Assessment of environmental and engineering geological problems for the possible re-use of an abandoned rock-hewn settlement in Urgüp (Cappadocia), Turkey

Environmental Geology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 473-494

  Ulusay, Resat ^a   Gokceoglu, Candan ^a   Topal, Tamer ^b   Sonmez, Harun ^a   Tuncay, Ergün ^a   Erguler, Zeynal Abiddin ^a   Kasmer, Ozgu ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cappadocia; Environmental conditions; Kayakapi (Urg p); Rock fall; Stability of underground opening; Troglodyte; Tuff

Indexed keywords

EROSION; GEOLOGIC MODELS; INVENTORY CONTROL; ROCK BOLTING; THERMAL INSULATION; WEATHERING;

CAPPADOCIA; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; KAYAKAPI (URGÜP); ROCK FALL; STABILITY OF UNDERGROUND OPENING; TROGLODYTE;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ROCK MASS RESPONSE; SLOPE STABILITY; STABILITY ANALYSIS; TUFF; UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTION;

CAPPADOCIA; EURASIA; TURKEY;

EID: 33745506214     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-006-0222-4     Document Type: Article

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