Assessment of mass movements in the western part of Istanbul, Turkey

A. Tugrul; H. Zarif

Assessment of mass movements in the western part of Istanbul, Turkey

A. Tugrul, Ündül, H. Zarif

Istanbul University

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Abstract

The uncontrolled increase in population of Istanbul is causing many problems in civil life. Many areas are being opened to settlement without sufficient preliminary engineering investigations because of the increasing demand for new infrastructure. In the western part of Istanbul, much unplanned construction, of various types and dimensions, is undertaken on relatively weak Tertiary units. These bedrock units outcrop mostly in the southern and western part of Istanbul and have many instability, swelling and shrinkage problems. Besides, these problematic ground conditions contributed to the collapse, tilting and rotating of many buildings and led to many casualties during 1999 Izmit Earthquake. In this study, the geological, hydrogeological and geotechnical properties of the Tertiary units of Istanbul were investigated for the assessments of mass movements in the western part of the city. According to our investigations, it should be noted that small-scale buried faults, lithologies and the hydrogeological properties of the units are important.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Landslides and Engineered Slopes
Subtitle of host publication	Protecting Society through Improved Understanding - Proceedings of the 11th International and 2nd North American Symposium on Landslides and Engineered Slopes, 2012
Editors	Erik Eberhardt, Corey Froese, A. Keith Turner, Serge Leroueil
Publisher	CRC Press/Balkema
Pages	1053-1056
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Print)	9780415621236
Publication status	Published - 2012
Externally published	Yes
Event	11th International Symposium on Landslides and 2nd North American Symposium on Landslides, 2012 - Banff, Canada Duration: 2 Jun 2012 → 8 Jun 2012

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Name	Landslides and Engineered Slopes: Protecting Society through Improved Understanding - Proceedings of the 11th International and 2nd North American Symposium on Landslides and Engineered Slopes, 2012

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Conference	11th International Symposium on Landslides and 2nd North American Symposium on Landslides, 2012
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Banff
Period	2/06/12 → 8/06/12

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Tugrul, A., Ündül, & Zarif, H. (2012). Assessment of mass movements in the western part of Istanbul, Turkey. In E. Eberhardt, C. Froese, A. K. Turner, & S. Leroueil (Eds.), Landslides and Engineered Slopes: Protecting Society through Improved Understanding - Proceedings of the 11th International and 2nd North American Symposium on Landslides and Engineered Slopes, 2012 (pp. 1053-1056). (Landslides and Engineered Slopes: Protecting Society through Improved Understanding - Proceedings of the 11th International and 2nd North American Symposium on Landslides and Engineered Slopes, 2012). CRC Press/Balkema.

Tugrul, A. ; Ündül ; Zarif, H. / Assessment of mass movements in the western part of Istanbul, Turkey. Landslides and Engineered Slopes: Protecting Society through Improved Understanding - Proceedings of the 11th International and 2nd North American Symposium on Landslides and Engineered Slopes, 2012. editor / Erik Eberhardt ; Corey Froese ; A. Keith Turner ; Serge Leroueil. CRC Press/Balkema, 2012. pp. 1053-1056 (Landslides and Engineered Slopes: Protecting Society through Improved Understanding - Proceedings of the 11th International and 2nd North American Symposium on Landslides and Engineered Slopes, 2012).

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Tugrul, A, Ündül & Zarif, H 2012, Assessment of mass movements in the western part of Istanbul, Turkey. in E Eberhardt, C Froese, AK Turner & S Leroueil (eds), Landslides and Engineered Slopes: Protecting Society through Improved Understanding - Proceedings of the 11th International and 2nd North American Symposium on Landslides and Engineered Slopes, 2012. Landslides and Engineered Slopes: Protecting Society through Improved Understanding - Proceedings of the 11th International and 2nd North American Symposium on Landslides and Engineered Slopes, 2012, CRC Press/Balkema, pp. 1053-1056, 11th International Symposium on Landslides and 2nd North American Symposium on Landslides, 2012, Banff, Canada, 2/06/12.

Assessment of mass movements in the western part of Istanbul, Turkey. / Tugrul, A.; Ündül; Zarif, H.
Landslides and Engineered Slopes: Protecting Society through Improved Understanding - Proceedings of the 11th International and 2nd North American Symposium on Landslides and Engineered Slopes, 2012. ed. / Erik Eberhardt; Corey Froese; A. Keith Turner; Serge Leroueil. CRC Press/Balkema, 2012. p. 1053-1056 (Landslides and Engineered Slopes: Protecting Society through Improved Understanding - Proceedings of the 11th International and 2nd North American Symposium on Landslides and Engineered Slopes, 2012).

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Tugrul A, Ündül, Zarif H. Assessment of mass movements in the western part of Istanbul, Turkey. In Eberhardt E, Froese C, Turner AK, Leroueil S, editors, Landslides and Engineered Slopes: Protecting Society through Improved Understanding - Proceedings of the 11th International and 2nd North American Symposium on Landslides and Engineered Slopes, 2012. CRC Press/Balkema. 2012. p. 1053-1056. (Landslides and Engineered Slopes: Protecting Society through Improved Understanding - Proceedings of the 11th International and 2nd North American Symposium on Landslides and Engineered Slopes, 2012).

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