• 300 ton capacity servo motor electronic press
• Electronic distance meter (LVDT)
• Triaxial test lateral pressure unit
• Triaxial test cell (NX and BX sizes)
• Point loading test device
• Rock shear box
• Resistance to dispersion in water (slake durability)
• Unit volume meter wire basket assembly
• Ground Triaxial (CD) test equipment
• Triaxial cell
• Three-axis lateral pressure unit
• Three-axis volumetric change meter unit
• Soil Consolidation tool
• CBR (California payload) tool
• Standard Proctor experimental setup
• Oven
• Libra
• Los Angeles etching tool
• Micro-Deval abrasive tool
• Concrete mixer
• Concrete curing pool
• Concrete air quantity meter
• Microwave measuring tester
• Grinding machine
• Temperature, conductivity and pH meter
• Optical microscope
• Cutting machine (Guillotine)
• Bakery
• Concrete test gun
• Calibration device
• Ventilation fan assembly
• Prof. Dr. Bahtiyar ÜNVER
• Prof. Dr. Erhan TERCAN
• Prof. Dr. Yılmaz ÖZÇELİK
• Doç. Dr. Mehmet Ali HİNDİSTAN
• Dr. Öğretim Üyesi Fırat ATALAY
• Dr. Öğr. Üye. Emre YILMAZKAYA
• Dr. Ar. Gör. Mehmet Suphi ÜNAL
• Dr. Ar. Gör. Süleyman Yasin KILLIOĞLU
• “Investigation of Microwave Assisted Excavation of Carbonated Rocks”, European Union (ERA-NET/ERA-MIN), 119M839
• “General Evaluation of Lever Gallery Opening Machines Performance”, Sair KAHRAMAN, TÜBİTAK, 217M740
• Development of Microwave Assisted Small Scale Rock Cutting Machine and Applications in Hard Rocks”, Sair Kahraman (Prof. Dr.), TÜBİTAK, 315M061 (Continued)
• “Geotechnical Survey Study and Room-Heel Method Modeling of Çiçekdağı Rock Salt Mine belonging to Demirtuz İnş.Mad.San.ve Tic.A.Ş.” A. Kemal CENGİZ, Revolving Fund Operations Manager, Issue 27271848/18
• “Sürkit Gıda Petrol Product.International Stone. Domestic and Foreign Trade Inc. Geotechnical Investigation Study of Tuzluca Rock Salt Mine and Modeling of Room-Heel Method” A. Kemal CENGİZ, Revolving Fund Management, Issue 27271848/32
• “Investigation of the effects of microwave exposure on the mechanical properties of granitic rocks”, Sair Kahraman, TÜBİTAK (216M003) , 2018.
• “Development of Microwave Assisted Small Scale Rock Cutting Machine and Applications in Hard Rocks” ÖZÇELİK, Yılmaz (Prof. Dr.) (Assistant Researcher), TÜBİTAK 1001 Project, Project No: 315M061
• Investigation of Cutting Natural Stones with Problematic Cutting with ST and Saws with Monowire Block Cutting System, ÖZÇELİK, Yılmaz (Prof. Dr.) (Project Supervisor), H.Ü. Scientific Research Unit, Project Code, FHD-2016-8922. ) (Completed)
• Controlling Marble Cutting Efficiency in Single Wire Cutting Machines with Marble Powder Grain Size”, ÖZÇELİK, Yılmaz (Prof. Dr.) (Assistant Researcher), H.Ü. Scientific Research Unit, Project Code, FHD-2016-8984. ) (Completed)
• “Project for determining the geological-structural features of the Oğlaklar coal basin (Çan-Çanakkale) area” YEL ENERJİ, ÖZÇELİK, Yılmaz (Prof.Dr.), (Project Coordinator) (Completed)
• Usability of Needle Penetrometer in Performance Prediction of Lever Opening Machines.” Kahraman, Sair (Prof. Dr.), TUBITAK (114M836), Project Coordinator, 2015.
• Park Teknik A.Ş. Çayırhan Plant Underground Quarry D and G Sectors Ceiling Stone Strength Determination Studies”, Ünver, B. (Prof.)
• The effect of diamond bead diameter on cutting in single-wire block cutting system ÖZÇELİK, Yılmaz (Prof.Dr.), H.Ü. Scientific Research Unit Project, Project No: FHD-2015-6136 (Project Manager) (Report submitted in 2015)
• TKİ-ELİ Çan Lignite Open Pit Slopes Determination of Stability Mechanisms and R&D Consultancy Project for Slope Designs, TKİ (Project Coordinator)
• The Effect of the Number of Beads per Meter on Cutting in the Single-Wire Block Cutting System, ÖZÇELİK, Yılmaz (Prof. Dr.), Yılmazkaya, Emre(Dr.) (Assistant Researcher), H.Ü. Scientific Research Unit, Project Code, 014D06602002.
• Kahraman, S; Alber, M, "Electrical impedance spectroscopy measurements to estimate the uniaxial compressive strength of a fault breccia", B MATER SCI, Vol 37, Edition 6, Page 1543-1550, 2014.
• Kahraman, S; Albert, M; Gunaydin, O; Fener, M, "The usability of the Cerchar abrasivity index for the evaluation of the triaxial strength of Misis Fault Breccia", B ENG GEOL, Vol 74, Edition 1, Pages 163-170, 2015.
• OZCELIK Yilmaz (Prof. Dr.), TERCAN, A. Erhan (Prof. Dr.), YILMAZKAYA, Emre (Dr), “Assessment of Surface Quality of Stone Treated by Water Jet and Bush Hammering Using Geostatistical Simulations” Journal of Testing and Evaluation, DOI: 10.1520/JTE20140492, (2015).
• Kahraman, S.; Aloglu, A.S.; Aydın, B., "Predicting the Performance of Roadheaders from the Needle Penetration Resistance", Int. Conf. Civil and Envir. Eng., Pages 1531-1537, 2015.
• Kahraman, S.; Saribiyik, M., "The Relation between Uniaxial Compressive Strength and Block Punch Index for Pyroclastic Rocks", 24th Int. Mining Cong. Exh.Turkey, Page 630-636, 2015
• YILMAZKAYA, Emre (Dr), OZCELIK Yilmaz (Prof. Dr.), “Development of cuttability chart for a limestone cutting with monowire cutting machine” 3rd International Conference on Stone and Concrete Machining, Germany, 2-3 November 2015.
• YILMAZKAYA, Emre (Dr.), Özçelik, Yılmaz (Prof. Dr.), “Development of Cuttability Chart for a Limestone Cutting with Monowire Cutting Machine”, 49th ARMA Symposium, 28 June-01 July 2015, San Francisco/USA.
• Rostami, J.; Kahraman, S.; Naeimipour A.; Collins C., "Rock characterization while drilling and application of roof bolter drilling data for evaluation of ground conditions", J Rock Mech. Geotechn. Eng., Vol. 7, Edition 0, Page 273-281, 2015
• Rostami, J., Kahraman, S., Naeimipour A. and Collins C. (2015). Rock characterization while drilling and application of roof bolter drilling data for evaluation of ground conditions. J Rock Mech. geotechn. Eng. 7, 273-281.
• Kahraman, S., Alber, M., Fener, M. and Gunaydin, O. (2015). An assessment on the indirect determination of the volumetric block proportion of Misis fault breccia (Adana, Turkey). bull. Eng. Geo. Environ .74, 899–907.• Kahraman, S., Rostami, J. and Naeimipour, A. (2016). Review of ground characterization by using instrumented drills for underground mining and construction. Rock Mech. Rock Eng. 49, 585–602.
• Kahraman, S. (2016). Estimating the penetration rate in diamond drilling in laboratory works using the regression and artificial neural network analysis. Neural Processing Letters 43 (2), 523-535.
• Kahraman, S., Fener, M. and Kilic, C.O. (2016). A preliminary study on the conversion factor used in the prediction of the UCS from the BPI for pyroclastic rocks. bull. Eng. Geo. environ. 75, 771-780.
• Kahraman, S., Fener, M. Kasling, H. and Thuro, K. (2016). The influences of textural parameters of grains on the LCPC abrasivity of coarse-grained igneous rocks. Tunn. Undergr. sp. Tech. 58, 216–223.
• Yilmazkaya, E; Ozcelik, Y, "The Effects of Operational Parameters on a Mono-wire Cutting System: Efficiency in Marble Processing", ROCK MECH R, Vol 49, Edition 2, Page 523-539, 2016
• Kahraman, S., Fener, M. Kasling, H. and Thuro, K. (2015). The effect of textural parameters of grains on the LCPC abrasivity of coarse-grained igneous rocks. EUROCK 2015 & 64th Geomechanics Colloquium, 7-10 October, Salzburg. pp. 339-344.
• Kahraman, S. and Aykan, B. (2015). Predicting average block size of blasted rock in calcite quarries using regression and artificial neural networks analysis. 23rd International Symposium on Mine planning & Equipment Selection, 8-11 November, Johannesburg. pp.701-710.
• Kahraman, S., Yumsak, S.M. and Koyuncu, Y.A. (2016). The predictability of physico-mechanical properties of pyroclastic rocks from the needle penetration index. 50th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Houston, USA, 26-29 June 2016, Paper No. ARMA16-809 (ten CDs).
• Kahraman, S. and Toraman, O.Y. (2016). Estimating the rock strength from a crushability index. EUROCK 2016, 29-31 August, Cappadocia, Turkey. pp. 143-146.
• Rostami, J., Kahraman, S., Yu, X., Copur, H., Balci, C., Bamford, W. and Asbury, B. (2016). The relation between uniaxial compressive and Brazilian tensile strength. EUROCK 2016, 29-31 August, Cappadocia, Turkey. pp. 147-152.
• YILMAZKAYA, Emre (Dr), Özçelik, Yılmaz (Prof. Dr.), “Development of Cuttability Chart for a Marble Cutting with Monowire Cutting Machine”, 3rd International Conference on Stone and Concrete Machining-ICSCM, 2-3 November 2015, Bochum / Germany.
• Kahraman S., Delibalta, M.S. and Comakli, R. and Fener, M (2016). Predicting the noise level in rock sawing from the physico-mechanical and mineralogical properties of rocks. Applied Acoustics 114, 244 – 251.
• Kahraman, S., Fener, M. and Kilic, C.O. (2017). Estimating the wet-rock p-wave velocity from the dry-rock p-wave velocity for pyroclastic rocks. Pure Appl. geophys. 174, 2621–2629.
• Kahraman, S., Fener, M. and Gunaydin, O. (2017). Estimating the uniaxial compressive strength of pyroclastic rocks from the slake durability index. bull. Eng. Geo. environ. 76, 1107–1115.
• Kahraman, E. and Kahraman, S. (2016). The performance prediction of roadheaders from easy testing methods. bull. Eng. Geo. Environ .75, 1585–1596.
• Ozcelik Y., Engin I, 2017, Development of Cuttability Abacuses in Abrasive Waterjet Cutting With Regard to Depth of Cut and Roughness of Cut Surfaces, Journal of Testing and Evaluation, DOI: 10.1520/JTE20160366
• OZCELIK, Yilmaz (Prof. Dr.), Abdullah Erhan Tercan (Prof. Dr.), Emre Yilmazkaya (Dr.), “Assessment of Surface Quality of Stone Treated by Water Jet and Bush Hammering Using Geostatistical Simulations”, Journal of Testing and Evaluation, doi:10.1520/JTE20140492, Vol. 44, No. 6, November 2016.
• Kahraman, S., Aloglu, A. S., Aydın B., Saygın, E. (2016). Predicting the Performance of an Axial Roadheader in Mine Roadway Excavation from the Needle Penetration Index. 9th Asian Rock Mechanics Symposium. 18-20 October 2016, Bali, Indonesia. (Ten CDs)
• Kahraman, S., Aloglu, A. S., Aydın B., Saygın, E. (2016). The effect of clay content on the strength of clay-bearing rocks. 9th Asian Rock Mechanics Symposium. 18-20 October, Bali, Indonesia. (Ten CDs)
• Kahraman, S., Aloglu, A. S., Aydın B., Saygın, E. (2017). Estimating Roadheader Performance from the Point Load Index. 7th Int. Symp. Tunnels and Undergr. Structures in SEE, May 3-5, 2017, Zagreb, Croatia. pp. 70-77. (Ten CDs)
• Kahraman, S., Gunes, B., Gun, T.K. and Ince, I. (2017). Predicting the Physico-Mechanical Properties of Konya Pyroclastic Rocks from the Needle Penetration Index. 25th International Mining Congress and Exhibition of Turkey, 11-14 April, Antalya. pp. 129-134. (Ten CDs)
• Kahraman, S., Aloglu, A. S., Aydın B., Saygın, E. (2016). The Effect of Clay Content on the Needle Penetration Index for Clay-Bearing Rocks. int. Black Sea Mining & Tunneling Symposium, 2-4 November 2016, Trabzon, Turkey. pp. 259-264.
• Kahraman, S., Fener, M. Kasling, H. and Thuro, K. (2016). The effect of mineralogy on theabrasivity of rocks. 2nd Int. Conf. Tunnel Boring Machines in Difficult Grounds, 16–18 November 2016, Istanbul, Turkey. pp. 304-310.
• YILMAZKAYA, Emre (Dr), Yılmaz Özçelik (Prof), Ediz Sadık Kanbir (Assist. Prof. Dr.), “Investigation of the Effects of Number of Bead per Meter on Cutting in Monowire Block Cutting System”, 6th International Conference on Computer Applications in the Minerals Industries CAMI-2016, 5-7 October 2016, Istanbul.
• KANBİR, Ediz Sadık (Assistant Prof. Dr.), Yılmaz Özçelik (Prof. Dr.), Emre Yılmazkaya (Dr.), “Development of Cuttability Abacuses for Real Marble Rock Types in Diamond Wire Cutting Method”, 6th International Conference on Computer Applications in the Minerals Industries CAMI-2016, 5-7 October 2016, Istanbul.
• S. Kahraman, M. Fener, and O. Gunaydin, “Estimating the uniaxial compressive strength of pyroclastic rocks from the slake durability index”. bull. Eng. Geo. environ. 76, 2017, 1107-1115. (SCI)
• S. Kahraman, A.S. Aloglu, B. Aydın, E. Saygın, “The needle penetration test for predicting coal strength”. J. South Afr. Inst. min. Metall. 117, 2017, 587-591. (SCI)
• E. Yilmazkaya, G. Dagdelenler, Y. Ozcelik, H. Sonmez, “Prediction of mono-wire cutting machine performance parameters using artificial neural network and regression models”, Engineering Geology, 239, 2018, 96–108. (SCI)
• S. Kahraman and M. Saribiyik, “Indentation Hardness Test to Predict the Strength of Pyroclastic Rocks Used as Building Stones”, 9th International Marble and Natural Stones Congress, Antalya, 13-15 December 2017, 331-336.
• Yılmazkaya, Y. Özçelik, “Introducing the Computer Controlled Single-Wire Block Cutting System”, 6th International Mining Machinery and Technologies Congress, İzmir, 18-21 October 2017, 143-152.
• E. Yılmazkaya, Y. Özçelik, “Effects of the Diameter of Diamond Beads on Cutting in Monowire Block Cutting System”, 9th International Marble and Natural Stones Congress and Exhibition of Turkey, Antalya, 13-15 December 2017, 145-152.
• S. Kahraman, A.S. Aloglu, B. Aydın, E. Saygın, The needle penetration index to estimate the performance of an axial type roadheader used in a coal mine. geomech. geophys. Geo-energ. geo-resource. 5, 2019, 37–45. (E-SCI)
• S. Kahraman, O.Y. Toraman, S. Cayirli, Predicting the strength and brittleness of rocks from a crushability index. bull. Eng. Geo. environ. 77, 2018, 1639–1645. (SCI)
• S. Kahraman, M. Ucurum, E. Yogurtcuoglu, M. Fener, Evaluating the grinding process of granitic rocks using the physico-mechanical and mineralogical properties. Journal of Metals, Materials and Minerals, 29 (2), 2019, 51-57. (SCI Expanded)
• E. Yılmazkaya, O. Altun, Y. Özçelik, Effects of Single Wire Cutting Parameters on Sludge Grain Length, 26th International Mininig Congress of Turkey (IMCET 2019), April 2019, Antalya-Turkey, Proceedings of the 26th International Mining Congress and Exhibition of Turkey .
• E. Yilmazkaya, Y. Ozcelik, A. Ozguven, H. Sonmez, M. Ercanoglu, Effects of Temperature on Mechanical Properties of Some Carbonate Rocks From Turkey, 26th International Mininig Congress of Turkey (IMCET 2019), April 2019, Antalya- Turkey, Proceedings of the 26th International Mining Congress and Exhibition of Turkey
• E. Yilmazkaya, O. Altun, Y. Özçelik, The effects of monowire cutting parameters on mean size of swarf Antalya-Turkey, Proceedings of the 26th International Mining Congress and Exhibition of Turkey.
• S. Kahraman, M. Fener, Effect of Water Content on Schmidt Attractive Values of Carbonate Rocks. 4. Int. Conf. on Civil, Environmental, Geology and Mining Engineering, 20-22 April 2019, Trabzon, Turkey, 151-157.
• S. Kahraman, O. Gunaydin, Predicting the Design Parameters of The TBMs Using Regression and Artificial Neural Network Analysis. 4. Int. Conf. on Civil, Environmental, Geology and Mining Engineering, 20-22 April 2019, Trabzon, Turkey. 854-664.
• S. Kahraman, M. Rostami, E. Saygın, The Needle Penetration Index Test to Estimate the Performance of Transverse Type Roadheaders. 4th Int. Symp. on Underground Excavations, 13-14 September 2018, Istanbul, 193-197.
• S. Kahraman, A.N. Canpolat, A. Colak, S.A. Yurdacan, M. Fener, The Effect of Microwave Treatment on the Strength of Igneous Rocks. 4th Int. Symp. on Underground Excavations, 13-14 September 2018, Istanbul. 485-491.
• S. Kahraman, E. Saygin, F.S. Sarbangholi, M. Fener, The Evaluation of the Abrasivity Characteristics of Igneous Rocks. 10th Asian Rock Mechanics Symposium. 29 October-03 November 2018, Singapore.