Department of Geological Engineering

International Congress Proceedings:

1) Topal, T., Doyuran, V., Aşçıoğlu, E., 1990, Engineering geological problems encountered during construction of İncegez tunnel, Proc. 6th. Int. Congress IAEG, Amsterdam, Vol.4, 2541-2547, Balkema-Rotterdam.

2) Topal, T., Doyuran, V.,1994, Effect of deterioration on the chemical and physical properties of Göreme tuffs, Proc. 7th. Int. Congress IAEG, Lisboa, Vol.5, 3527-3536, Balkema-Rotterdam.

3) Doyuran, V., Toprak, V., Topal, T., Rojay, F.B., and Bozkurt, E., 1995, Of-Solaklıaqueduct tunnel system: A case study from the Eastern Black Sea area (NE-Turkey), Proc. Int. Symp. on the Geology of the Black Sea Region, Ankara-Turkey, 319-327.

4) Topal, T., Doyuran, V., 1996, Ultrasonic testing of artificially weathered Cappadocian tuff, Proc.1995 LCP Congress on Preservation and restoration of cultural heritage, Montreux, 205-211.

5) Topal, T., Doyuran, V., 1996, The physico-chemical properties of the weathered Cappadocian tuff and their significance on conservation studies, 8th. Int. Cong. on the Deterioration and Conservation of Stone, Berlin, Vol.1, 223-231.

6) Topal, T., 1996, The use of methylene blue adsorption test to assess the clay content of the Cappadocian tuff, 8th. Int. Cong. on the Deterioration and Conservation of Stone, Berlin, Vol.2, 791-799.

7) Topal, T., Doyuran, V., 1997, Engineering geological properties of the Cappadocian tuff, Int. Earth Sciences Colloquium on the Aegean Region (IESCA-1995), İzmir-Güllük, Turkey, 753-764.

8) Topal, T., De Witte, E., Dupas, M., 1998, Pore-size distribution characteristics and durability of the Cappadocian tuff, Proc. 8th. Int Congress IAEG, Vancouver, Vol.4, 2931-2938, Balkema-Rotterdam.

9) Topal, T., Sözmen, B., 1998, Physico-chemical properties of the weathered Yazılıkaya tuffs in Midas monument, Proc. 8th. Int Congress IAEG, Vancouver, Vol.4, 2939­2944, Balkema-Rotterdam.

10) Topal, T., 1998, Accelerated weathering in the Cappadocin tuff, Proc. Int. Symp. on Geology and Environment, İstanbul, Turkey, 281-291.

11) Özgenoğlu, A., Topal, T., Caner Saltık, E.N., Böke, H., 2000, Influence of grain size on the durability of Milas marbles, Proc. EUROCK 2000, Aachen, Germany, 171-176.

12) Topal, T., Sözmen, B., 2000, Freeze-thaw resistance of the Yazılıkaya tuffs, Proc. 9th Int. Cong. on the Deterioration and Conservation of Stone, Venice, Italy, Elsevier, Vol.1, 275-281.

 

13) Doyuran, V., Topal, T., Göncüoğlu, C., Akgün, H., Dirik, K., Karahanoğlu, N., Kansu, E., Süzen, M.L., 2000, Geological and geotechnical evaluation of the Karacabey settlement area (Bursa-Turkey), 6th International Congress on Earth Sciences, 7-11 August, Santiago, Chile (published in pdf format).

14) Doyuran, V., Topal, T., Göncüoğlu, C., Karahanoğlu, N., Dirik, K., Yeşilnacar, E., Met, İ, 2001, Engineering geological problems of Yeniceköy settlement area (Bursa-Turkey), Int. Symposium of the IAEG on Engineering Geological Problems of Urban Areas, Ekaterinburg, Russia (published in pdf format).

15) Doyuran, V., Topal, T., Yazıcıgil, H., Karahanoğlu, N., Toprak, V., Süzen, M.L., Yeşilnacar, E., and Yılmaz, K.K, 2001, Geological and geotechnical evaluation of the Yenişehir settlement area (Bursa-Turkey), Int. Symposium of the IAEG on Engineering Geological Problems of Urban Areas, Ekaterinburg, Russia ((published in pdf format).

16) Topal, T., Sözmen, B., 2001, Significance of wetting-drying tests on the durability of the Yazılıkaya tuffs, Int. Earth Sciences Colloquium on the Aegean Region (IESCA­2000), (eds. Dora, Özgenç, Sözbilir) İzmir-Turkey, 99-106.

17) Caner-Saltık, E.N., Özgenoğlu, A., Topal, T., 2001, Stages of damage to marble by salt crystallization, Proc. of the 11th Workshop on Eurocare-Euromarble, EU 496, 53­61.

 

18) Topal, T., 2002, The use of methylene blue adsorption test to quantify weathering of sandstone in temperate climate, In: van Rooy J.L. and Jermy C.A. (eds), Engineering Geology for Developing Countries - Proceedings of 9th Congress of IAEG, Durban, South Africa, 16-20 September 2002, 2360-2365.

19) Doyuran, V., Karahanoğlu, N., Bozkurt, E., Topal, T., Rojay, B., Arcasoy, A., Süzen, M.L., 2002, Engineering geological investigation of the Demirtaş settlement area (Bursa-Turkey), In: van Rooy J.L. and Jermy C.A. (eds), Engineering Geology for Developing Countries - Proceedings of 9th Congress of IAEG, Durban, South Africa, 16-20 September 2002, 432-438.

20) Cevik, E., Topal, T., 2004, Relocation of a problematic segment of a natural gas pipeline using GIS-based landslide susceptibility mapping, Hendek (Turkey), In: Hack R., Azzam R., and Charlier R. (eds.) Proceedings of the 1st European Regional IAEG Conference on Engineering Geology for Infrastructure Planning in Europe: A European Perspective, (Springer), 265-274.

21) Öztekin, B., Topal, T., 2005, GIS-based analyses of a cut slope in limestone for the assessment of detachment zones, GEOLINE 2005 International Symposium on Geology and Linear Developments, Lyon, 31-41 (published in pdf format).

22) Ertaş, B., Topal, T., 2006, Comparison between site performance and index properties of the armourstones in two harbours, Proc. 10th. Int Congress IAEG 2006- Engineering geology for tomorrow’s cities, Nottingham, Paper No: 326, 7p. (published in pdf format)

 

23) Topal, T., Akın, M., Özden A.U., 2006, Analysis and evaluation of rockfall hazard around Afyon Castle, Turkey, Proc. 10th. Int Congress IAEG 2006- Engineering geology for tomorrow’s cities, Nottingham, Paper No: 439, 7p. (published in pdf format).

24) Özden, U.A., Topal, T., 2007, Quality assessment of the armourstones for some Black Sea rubble mound breakwaters, Turkey, Journal of Coastal Research Special Issue No. 50, Winter 2007 (ed. C. J. Lemckert), Proc. of International Coastal Symposium-ICS2007, Queensland, Australia, 190-194.

 

25) Tavukçuoğlu, A., Caner-Saltık, E.N., Topal, T., Yaşar, T., Akoğlu, G., Güney, A., Caner-Özler, E., Üstünkaya, M.C., 2007, Ancient tuff quarry in Aksaray, 2nd QuarryScape Workshop, 17-21 October, Petra (Jordan), 36-41.

 

26) Topal, T., Toprak, V., Caner-Saltık, E.N., Türkmenoğlu, A.G., Tavukçuoğlu, A., Yaşar, T., Akoğlu, G., Güney, A., Üstünkaya, M.C., 2007, Roman marble quarries of the Ankara region, 2nd QuarryScape Workshop, 17-21 October, Petra (Jordan), 42-46.

 

27) Akoğlu, G., Topal, T., Caner-Saltık, E.N., Toprak, V.,  Tavukçuoğlu, A., Yaşar, T., Güney, A., Üstünkaya, M.C., 2007, Limestone quarries of the Hittites, 2nd QuarryScape Workshop, 17-21 October, Petra (Jordan), 47-50.

 

28) Caner-Saltık, E. N., Yaşar, T., Topal, T., Tavukçuoğlu, A., Akoğlu, K. G., Güney, A. and Caner-Özler, E. 2007. Andesite quarries of Ankara used since Roman times. In Inventory of Ancient Quarry Landscapes in Turkey: Their Characteristics, Production and State of Conservation. QuarryScapes deliverable No 2. Trondheim, Geological Survey of Norway, pp. 2–8.

 

29) Topal, T., Akin, M., 2008, Investigation of a landslide along a natural gas pipeline (Karacabey-Turkey), 10th Symp on Landslides and Engineered Slopes, Xian, China Vol.2, 1647-1652.

 

30) Akin, M., Topal, T., 2008, Assessment of SPT-based liquefaction of Erbaa (Tokat), Turkey, 6th Int. Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering, Arlington, VA, 8 p. (published in pdf format).

 

31) Akin, M., Topal, T., 2008, Estimation of liquefaction effects of Erbaa (Turkey) by using liquefaction potential index, EuroEngeo 2008, Madrid (in preparation)

 

32) Deniz, B.E., Topal, T., 2009, Testing of armourstone for the purpose of durability: a case study from two rubble mound breakwaters (Mersin, Turkey), ICS 2009-10th Int. Coastal Symposium, Vol.1, 501-504.

 

33) Ozden U.A., Topal, T., 2009, Comparison of predicted and performed durabilities of the armourstones from some Black Sea rubble mound breakwaters, SINOROCK2009, 5p.  (published in pdf format)

 

34) Topal, T., Akin, M., Akin, M., 2009, Investigation of rockfall problems around Kastamonu Castle, New Development in Rock Mechanics and Engineering, Sanya (China), 295-300.

 

35) Topal, T., Akin, M., Akin, M., 2009, Rockfall potential of Kastamonu Castle, Eurock2009-Rock Engineering in Difficult Ground Conditions Soft Rock and Karst, 745-748.

 

36) Akin, M., Kramer, S.L., Topal, T., 2010, Comparison of measured and estimated shear wave velocities in a seismically active area (Erbaa, Turkey), Fifth Int. Conference on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics, San Diego-California, 12p.

 

37) Topal, T., Deniz, B., 2010, Preliminary investigation on the deterioration of limestone at Mount Nemrut (Turkey), Proc. 10th Int Congress IAEG 2010-Geologically Active, Auckland, 731-736.

 

38) Akin, M., Topal, T., 2010, GIS-Based Seismic Microzonation of Urban Areas: A Case Study from Erbaa (Turkey), Proc. 10th Int Congress IAEG 2010-Geologically Active, Auckland, 1603-1610.

 

39) Akın, M.K., Kramer, S.L., Topal, T., 2012, The potential of liquefaction-induced lateral spreading in Erbaa (Tokat-Turkey), 4th Int. Conf. on Geotechnical and Geophysical Site Characterization, V.2, 1513-1517.

 

40) Akın, M.K., Kramer, S.L., Topal, T., 2012, Evaluation of shear wave velocities using SPT-based uphole: A case study from Erbaa (Tokat-Turkey), 4th Int. Conf. on Geotechnical and Geophysical Site Characterization, V.1, 897-902.

 

41) Akın, M., Topal, T., Akın, M.K., 2013,  Evaluation of the rockfall poteltial of Kastamonu castle (Turkey) using 3-D analyses, Landslide Science and Practice, 2nd World Landslide Forum, Vol.6, 335-349.

 

42) Akın, M., Ozvan, A., Akın, M.K., Topal, T., 2013. Ground deformations observed after 23.10.2011 Mw 7.2 Van earthquake, 7th Int. Conf. on Case Historied in Geotechnical Engineering, 6p.

 

43) Akın, M.K., Kramer, S.L., Topal, T., 2013, Evaluation of site amplification of Erbaa, Tokat (Turkey), 7th Int. Conf. on Case Historied in Geotechnical Engineering, 7p.

 

44) Akın, M., Topal, T., Akın, M.K., 2014. The rockfall potential of the southwestern part of Kastamonu Castle (Turkey) based on 2-D and 3-D analyses, 3rd World Landslide Forum- Landslide Science for a Safer Geoenvironment, v.3, 123-127.

 

45) Topal, T., Deniz, B.E., 2014. Two Different Behavior of the Sandstone from Mount Nemrut (Adıyaman-Turkey) After the Accelerated Weathering Tests, IAEG XIIICongress, Vol.5, 45-49.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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