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Harun Sönmez Prof. Dr. Hacettepe University, Geological Engineering Department Applied Geology Division,
Ankara, TURKEY Web: yunus.hacettepe.edu.tr/~haruns Email: haruns@hacettepe.edu.tr |
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Professıonal experiences _____________________________________
Dr. Sönmez’s
special areas of research interest are rock mechanics, characterization of
jointed rock masses, strength and deformation properties of rock materials and
rock masses, strength and deformation properties of block-in-matrix-rocks (bimrocks), stability of deep slopes and their design with
remedial measures, monitoring of slope movements, mapping of landslides in
terms of susceptibility, hazard and risk assessment, soil mechanics and
earthquake triggered soil liquefaction and mapping strategies of soil
liquefaction.
Dr. Sönmez
has consulting expertise on engineering projects such as dam, tunnel and slope
designs and constructions in Turkey, and he has also been giving research and
development (RD) consulting support from 2012 for slope design and monitoring
studies of all Boron open pit mines operated by ETIMADEN Mining Operation, as a
national state organization. In addition, Dr. Sönmez
has been involved in many engineering geological projects such as open pit coal
mining, landslide mapping, mineral exploration etc. managed and/or operated by
Turkey Coal Enterprises Authority and General Directorate of Research and
Exploration as national state organizations.
Numerous geotechnical software
were developed by Dr. Sönmez during his research
studies such as slope stability, kinematical analyses of rock slopes,
artificial neural network, fractal dimension, liquefaction assessment,
monitoring of slopes.
Education
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1996 - 2001 Hacettepe University, Graduate School of Science and
Engineering, Geological Engineering Division, Ankara, TURKEY Doctor of
Philosophy (PhD)
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Resat Ulusay
1993 - 1996 Hacettepe University, Graduate School of Science and
Engineering, Geological Engineering Division, Ankara, TURKEY Master of Science
(MSc)
Advisor: Prof. Dr. K. Ercin Kasapoglu
1988 - 1993 Hacettepe University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of
Geological Engineering, Ankara, TURKEY Undergraduate degree (BS)
Academic
Employment ________________________________________
2010 to present Professor, Hacettepe University, Geological Engineering Department, Applied Geology Division
2004 - 2010 Associate Professor, Hacettepe University, Geological Engineering Department,
Applied Geology Division
2003 – 2004 Instructor (PhD), Hacettepe University, Geological Engineering Department
2001 –
2003 Research
Assistant (PhD), Hacettepe University, Geological
Engineering Department
1993 –2001 Research
Assistant, Hacettepe University, Geological
Engineering Department
Honors and Awards ___________________________________________
2011 Outstanding Research Award by TUBITAK
Awarded by The
Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) for national
and international outstanding researches on the strength and deformation
behavior of Block-in-matrix rock (Bimrock) and jointed
rock masses.
2002 Erguvanlı Engineering Geology Award for the Best PhD Thesis
Awarded by Turkish Society for
Engineering Geology for his PhD thesis entitled “Investigation of the
Applicability of the Hoek-Brown Criteria to the Failure Behaviour
of the Fissured Clays”
2000 Golden Hammer Award for the Best Research Paper
Awarded by Chamber of Geological
Engineers in Turkey for the study entitled “A
practical procedure for the back analysis of slope failures in closely jointed
rock masses“ published in Int. J. of Rock Mech. Min. Sci., 1998, 35 (2),
219-233.
1993 Ihsan Dogramacı High Success Award
Given by the Rectorate of Hacettepe University due to his graduation as the first
degree in 1993 from Geological Engineering Department.
Professional affiliations and services _________________________
Editorial
Board Member in International Journals
International Journal
of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences
Engineering Geology
Professional Organization Member
International Society
of Rock Mechanics (ISRM)
Chamber of Geological
Engineers in Turkey
Turkish National
Society for Rock Mechanics
International
Commission Member
International Association for
Engineering Geology and the Environment Commission No.38 “Rockmass Characterization with Emphasis in
Rock Slope Hazards”
Publications
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Dr.
Sönmez contributed 55 research papers published in
distinguished international journals as authored or co-authored. He participated
with more than 20 presentations to the international congresses and symposiums.
Based on Web of Sciences records till February 2019, while more than 2100
citations were recorded to Dr. Sönmez’s studies, his
h-index is 23. Selected publications are listed as
follows.
Can
A., Dagdelenler G., Ercanoglu M., Sönmez H., 2019. Landslide susceptibility mapping at Ovacık-Karabük
(Turkey) using different neural network models: comparison of training
algorithms. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the
Environment, 78, 89-102.
Sönmez H., Ercanoglu M., Kalender A.,
Dagdelenler G., Tunusluoglu
C., 2016. Predicting uniaxial compressive strength and
deformation modulus of volcanic bimrock considering
engineering dimension. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and
Mining Sciences, 86, 91-103.
Kalender A.,
Sönmez H., Medley E., Tunusluoglu
C., Kasapoglu K.E. 2014. An
approach to predicting the overall strengths of unwelded
bimrocks and bimsoils.
Engineering Geology, 183, 65–79.
Dinc O.S., Sönmez H., Tunusluoglu C., and Kasapoglu K.E. 2011. A new general empirical approach for the prediction of rock mass
strengths of soft to hard rock masses. Int. J. Rock Mech. Min. Sci.,
48(4), 650-665.
Sönmez H., Tunusluoglu C., 2008. New
considerations on the use of block punch index for predicting the uniaxial
compressive strength of rock material, Int. J. Rock Mech. Min. Sci., 45 (6),
1007-1014.
Sönmez H.,
and Gokceoglu C., 2006. Discussion of the paper by E. Hoek and M.S. Diederichs
"Empirical estimation of rock mass modulus". Int. J. Rock
Mech. Min. Sci., 43, 671-676.
Sönmez H., Gokceoglu C., Medley E.W., Tuncay
E., and Nefeslioglu H.A., 2006. Estimating the uniaxial compressive strength of a volcanic bimrock .
Int. J. Rock Mech. Min. Sci., 43, 554-561.
Sönmez H., Gökceoglu C., Kayabasi
A. and Nefeslioglu H.A., 2006. Estimation of rock modulus: for intact rocks with an artificial neural
network and for rock masses with a new empirical equation. J. Rock Mech. Min.
Sci., 43(2), 224-235.
Sönmez H. and Gökceoglu C., 2005. A liquefaction severity index for engineering practice.
Environmental Geology, 48(1), 81-91.
Sönmez H., Gökceoglu C., Tuncay
E., Medley E.W. and Nefeslioglu H.A., 2004. Relationships between volumetric block proportions and
overall UCS of a volcanic bimrock. Felsbau, 22 (5), 22 - 34.
Sonmez H., Tuncay E. and Gokceoglu
C., 2004. Models to predict the
uniaxial compressive strength and the modulus of elasticity for Ankara
Agglomerate. Int. J. Rock Mech. Min. Sci., 41 (5), 717-729.
Sonmez H.,
2003. Modification to the liquefaction potential index and
liquefaction susceptibility mapping for a liquefaction-prone area (Inegol-Turkey). Environmental Geology, 44(7),
862-871.
Sonmez H., Ulusay R., 1999, Modifications to the Geological Strength
Index (GSI) and their applicability to stability of slopes. Int. J. Rock Mech.
Min. Sci., 36 (6), 743-760.
Sonmez H., Ulusay R. and Gökceoglu C., 1998,
A practical procedure for the back analysis of slope
failures in closely jointed rock masses. Int. J. of Rock Mech. Min. Sci., 35
(2), 219-233.
invited
book chapters
Handbook
of Research on Trends and Digital Advances in Engineering Geology, Chapter
Name: General Trends and New Perspectives on Landslide Mapping and Assessment
Methods (2017), ERCANOGLU MURAT, SÖNMEZ
HARUN, IGI Global, Editor: Ceryan, Nurcihan.