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Institution Author: Gürbüz, Ayhan

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    Cementation in a Matrix of Loose Sandy Soil Using Biological Treatment Method
    (Academic Journals, 2011) Gurbuz, Ayhan; Sari, Yasin Dursun; Yuksekdag, Zehra Nur; Cinar, Berat; Department of Civil Engineering
    Man-made materials varying from cement-based to chemical-based have been injected into soils to improve their engineering properties (shear strength, compressibility, permeability, bearing capacity etc.). Soil type in general plays important role in determination of treatment material and method. Materials used for soil treatment might have side effects in terms of air pollution, soil or water contamination etc. during manufacturing or application. An alternative, environmentally friendly soil treatment method that is based on the use of bacteria present in soils and named Biological Treatment Method (BTM) has been used by researchers to bond particles of loose sandy soils via creation of calcite (CaCO3) generated by bacteria using urea to influence the precipitation of calcium carbonate. This study presents the results of bacterial induced cementation (BIC) in matrix of loose sandy soil. A bacterium used in this study is Sporosarcina pasteurii that is naturally present in soils and is aerobic type. The bacteria grown in laboratory environment were injected to the matrix of loose sandy soil. Subsequent nutrient mediums were introduced to specimens to accelerate the development of cementation level. Number of bacteria, pH level, temperature and amount of CaCO3 were measured during the duration of testing. Images of Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) showed that creation of cementation from precipitation of CaCO3 on the surface and pores of soil matrix were observed for only sand samples into which nutrient was flushed on sequence of arbitrary time.
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    Determination of Lateral Displacements of Laterally Loaded Steel Piles in Cohesionless Soils Using Elastic Curve Equation
    (Gazi Univ, Fac Engineering Architecture, 2011) Gurbuz, Ayhan; Department of Civil Engineering
    Laterally loaded piles find wide application areas. Some of those application areas of laterally loaded piles are bridge foundations, ports and landslides. Accurate and simple calculation of lateral displacement of laterally loaded piles becomes vital for structure safety. Measured from the ground surface, the distance to the point on the pile where the deformation in the direction of the load (applied at the top of the pile) becomes zero is called the critical depth of pile. Laterally loaded pile faces with passive resistance in front of pile, active resistance at back side of pile and frictional resistance at sides of piles along pile critical length. In this study, pile properties, applied load and resistance forces pile faces are modeled in two-dimensional to determine lateral displacement of pile under lateral load using elasticity curve equations. The measured lateral displacements of three tested laterally loaded steel pipe piles are compared with both the analysis of equations proposed in this study and the analysis results of computer program LPile based on the p-y curves. It is found that the proposed equations to determine lateral displacement of laterally loaded steel piles in cohesionless soils yield to very close result of field measured lateral displacements.