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- Kitap BölümüAçık Erişim2017Discontinuity controlled slope failure zoning for a granitoid complex: A fuzzy approach
Gurocak, Z.; Alemdag, S.; Bostanci, H.T.; Gokceoglu, C.
Kinematic analysis is one of the most used methods to evaluate potential failures such as planar, wedge and toppling in rock slopes. To analyze possible failure types, orientations of slope and discontinuity geometry with the friction angle of the discontinuities planes are used. In this study, kinematical analyses were evaluated to obtain discontinuity controlled potential failure types in the Gumushane Granitoid Complex which is exposed in Gumushane City and the surroundings. Unstable slope orientations for planar, wedge and toppling failure types were determined. The unstable orientations obtained from kinematic analyses were used to create Geographic Information System (GIS) based instability risk maps. The maps generated by the GIS were evaluated using the Fuzzy Interference System (FIS) method to produce instability risk maps for the study area.
- MakaleYayıncıda açık erişim2016Modeling deformation modulus of a stratified sedimentary rock mass using neural network, fuzzy inference and genetic programming
Alemdag, S.; Gurocak, Z.; Cevik, A.; Cabalar, A.F.; Gokceoglu, C.
This paper investigates a series of experimental results and numerical simulations employed to estimate the deformation modulus of a stratified rock mass. The deformation modulus of rock mass has a significant importance for some applications in engineering geology and geotechnical projects including foundation, slope, and tunnel designs. Deformation modulus of a rock mass can be determined using large scale in-situ tests. This large scale sophisticated in-situ testing equipments are sometimes difficult to install, plus time consuming to be employed in the field. Therefore, this study aims to estimate indirectly the deformation modulus values via empirical methods such as the neural network, neuro fuzzy and genetic programming approaches. A series of analyses have been developed for correlating various relationships between the deformation modulus of rock mass, rock mass rating, rock quality designation, uniaxial compressive strength, and elasticity modulus of intact rock parameters. The performance capacities of proposed models are assessed and found as quite satisfactory. At the completion of a comparative study on the accuracy of models, in the results, it is seen that overall genetic programming models yielded more precise results than neural network and neuro fuzzy models.
- MakaleYalnız künye2014A large and rapid planar failure: Causes, mechanism, and consequences (Mordut, Gumushane, Turkey)
Alemdag, S.; Akgun, A.; Kaya, A.; Gokceoglu, C.
Gumushane is a small city located on highway connecting the harbour city Trabzon in the Black Sea Region of Turkey to the Eastern Anatolia. Following an excavation to create an area for housing on the northeast side of this highway, a large and rapid planar failure inclined to the southwest occurred. A large amount of fractured and weathered granitic material moved downward over this planar failure. After the failure, the highway was closed to traffic for 1 week, and more than ten houses on top of this failure were collapsed completely. The present study aims to investigate the mechanism of this failure. The study was performed using kinematical, limit equilibrium and numerical analyses for both post- and pre-failure conditions. Based on the detailed field observations, the failure mode was determined to be planar, and the slide mechanism was determined to be controlled by three fault planes. As a result of these analyses, it can be concluded that the slope before failure had critical conditions and that the excavation and uncontrolled blasting triggered and accelerated the slope failure.
- MakaleYalnız künye2008The use of cation packing index for characterizing the weathering degree of granitic rocks
Ceryan, S.; Zorlu, K.; Gokceoglu, C.; Temel, A.
The weathering state and weatherability of rocks are highly important for engineering geology projects and the use of rocks as building stones. The weathering state of rocks can be described by various chemical and petrographical weathering indices. To determine weathering state of a rock, considerable amount of chemical analyses is required. Weatherability of rocks depends on not only their mineral composition but also the number of cation replaceable with hydrogen in a mineral. In this study, the use of the k-value (cation packing index is defined as the number of cation in a mole) for characterizing the degree of weathering of granitic rocks is investigated. For the purpose of the study, the Kurtun granitic rocks are selected as the material of the study. The study contains three main stages and these are field investigations, laboratory studies and regression analyses. During the field studies, in-situ weathering descriptions and sampling are carried out. The samples are subjected to chemical and petrographic analyses and physical and mechanical tests. At the final stage of the study, a series of regression analyses between the cation packing index and other properties of the samples are performed. The results show that the k-value can be used as a weathering indicator. When compared with the other chemical weathering indices, the k-value can be used as a weathering index without chemical analyses, because it can be determined by mineralogical analyses. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.