Kamil KAYABALI, PhD
Present Position: Professor
BSc: Istanbul University, 1983
MSc (1) : Ankara University, 1986
MSc (2) : South Dakota Scool of Mines and Technology, 1989
PhD : Purdue University, 1993
Area of interest: Geotechnique, geotechnical earthquake engineering
Courses taught:
Undergraduate Level: Engineering Geology, Soil Mechanics, Rock Mechanics,
Graduate Level: Stability of Soil Slopes, Stability of Rock Slopes, Geotechnical Aspects of Earthquakes
Journal Publications:
- Kayabali, K. and West, T. R., 1994, Liquefaction susceptibility evaluation for the City of Evansville, Indiana: Bulletin of the Association of Engineering Geologists, 31(2), 231-253.
- Kayabali, K. and West, T. R., 1995, Prediction of site response of surficial deposits in Evansville, Indiana: Environmental and Engineering Geosciences, 1(2), 191-206.
- Kayabali, K., 1996, Determination of threshold ground acceleration for soil liquefaction using the strain and stress approaches: Environmental and Engineering Geosciences, 2(2), 201-212.
- Kayabali, K., 1997, The role of soil behavior on damage caused by the Dinar Earthquake (southwestern Turkey) of October 1, 1995: Environmental and Engineering Geosciences, (3)1, 111-121.
- Kayabali, K., 1996, Soil liquefaction evaluation using shear wave velocity: Engineering Geology, (44), 121-127.
- Kayabali, K., 1996, Engineering geological aspects of replacing a solid waste disposal site with a sanitary landfill: Engineering Geology, (44), 203-212.
- Kayabali, K., 1997, Engineering geological aspects of a novel landfill liner material: bentonite amended natural zeolite: Engineering Geology, (46), 105-114.
- Kayabali, K. and Kezer, H., 1998, Testing the ability of bentonite amended natural zeolite (clinoptilolite) for removing heavy metals from liquid waste: Environmental Geology, 34(2-3), 95-102.
- Kayabali, K., Yuksel, F. A., and Yeken, T., 1998, Integrated use of hydrochemistry and resistivity methods in groundwater contamination caused by a recently closed solid waste site: Environmental Geology, 36(3/4), 227-234.
- Kayabali, K., Celik, M., Karatosun, H., Arıgun, Z. and Kocbay, A., 1999, The influence of a heavily polluted urban river on the adjacent aquifer systems. Environmental Geology, (38)3, 233-243.
- Kayabali, K. and Mollamahmutoglu, M., 1999, The influence of hazardous liquid wastes on the hydraulic conductivity of earthen liners: Environmental Geology, (39)3/4, 201-210.
- Kayabali, K. and Bulus, G., 2000, Usability of bottom ash amended with different matrices as engineering material: Engineering Geology, 56, 293-303.
- Tekin, E., Kayabali, K., Ayyildiz, T., and Ileri, Ö., 2000, Evidence of microbiologic activity in modern travertines; Sıcakçermik Geothermal Field, Central Turkey: Carbonates and Evaporites, (15)1, 18-27.
- Kayabali, K., 2002, Modeling of seismic hazard for Turkey using the recent neotectonic data: Engineering Geology, 63(3-4), 221-232.
- Mollamahmutoglu, M., Kayabali, K., Beyaz, T., and Kolay, E., 2003, Liquefaction related building damage in Adapazari during the Turkey earthquake of August 17, 1999: Engineering Geology, 67, 297-307.
- Kayabali, K. and Akin, M., 2003, Seismic hazard map of Turkey using the deterministic approach: Engineering Geology, 69, 127-137.
- Kayabali, K., 2005, Comment on “An attenuation relationship based on Turkish strong motion data and iso-acceleration map of Turkey” by Ulusay et al., Eng. Geol., 74; 265-291 (2004) B: Engineering Geology, 79, 293-295.
- Kayabali, K, Beyaz, T., and Kolay, E., 2006, The effect of the pH of the testing liquid on the slake durability of gypsum: Bulletin of the Engineering Geology and Environment, (65)1, 65-71.
- Kolay, E. and Kayabali, K., 2006, Investigation of the effect of aggregate shape and surface roughness on the slake durability index using the fractal dimension approach: Engineering Geology, 86, 271-284.
- Celik, M., Tastekin, M., and Kayabali, K., 2007, An investigation of the surface and groundwater leachate from an old waste disposal site at Mamak, Ankara, Turkey: Int. J. Environment and Pollution, 30(3-4), 548-560.
- Yilmaz, Y., Mollamahmutoglu, M., Ozaydin, V., and Kayabali, K., 2008, Experimental investigation of the effect of grading characteristics on the liquefaction resistance of various graded sands: Engineering Geology, 100, 91-100.
- Kayabali K. and Tufenkci, O. O., 2010, Determination of plastic and liquid limits using the reverse extrusion technique: Geotechnical Testing Journal, 33(1), 14-22.
- Kayabali K. and Tüfenkci, O. O., 2010, Shear strength of remolded soils at consistency limits: Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 47(3), 259-266.
- Kayabali, K. and Selcuk, L., 2010, Nail penetration test for determining the uniaxial compressive strength of rock: International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 47, 265-271.
- Kolay, E., Kayabali, K. and Tasdemir, Y., 2010, Modeling the slake durability index using regression analysis, artificial neural networks and adaptive neuro-fuzzy methods: Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 69(2), 275-286.
- Kayabali K. and Demir, S., 2011, Measurement of swelling pressure: direct method versus indirect methods: Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 48, 354-364.
- Kayabali K. and Beyaz, T., 2011, Strong motion attenuation relationship for Turkey – A Different Perspective: Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, DOI 10.1007/s10064-010-0335-6.
- Kayabali, K., 2011, Determination of consistency limits – A comparison between -#40 and -#200 materials: Electronic Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 16(T), 1547-1561.
- Kayabali, K., 2011, Assessment of shear strength at consistency limits – A reappraisal: Electronic Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 16(U), 1679-1695.
- Kayabali, K. and Ozdemir, A., 2012, Assessing the practicality of the centrifuge method in 1-D consolidation: Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 71(4), 735-745.
- Selcuk, L., Coban, S., Kayabali, K. and Simsek, O., 2012, A non-destructive testing technique: Nail penetration test: ACI Structural Journal, 109(2), 245-252.
- Kayabali, K., 2012, Estimation of Liquid, Plastic and Shrinkage Limits Using One Simple Tool: Electronic Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 17(N), 2079-2090.
- Kayabali, K., 2012, An alternative testing tool for plastic limit: Electronic Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 17(O), 2107-2114.
- Kayabali, K. and Yaldız, O., 2012, Investigation of the relationship between swell pressure and shrinkage limit: Electronic Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 17(P), 2313-2325.
- 35) Tasdemir, Y., Kolay, E. and Kayabali, K., 2013, Comparison of three artificial neural network approaches for estimating of slake durability index: Environmental Earth Sciences, 68, 23-31.
- Kayabalı, K. and Ozdemir, A., 2013, Use of reverse extrusion method to determine undrained shear strength of Clayey Soils: Geotechnical end Geological Engineering, 31, 719-727.
- Kayabali, K. and Balcı, M. C., 2013, An appraisal of the problems related to the classification of fine-grained soils: Electronic Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 18(K), 2251-2262.
- Kayabali, K., Baser, T., Balci, M. C. and Kolay E., 2013, Evaluation of the Hydraulic Conductivity of Saturated, Fine-Grained Soils Using a Small-Size Centrifuge : Electronic Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 18(L), 2383-2395.
- Kayabali, K., 2013, Evaluation of the two newly proposed methods for shrinkage limit: Electronic Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 18(O), 3047-3060.
- Kayabali, K., and Yaldiz, O., 2014, Estimation of swelling pressure using simple soil indices: Bulletin of the Mineral Research and Exploration, 149, 177-188.
- Selcuk, L. and Kayabali, K., 2015, The design of stone column applications to protect against soil liquefaction: International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 9(3), 279-288.
- Selcuk, L. and Kayabali, K., 2015, Evaluation of the unconfined compressive strength of rocks using nail guns: Engineering Geology; 195(3), 164-171.
- Kayabali, K., Akturk, O., Fener, M., Dikmen, O. and Harputlugil, F. H., 2015, Revisiting the Bjerrum’s Correction Factor: Use of the Liquidity Index in Assessing the Effect of Soil Plasticity on Undrained Shear Strength: Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 7(6), 716-721.
- Kayabali, K., Akturk, O., Fener, M., Ozkeser, A., Ustun, A. B., Dikmen, O., Harputlugil, F. H., and Asadi, R., 2016, Determination of Atterberg Limits Using Newly Devised Mud Press Machine: Journal of African Earth Sciences, 116, 127-133.
- Gokce, M. V., Ince, I., Fener, M., Taskiran, T. and Kayabali, K., 2016, The effects of freeze-thaw (F-T) cycles on the Gödene travertine used in historical structures in Konya (Turkey): Cold Regions Science and Technology, 127(1), 65-75.
- Balci, M., Kayabali, K., and Asadi, R., 2018, Miniature centrifuge modeling for conventional consolidation Test: Geotechnical Testing Journal, Vol. 41, No. 3, 2018, pp. 590-600.
- Kayabali, K, Yimaz, N. P., Fener, M., Akturk, O., and Habibzadeh, F., 2018, Assessment of soil liquefaction using the energy approach: Bulletin of the Mineral Research and Exploration, 156, 195-206.
Proceedings:
- Eggert, D. L., Al-Shukri, H., Bleuer, N. K., Bray, J. D., Chang, S. W., Eckhoff, W. R:, Kayabali, K., Munson, C. A., Munson, P. J., Samuelson, P. J., and West, T. R., 1994,Seismic Hazards in Indiana: what we have learned: Proceedings of Fifth U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Chicago, 429-442.
- Kayabali, K., 2007, An alternative to soil compaction methods – miniature static compaction test: Association of Environmental & Engineering Geologists 50th Anniversary Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, California, p. 96
- Kayabali, K. and Tufenkci, O. O., 2007, A different perspective for the determination of soil consistence limits: Proc. Int. Symp. on Geotechnical Engineering, Ground Improvement and Geosynthetics for Human Security and Environmental Preservation, 6-7 December 2007, Bangkok, Thailand, 423-432.
- Kayabali, K., Demir, S., and Tufenkci, O. O., 2008, Determination of the swell pressure of expansive soils based on the mineralogical content using a more precise method: 33rd International Geological Congress, Oslo, Norway.
- Selcuk, L. and Kayabali, K., 2010, Mitigation of liquefaction in sandy soils using stone columns: Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 12, EGU2010-9718-1, EGU General Assembly.
- Kayabali, K. and Özdemir, A., 2010, Evaluation of the centrifuge technique as an alternative and fast method for oedometer test on soils: In: Geologically Active: Proceedings of the 11th IAEG Congress, Auckland, New Zealand, 5-10 September 2010, L. Williams, G. M. Pinches, C. Y. Chin, T. J. McMorran, C. I. Massey, Eds., p. 1989-1994.
- Kayabali, K., Yaldiz, O., and Mollamahmutoglu, M., 2011, Prediction of swell pressure of soils using easily definable parameters: AEG 54th Annual Meeting at Anchorage, Alaska, 19-24 September, 2011, AEG NEWS 54 – Annual Meeting Program with Abstracts, p. 89-90.
- Kayabali, K., Balci, M. C. and Baser, T., Preliminary results from a small geotechnical centrifuge for consolidation tests: Third Int’l Conf. on New Developments in Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, June 28-30 2012, Near East University, Nicosia, TRNC, 820-827.
- Kayabali, K., Yilmaz, N. P. and Mollamahmutoğlu, M., 2015, An alternative shear strength test for saturated fine-grained soils – preliminary results: Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on Deformation Characteristics of Geomaterials, IS-Buenos Aires 2015, 15-18 November 2015, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Fener, M., Kayabali, K., Ince, I., Mohammed, A. A. and Yurt, T., Relationship between basic index properties of stone and capillarity values: International Conference on Innovations in Natural Science and Engineering (ICINSE 2018), 3-6 Jan. 2018, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
GEOTECHNICAL BOOKS TRANSLATED INTO TURKISH (BY KAYABALI AND OTHERS)
- Introduction to Rock Mechanics, R. E. Goodman, 1989, John Wiley & Sons, 562 p.
- Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering, 1981, R. D. Holtz ve W. D. Kovacs, Prentice Hall, 733 p.
- Groundwater, 1979, R. A. Freeze ve J. A. Cherry, Prentice Hall, 604 p.
- Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering, 1996, S. L. Kramer, Prentice Hall, 653 p.
- Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Handbook, 2002, Robert L. Day, McGraw-Hill, 600 p.
- Applied Hydrogeology, 2001, C. W. Fetter, Prentice Hall, 598 p.
- Engineering Rock Mechanics – Introduction to Principles, 1997, J. A. Hudson ve J. P. Harrison, Elsevier, 444 p.
- Engineering Rock Mechanics, Volume 2, Worked Examples, 2000, J. P. Harrison ve J. A. Hudson, Elsevier, 506 p.
- Foundation Design – Principles and Practices, 2001, D. P. Coduto, Prentice Hall, 883 p.
- Site Investigation, 1995, C.R.I. Clayton, M.C. Matthews ve N. E. Simons, Blackwell Science, 584 p.
- Soil Strength and Slope Stability, 2005, J.M. Duncan ve S. G. Wright, John Wiley and Sons, 297 p.
- The Geology of Earthquakes, 1997, R. Yeats, K. Sieh, C. R. Allen, Oxford University Press, 568 p.
- Rock Slope Engineering, 2004, Civil and Mining, D. C. Wyllie, C. W. Mah, Spon Press, 431 p.
- Foundations of Engineering Geology, 2002, T. Waltham, Spon Press, 92 p.
- Fundamentals of Earthquake Resistant Construction, 1993, E. L. Krinitzsky, J. P. Gould, P. H. Edinger, John Wiley and Sons, 299 p.
- Geotechnical Modelling, 2004, D. Muir Wood, Spon Press, 488 p.
- Engineering Geology – An Environmental Approach, 1996, P. H. Rahn, Prentice Hall, 657 p.
- Introduction to Environmental Geology, 2005, E.A. Keller, Prentice Hall, 654 p.
- Geotechnical Engineering – Principles and Practices, 1999, D. P. Coduto, Prentice Hall, 759 p.
- Engineering Geology and Construction, 2004, F. G. Bell, Spon Press, 797 p.
- Geological Engineering, 2011, Gonzales, L. and Ferrer, M., CRC Press, 688 p.
- Site Investigation, 2005, Mayne P. et al., FHWA, 312 p.
PROJECTS INVOLVED
- Indiana Mining and Mineral Research Institute, Earthquake Hazard Studies in Southwesten Indiana, 1992-1993, Assistant investigator.
- Investigation of the natural zeolite from the aspects of mineralogy, petrography, engineering properties, and its usability in industry, 1995, Assistant investigator.
- Investigation of the ground water contamination caused by the Istanbul/Halkalı Solid Waste Site, 1997, Principal investigator.
- The effect of hazardous liquid wastes on the hydraulic conductivity of liner materials composed of zeolite/bentonite mixtures, 1997-1998, Assistant investigator.
- Investigation of the ground water contamination caused by the surface waters within the metropolitan boundaries of Ankara, 1996-1997, Principal investigator.
- Definition of the liquefaction influence area of an earthquake zone based upon the seismotectonic and paleo-seismological data, 1997-1998, Principal investigator.
- Investigation of the usability of bottom ash amended with different binders, 1997-1998, Principal investigator.
- Modeling of the earthquake hazard of Turkey usin the deterministic and probabilistic approaches, 1998-1999, Principal investigator.
- Study of the swell potential of smectite-bearing soils, 2000-2001, Principal investigator.
- Development of a new attenuation relationship for Turkey based upon data free of soil amplification effects, 2002-2004, Principal investigator.
- A new and a easy method to determine the uniaxial compression strength of weak rocks, 2008-2009, Principal investigator.
- Seeking a relationship between the effective and total stress parameters of soils, 2009-2011, Principal investigator.
- Evaluation of the centrifuge technique as an alternative and fast method for oedometer tests, 2009-2011, Principal investigator.
- Determination of unconfined compression strength of intack rock using the nail penetration test, 2012-2014, Principal Investigator.
- Establisment of empirical relationships towards permeability and consolidation parameters using a centrifuge, 2012-2013, Principal investigator.
- Investigation of the drained shear strength of remolded soils at plastic limit, 2013-2015, Principal investigator.
- Investigation of the undrained shear strength of remolded soils at plastic limit, 2013-2015, Principal investigator.
- Investigation of drained shear strength of fine-grained soils using a new testing method, 2014-2016, Investigation of the drained shear strength of remolded soils at plastic limit, 2013-2015, Principal investigator.
- Development of a new tool and method to determine the consistency limits and the shear strength of fine-grained soils, 2016-2017, Investigation of the drained shear strength of remolded soils at plastic limit, 2013-2015, Principal investigator.
- Determination of shear strength of discontinuities using only a single shear test, 2016-2017, Investigation of the drained shear strength of remolded soils at plastic limit, 2013-2015, Principal investigator.