Ayşe Kuleyin1, Nazlı Ayyıldız Turan2, Özcan Çoluk1 1 Ondokuz Mayis University, Environmental Engineering Department, Samsun/Turkey 2General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works, 7. Regional Directorate, Samsun/Turkey akuleyin@omu.edu.tr   Abstract Severe shortage of clean drinking water is being felt by billions of people around the world. Therefore, a clean and efficient use of water resources seems to […]

Ümmühan Danış*1, Necla Barlık2, Yusuf Kaya3   1*[1]Ondokuz May University, Engineering Faculty, Department of Chemical, 55139, Kurupelit, Samsun/Turkey, ummuhanster@gmail.com 2Ardahan University, Department of Environmental Engineering, 75000, Ardahan/Turkey, neclabarlik@ardahan.edu.tr 3Atatürk University, Science and Letters Faculty, Department of Biology, 25240, Erzurum/ Turkey, ykaya@atauni.edu.tr   Abstract The use of adsorbents of biological origin has emerged in the last […]

Tamer AYVAZ1, Adrian POPOVICI2 1 Department of Civil Engineering, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey 2 Technical University of Civil Engineering of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania   Abstract  In this study, a new solution model is proposed for predicting the piezometer level variation at the downstream of Motru Dam (Romania). With this purpose, previously recorded piezometer data and […]

G. Bacanlı Pamukkale University, Faculty of Engineering, Civil Engineering Department, Kınıklı Campus, Denizli – Turkey. ugbacanli@pau.edu.tr   Abstract The models can be used for generating data for planning and designing of hydraulic structures or forecasting. Autoregressive (AR) models and autoregressive moving average (ARMA) models are implied in many analytical procedures used in the description and […]

Prof.Dr.Lütfi Akca1,Prof.Dr.Cumali Kinaci2,Nermin Çiçek2,Saliha Degirmencioglu2,Selçuk Coskun2 1 The Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs, Turkey 2 The Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs, General Directorate of Water Management, Turkey mustesar@ormansu.gov.tr , ckinaci@ormansu.gov.tr, ncicek@ormansu.gov.tr , sdegirmencioglu@ormansu.gov.tr , selcukcoskun@ormansu.gov.tr   Abstract In this study, all the details of the water quality issues within the environment sector in […]

M. Tamer Ayvaz, Ömer Genç Department of Civil Engineering, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey tayvaz@pamukkale.edu.tr   Abstract The aim of this study is to propose a linked simulation-optimization model for the optimal estimation of Manning’s roughness in open channel flows. In the proposed model, the unsteady flow simulations have been performed by solving the open channel […]

Aydın Gürol Ertürk1, Peter Romanov2, Zuhal Akyürek3, Serdar Sürer4 1 Turkish State Meteorological Service, 06120 Ankara, Turkey 2 Cooperative Institute for Climate Studies, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA and    NOAA/NESDIS Office of Satellite Applications and Research, MD, USA 3 Civil Engineering Department, METU, 06530 Ankara, Turkey 4 GGIT- Geodetic and Geographic Information […]

Ümmühan Danış*1, Yusuf Kaya2, Necla Barlık3 (1)*[1] Ondokuz May University, Engineering Faculty, Department of Chemical, 55139, Kurupelit, Samsun/Turkey, ummuhanster@gmail.com (2) Atatürk University, Science and Letters Faculty, Department of Biology, 25240, Erzurum/ Turkey, ykaya@atauni.edu.tr (3) Ardahan University, Department of Environmental Engineering, 75000, Ardahan/Turkey, neclabarlik@ardahan.edu.tr *Corresponding auther: U.Danış, Tel: +90 362 1919-1342, Fax: +90 362 457 60 […]

U. Boyraz, C.M. Kazezyılmaz-Alhan* Department of Civil Engineering, Istanbul University, Avcılar-Istanbul, 34320, Turkey. meleka@istanbul.edu.tr   Abstract Ground water is a significant part of the hydrological system and it has a strategical importance in protecting and developing water resources being depleted nowadays. As a natural resource, ground water plays a crucial role in water quality and […]

Özge Ertunç Başören, Nilgün Kazancı Hacettepe University, Science Faculty, Biology Department, Hydrobiology Section, Ankara, Turkey ozzzge@gmail.com   Abstract Yeşilırmak River is one of the most important running waters of Turkey. Various human activities (urban waste water, sewage, dams, agricultural activities, habitat degradation) and their impacts cause to disturbances of the water and habitat quality of […]