Academic Cv | METU Northern Cyprus Campus

Web Address:

https://blog.metu.edu.tr/ekincia

Educational Background:

B.Eng., M.Eng., Coventry University
PhD., University College London (UCL)

Research Interests:

Starting with my PhD studies, I have shaped my research track in the areas of Critical State Soil Mechanics, ground improvement, and monitoring, and I have tried to establish interconnects between all three areas of research. My main research area was Critical State Soil Mechanics, where I worked on investigating the mechanical behaviour of reconstituted, reinforced, and unreinforced peds and clays in the context of the Critical State framework. Further, I investigated the effects of newly proposed specimen preparation methods and their relationship with the discontinuities found in stiff fissured clay. Within the same framework, during my studies at UCL, I was a part of a research group that studied the behaviour of a well-graded granular soil (used as the base and sub-base for roads) by performing triaxial tests on cemented and uncemented samples. Recently , I researched the influence of the initial void ratio on the Critical State behaviour of poorly graded fine sands in Cyprus.
The second field of research I have worked on, which evolved alongside my work on Critical State soil mechanics, is stabilised marine deposited clays. I assessed the performance of marine clay treated with a binder that incorporates Portland cement, hydrated lime, and copper slag. Further, in a parallel study, I studied the strength and microstructural properties of marine clay-cement mixes. For this study, I used two extreme preparation methods to understand which sample preparation technique better mimics the in-situ behaviour of marine clay-cement mixes, and I used the results to propose a solution that is both environment friendly and cost effective. Further, a recent study tested the implementation of the proposed method I developed on site, and a new publication is in production.
The third area of my research is on the use of close-range photogrammetry to quantify deformations on geotechnical assets. I have worked on the development of guidelines to use aerial photogrammetry tools for determining small displacements on geotechnical structures. In numerous cases, conventional surveying tools have been used to confirm deformations that were observed based on the guidelines. Further, the same techniques have been adapted in laboratories to calculate volumetric shrinkages of marine clays that have been stabilised with additives.

Courses Taught:

Soil Mechanics
Foundation Engineering
Computer Aided Engineering Drawing
Soil Improvement Techniques
Designing with Geosynthetics
Computer-aided Geotechnical Analysis

Selected Publications:

Publications – Peer Review Journals
Ince, C., Derogar, S., Ball, R.J., Ekinci, A., and Yuzer, N. (2019). Long-term mechanical properties of cellulose fibre-reinforced cement mortar with diatomite. Advances in Cement Research, 31(8): 343-352.
Rezaeian, M., Ferreira, P. M. V., Ekinci, A. (2019). Mechanical behaviour of a compacted well-graded granular material with and without cement. Soils and Foundations 59(3): 687-698.
Ekinci, A. (2019). Effect of preparation methods on strength and microstructural properties of cemented marine clay. Construction & Building Materials, 227(116690)
Ekinci, A., Ince, C., Ferreira, P. M. V. (2019). An Experimental Study on Compression and Shrinkage Behavior of Cement Treated Marine Deposit Clays. International Journal of Geosynthetics and Ground Engineering, 5(3).
Ekinci, A., Hanafi, M., & Ferreira, P. M. V. (2020). Influence of initial void ratio on critical state behaviour of poorly graded fine sands. Indian Geotechnical Journal, 1-11.
Al-Subari, L., Hanafi, M., & Ekinci, A. (2020). Effect of geosynthetic reinforcement on the bearing capacity of strip footing on sandy soil. SN Applied Sciences, 2(9), 1-11.
Ekinci, A., Hanafi, M., & Aydin, E. (2020). Strength, Stiffness, and Microstructure of Wood-Ash Stabilized Marine Clay. Minerals, 10(9), 796.
Hanafi, M., Aydin, E., & Ekinci, A. (2020). Engineering Properties of Basalt Fiber-Reinforced Bottom Ash Cement Paste Composites. Materials, 13(8), 1952.
Ekinci, A. Using Sustainable Materials to Treat Free Shrinkage of Clay. Avrupa Bilim ve Teknoloji Dergisi, (19), 484-496.
Hanafi, M., Ekinci, A., & Aydin, E. (2020). Triple-Binder-Stabilized Marine Deposit Clay for Better Sustainability. Sustainability, 12(11), 4633.
Özyanki, A., Dindar, H., & Ekinci, A. (2020). Killi zeminlerde MASW ile elde edilen kesme dalgası hızı ile plastisite indisi ve standart penetrasyon sayısı korelasyonu. Avrupa Bilim ve Teknoloji Dergisi, (20), 490-497.
Nategh, M., Ekinci, A., Iravanian, A., & Salamatpoor, S. (2020). Determination of Initial-Shear-Stress Impact on Ramsar-Sand Liquefaction Susceptibility through Monotonic Triaxial Testing. Applied Sciences, 10(21), 7772.
Ekinci, A., Muturi, T., & Ferreira, P. M. V. (2021). Aerial Close-Range Photogrammetry to Quantify Deformations of the Pile Retaining Walls. Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing, 49(5), 1051-1066.
Selçukhan, O., & Ekinci, A. (2021). Zemin İyileştirme Yöntemleri ve Yaygın Kullanımına Bağlı Değerlendirilmesi. Avrupa Bilim ve Teknoloji Dergisi, (23), 481-496.
Al-Subari, L., Ekinci, A., & Aydın, E. (2021). The utilization of waste rubber tire powder to improve the mechanical properties of cement-clay composites. Construction and Building Materials, 300, 124306.
Ferreira, P., Muturi, T., & Ekinci, A. (2021). Effect of cyclic shearing on contact surfaces of geo-materials under constant normal force. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 14(18), 1-9.
Ekinci, A., Scheuermann Filho, H. C., & Consoli, N. C. (2022). Copper slag–hydrated lime–Portland cement stabilised marine-deposited clay. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-ground improvement, 175(1), 51-63.
Ekinci, A., Ferreira, P. M. V., & Rezaeian, M. (2022). The mechanical behaviour of compacted Lambeth-group clays with and without fibre reinforcement. Geotextiles and Geomembranes, 50(1), 1-19.
Assadi-Langroudi, A., O’Kelly, B. C., Barreto, D., Cotecchia, F., Dicks, H., Ekinci, A., ... & van Paassen, L. (2022). Recent advances in nature-inspired solutions for ground engineering (NiSE). International Journal of Geosynthetics and Ground Engineering, 8(1), 1-36.
Ekinci, A., Abki, A., & Mirzababaei, M. (2022). Parameters Controlling Strength, Stiffness and Durability of a Fibre-Reinforced Clay. International Journal of Geosynthetics and Ground Engineering, 8(1), 1-19.
Publications – International Conferences
Ekinci, A., Hanafi, M., & Ferreira, P. M. V. (2018) Effect of sand paper grading on the shear behaviour of fine-grained sand. Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Geosynthetics, Seoul, Korea
Ekinci, A., Bazarbek, Y. (2018) Evaluating Shrinkage Behaviour of Stabilised Cyprus/Kythrea Group Clays Using Close-Range Photogrammetry and Free Shrinkage, Proceedings of the 26th European Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference, Graz, Austria
Ekinci, A. & Burak, M. K. (2017) Mechanical properties of stone and sand paper reinforced Cyprus clay, Proceedings of the 7th International Symposium on Geotechnical Engineering, İstanbul, Turkey.
Ekinci, A. & Gizem, B. (2017) Evaluation of bearing capacity calculations via various site investigation techniques on Cyprus Ercan Airport project, Proceedings of the 7th International Symposium on Geotechnical Engineering, İstanbul, Turkey.
Ekinci, A. & Ferreira, P. M. V. (2012) Effects of fibre reinforcement in the shrinkage behavior of compacted clay, Proceedings of the3rd International Conference on New Developments in Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Ekinci, A. & Ferreira, P. M. V. (2012) Effects of fibre inclusion on stress strain behaviour of a compacted over-consolidated clay from Lambeth Group, Proceedings of the International Conference on Ground Improvement and Ground Control, Wollongong, Australia.
Ekinci, A. & Ferreira, P. M. V. (2012) The undrained mechanical behaviour of a fibre-reinforced heavily over-consolidated clay, Proceedings of the ISSMGE - TC 211 International Symposium on Ground Improvement, Brussels, Belgium.
Ekinci, A. & Ferreira, P. M. V. (2012) Stiffness respons of a compacted over-consolidated clay from Lambeth Group, Proceedings of the 5th European Geosynthetics Congress, Valencia, Spain.
Ekinci, A. (2010) Improvement of the mechanical properties of compacted clay from the Lamberth group using Fiber Reinforcement. Proceedings of the 11th BGA Young Geotechnical Engineers Symposium, Bristol, United Kingdom, 33-35.