PROJECTS AND CONSULTANCIES

1. Assessment and planning of the ground preparation for a Nuclear Power Plant site at Akkuyu, Mersin, Turkey, for Electrical Projects Planning and Design Institute (EIE), 1984

2. Determination of the susceptibility of the Minestones to spontaneous combustion project for British Coal, Minestones service, 1987. a project report was presented to British Coal.

3. Sawability and drillability of various rocks concerning techniques of rock cutting and statistical analysis of the test results. Project was carried out for De Beers International and a report was presented, 1987.

4. Determination of index rock properties to improve the efficiency of road headers and tunnelling equipment. The project was carried out for Dosco Company, 1988.

5. An investigation into in situ and laboratory strength determination of monolithic packing materials. The project was carried out for British Coal with special contributions of Blue Circle Cement Company, Pozzament Company and Thyssen Company, 1988.

6. Development and performance evaluation of plastic water stemming cartridges for underground blasting operations, Project No: 96K120880 Turkish State Planning Organisation (DPT), 1997

7. Design of underground excavations opened in volcanic rocks for storage purposes, Research Fund, No: 98.01.602007, Hacettepe University, 2001.

8. Numerical Simulation of Longwall with Top Coal Caving Production Method Applied at Thick Coal Seams, Research Fund, No: 0002602009, Hacettepe University, 2002.

9. Determination of Optimum Production Methods for Soma and Tunçbilek Thick Coal Seam Districts” Tübitak, MİSAG Project (Continuing), 2003.

10. Design of 75 ton Capacity Underground Explosive Magazine for SENBAY Co., Private Project, July, 2003.