Practice

Consultant in geotechnical and earthquake engineering since 1994, on national and international projects including the Istanbul Marmaray submerged tunnel, the Istanbul Canal, the Warsaw Metro line, the Kazan Soda facility, Duqm Port in Oman, Türkmenbaşı International Seaport in Turkmenistan, and the Akkuyu and Sinop nuclear power plants. External expert and consultant to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

Scope of practice

Geotechnical engineering assessments for the design of soil and structural system including i) shallow foundations, ii) piled foundations, iii) deep excavations, iv) underground structures (i.e.: TBM, NATM, cut and cover tunnels), v) retaining structures, vi) hydraulic structures (earthfill, rockfill, concrete faced rockfill, roller compacted concrete dams), vii) port structures, viii) nuclear installations, ix) slope stability, x) ground improvement, xi) dewatering, xii) site investigations, health and performance monitoring.

Earthquake engineering assessments for i) seismic soil liquefaction triggering, post liquefaction shear strength and stiffness response, lateral spreading, ii) soil site response, iii) seismic hazard, iv) 2-D and 3-D static and seismic numerical modeling of soil-structure systems, v) microzonation.

Some consulting services provided are listed as follow: