Turan Durgunoglu
Rank & Status
Contact Information
Education
Service on This Faculty
Other Related Experience
Publications of Last Five Years
Honors and Awards
Membership in Scientific and Professional Societies
Courses Taught During the 2002-2003 Academic Year
Administrative Activities
Other Activities within Engineering and Teaching Professions
E-Mail

Rank & Status
Professor, full time

Contact Information
Bogazici University
Department of Civil Engineering
34342 Bebek-Istanbul/TURKEY
Tel: +90(212) 359-6430
Fax: +90(212) 287-2457, +90(212) 265-8488

Education
Ph.D. Civil Engineering University of California, Berkeley 1972
M.S. Civil Engineering University of California, Berkeley 1969
B.S. Civil Engineering Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey 1968
Service on This Faculty
Professor 1982-Present
Associate Professor 1977-1982
Assistant Professor 1973-1977
Original Appointment 1973

Other Related Experience
Responsibility Location Date
Member Turkish Delegation for November 22, 1999 Düzce Earthquake November 1999
Member Turkish Delegation for August 17, 1999 Gölcük Earthquake August 1999
Member Turkish Delegation for June 27, 1998 Ceyhan Earthquake June 1998
Executive Committee Member Turkish National Committee on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering 2002-present March 1981-1983

Publications of Last Five Years
Journal Publications
  • Sancio, R. B., Bray, S. D., Steward, J. P., Youd, T. L., Durgunoğlu, H. T., Önalp, A., Seed, R. B., Christensen, C., Baturay, M. B., Karadayılar, T., "Correlation between Ground Failure and Soil Conditions in Adapazari, Turkey", Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering Journal, Elsevier, pp. 1093-1102.
  • Martin, J. R., Mitchell, J. K., Olgun, C. G., Durgunoğlu, H. T., and Emrem, Öge C. (2001), "Performance of Improved Ground During the 1999 Turkey Earthquake," Geotechnical Special Publ. No.113, Foundation and Ground Improvement, ASCE-Geo Institute, pp.565-579.
  • Tezcan, S., ve Durgunoğlu, H. T., (2000), "Jeofizik Etüdlerin Zemin Büyütme Analizlerindeki Önemi ve Örnekler," Jeofizik, Vol. 14, No. 1-2, Mart-Eylül, 2000.
Conference Proceedings
  • Durgunoğlu, H. T., Varaksin, S., Briet. S., Karadayılar, T., "A Case Study on Soil Improvement with Heavy Dynamic Compaction", 13th ECSMGE, Prague, 25-28 August, 2003.
  • Durgunoğlu, H. T., Kulaç, H. F., Arkun, B., "A Deep Retaining System Construction with Soil Nailing in Soft Rocks in Istanbul, Turkey", SARA-2003 Conference, June 22-26, MIT Cambridge, USA, 2003.
  • Kalafat, M., Emrem, C., Durgunoğlu, H. T., "Behaviour of Soft Riva Clay Under High Cyclic Stresses", International Conference on New Develelopments in Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, May 29-31, Lefkoşa, 2003.
  • Durgunoğlu, H. T., Kulaç, H. F., Oruç, K., Yıldız, R., Sickling, J., Boys, I. E., Altugu, T., and Emrem, C., "A Case History of Ground Treatment with Jet Grouting Against Liquefaction for a Cigarette Factory in Turkey", Grouting and Grout Treatment, February 2003, New Orleans, USA.
  • Durgunoğlu, H. T., and et. al. (2001), "Case History for Ground Improvement Against Liquefaction Carrefoursa Shopping Center-İzmit, Turkey", Proceedings of Satellite Conference Lessons Learned From Recent Strong Earthquakes, August 24, 2001, İstanbul.
  • Durgunoğlu, H. T., Kulaç, H. F., Yılmaz, S., Koçak, D., "Case History for Soil Improvement of SETAT 2002 High Rise Residential by Jet Grouting in Istanbul", Grouting and Grout Treatment, New Orleans, USA, February 2003.
  • Sancio, R. B., Bray, J. D., Reimer, M. F., Durgunoğlu, H. T., "An Assesment of the Liquefaction Susceptibility of Adapazari Silt", Pasific Conference on Earthquake Engineering, paper no.172, 2003.
  • Bray, J. D., Sancio, R. B., Durgunoğlu, H. T., and et. al., "Ground Failure in Adapazarı, Turkey," Proceedings of Satellite Conference Lessons Learned From Recent Strong Earthquakes, İstanbul, August 2001.
  • Emrem, C., Spaulding, C., Durgunoğlu, H. T., and Varaksin, S., "A Case Study of Soil Improvement Against Liquefaction-Carrefoursa Shopping Center İzmir, Turkey," Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, İstanbul, pp. 1737-1742, 2001.
  • Olgun, C. G., Martin, J. R., Mitchell, J. K., and Durgunoğlu, H. T., "Improved Ground Performance During the 1999 Turkey Earthquakes" Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, İstanbul, pp. 765-768, 2001.
  • Durgunoğlu H. T. et al., "A Case History of Jetgrouting Column Application in Turkey," 4th International Conference on Ground Improvement Geosystems, Helsinki, June 7-9, 2000.
  • Durgunoğlu, H.T. et al., "A Case Study on the Effect of an Existing Landslide on Design Decision and Implications - TAG Motorway Turkey", Proceedings of International Seminar on Natural Disaster Reduction for Roads, 14-16 October 1998.
  • Durgunoğlu, H.T. et al., "An Integrated CPT Approach for a Major Housing Development Project," Proceedings of the First International Conference on Site Characterization, ISC'98 - Atlanta U.S.A, 19-22 April 1998.

Honors and Awards
Mobil Oil Achievement Award, (Award given to top students in Civil Eng. Class) 1966
Turkish Scientific and Technical Research Council Scholarship, during B.S. 1965-1968
Turkish Scientific and Technical Research Council Fellowship, during Ph.D. 1969-1972
Turkish Scientific and Technical Research Council Postdoctoral Fellowship 1981
Education and Research Foundation of Turkey Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering Contribution Recognition Award 1985

Membership in Scientific and Professional Societies
  • Member, Turkish Society of Civil Engineers
  • Member, American Society of Civil Engineering
  • Member, International Society of Earthquake Engineering
  • Member, International Society of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering
  • Member, International Society of Rock Mechanics
  • Member U.C. Berkeley Geotechnical Engineering Society
  • Member, Turkish Society of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering
  • Member, Turkish Society of Rock Mechanics
  • Member, Turkish Society of Engineering Geology
  • Member, Turkish Society of Earthquake Engineering
  • Member, Turkish Society of Highways
  • Member of TC-17 of ISSMGE, Soil Improvement and Reinforcement

Courses Taught During the 2002-2003 Academic Year
Course Code Course Title Hours per Week
CE332 Soil Mechanics 3 hrs. Lecture
CE431 Foundation Engineering 3 hrs. Lecture, 2 hrs. problem session
CE532 Soil Dynamics 3 hrs. Lecture
CE533 Geotechnics in Practice 3 hrs. lecture

Administrative Activities
Member, Engineering Executive Board 1983-1985
Member, Engineering Executive Board 1979-1982
Journal Committee, Chairman 1977-1982
Publication Committee, Chairman 1979-1982
B.U. Earthquake Eng. Research Ins., Director 1979-1982
Member, B.U. Research Funds Committee 1979-1982

Other Activities within Engineering and Teaching Professions
Advisory Board Member, Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering Journal 1993-2000
15th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Istanbul 2001
Satellite Conference - Lessons learned From Recent Strong Earthquakes, Istanbul 2001
ASCE- GeoInstitute Conference Foundations and Ground Improvement, Virginia Tech 2001
Zemin Mekaniği ve Temel Mühendisliği 8. Ulusal Kongresi, Istanbul 2000
Kentleşme ve Jeoloji Sempozumu, Avcılar 1998
Zemin Mekaniği ve Temel Mühendisliği 7. Ulusal Kongresi, Istanbul 1998
International Seminar on Natural Disaster reduction for Roads, Istanbul 1998
First International Conference on Site Characterization ISC'98, Atlanta 1998