.)
  11. Çiftçi, Z.  (1991).  An investigation of peak and residual shear strength of compacted plastic clays.  (120 pp.)
  12. Özcan, M.  (1990).  Development of a computer program for the calculation of the bearing capacity of single piles in clay.  (97 pp.)
  13. Çagnan, Sh. (1990).  Measurement of shear strength of coarse gravels by the wedge shear test.  (112 pp.)
  14. Varan, M.  (1989).  Use of the cylindrical wedge shear test for the compaction control of clay fills.  (89 pp.)
  15. Azimli, F.  (1989).  Influence of coarse gravel content on the undrained shear strength of a compacted plastic clay.  (144 pp.)
  16. Taymaz, I. (1989).  A review of embankment dam failures. (123 pp.)
  17. Etkesen, Z. (1989).  Suya doymamish iki kilde kalinti kayma dayaniminin ardishik yüklemeli kesme kutusu deneyleriyle irdelenmesi.  (Investigation of residual shear strength of two unsaturated clays using multiple reversal shear box tests). M.Sc. thesis, Gazi University, Ankara. (110 pp, in Turkish)
  18. Akçelik, N. (1989).  Fisürlü bir kilde deney örnegi çapinin dayanim ve deformasyon özelliklerine etkisi.  (Effect of specimen diameter on shear strength and deformation characteristics of a fissured clay).  M.Sc. thesis, Gazi University, Ankara. (101 pp, in Turkish)
  19. Koru, M.  (1988).  Analysis of stability of downstream part of rockfill dams by finite element method. (127 pp.)
  20. Aybak, T.  (1988).  Improved measurement of shear strength in the in situ wedge shear test.  (167 pp.)
  21. Köseoglu, R.  (1988).  Analysis of stresses in the in situ wedge shear test samples by the finite element method. (147 pp.)
  22. Öktem, E. Ü.  (1984).  Laboratory wedge shear test for the short term stability of clay fills.  (142 pp.) 
  23. Haksöz, I.  (1978).  Analysis of the stability of four slips in Ankara Clay using shear box tests.  (65 pp.)
  24. Özmen, M. R.  (1976).  Determination of a standard sand for checking the performance of the vibrating hammer for the standard compaction test.  (57 pp.)
  25. Onur, R. F.  (1975).  Effect of acid pre-treatment on the clay fraction of Turkish soils.  (72 pp.)
  26. Ildiz, Ö. (1974).  Effect of side friction on the preconsolidation characteristics of the METU campus clay.  (68 pp.) 
  27. Akin, H. (1973).  A review of the recent literature on the consolidation of clays.  (66 pp.)
  28. Tümerdem, F. (1973).  Comparison of observed and calculated settlements of two buildings on the Ankara Clay.  (53 pp.)
  29. Numanoglu, Z. (1973).  Adaptation to Turkish soils of a standard compaction test for granular material using vibrating hammer. (52 pp.)
  30. Söylemez, N. (1972).  Mineralogical analysis of Ankara Clay by X-ray diffraction.  (89 pp.)
  31. Kiper, T. (1972).  Effect of  degree of compaction on the compressibility of the Ankara and Eymir Lake Clays.  (61 pp.)
  32. Sirel A. (1972).  Programming of a semi-empirical method for determining stresses in and beneath embankments.  (74 pp.)
  33. Özgit, H. M. (1972).  Comparison of different standard methods of obtaining liquid limit for Turkish soils.  (61 pp.)
  34. Kocabayoglu, E. (1971).  Contribution of desiccation to the preconsolidation of Ankara Clay.  (73 pp.)
  35. Günece, T. (1968).  Stability of unsupported vertical cuts in Ankara Clay.  (78 pp.)
  36. Inal, T. (1967).  A study of the shear strength characteristics of Ankara Clay in terms of effective stresses.  (76 pp.)
  37. Tosun, T. (1966).  Vertical and horizontal permeabilities of Ankara Clay.  (65 pp.)

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