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Article Ahşap Bağlantı Noktalarında Mekanik Ankraj Sayısı ve Yerleşim Şeklinin Kayma Gerilmesi-kayma Deplasmanı Davranışı Üzerindeki Etkilerinin Deneysel Olarak İncelenmesi(2021) Acehan, Ayşegül Özden; Mercimek, Ömer; Ghoroubi, Rahim; Anıl, ÖzgürAhşap yapılar ve yapı elemanlarında yapıştırıcı ve mekanik bağlantı elemanları ile bir araya getirilmiş birleşim bölgerinin genel yük-deplasman davranışı, kayma gerilmesi- kayma deplasmanı davranışları, yapısal sistemin kapasitesi ve göçme mekanizmaları üzerinde son derece etkilidir. Ahşap-ahşap bağlantı bölgelerinin davranışları, malzemenin mekanik özelliklerine, yapısına ve türüne göre çok büyük oranda değişim gösteren farklı kayma gerilmesi-kayma deplasmanı davranışları sergileyen, incelenmesi gerekli olan önemli bir konudur. Ahşap yapı elemanlarının yapıştırıcı ve yapıştırıcı ile birlikte mekanik ankrajlar ile birleştirilmesi durumunda genel yük-deplasman davranışlarının, bağlantı bölgesindeki gerilme dağılımları ile kayma gerilmesi - kayma deplasmanı davranışlarının incelendiği kapsamlı bir deneysel çalışmaya literatürde rastlanmamıştır. Bu nedenle deneysel bir çalışma planlanmıştır. Bu çalışma kapsamında birbirlerine yapıştırıcı ve yapıştırıcı ile birlikte mekanik ankrajlar ile bağlanmış olan, kenetlenme uzunlukları 180, 240 ve 350 mm olarak değişim gösteren ahşap bağlantı bölgelerinin, eksenel çekme yükü etkisi altındaki genel yük deplasman davranışları deneysel olarak incelenmiştir. Ayrıca çalışma kapsamında birleşim bölgesinde kullanılan mekanik ankraj sayısı ve yerleşiminin değişim göstermesinin, genel yük-deplasman davranışı ve kayma gerilmesi-kayma deplasmanı davranışları üzerindeki etkileri de araştırılmıştır.Article Su Alma Ağzı Giriş Şeklinin Hava Girişli Çevrinti Üzerindeki Ölçek Etkisi(2018) Taştan, Kerem; Yıldırım, NevzatSu alma ağzı giriş şekli, ağız üzerinde su yüzeyinde oluşabilecek hava girişli çevrintinin karakteristiklerini belirlediğinden ağza ait kritik batıklık üzerinde bazı etkilere sahiptir. Bu etkiler hız dağılımı etkisi ve çevrintiyi besleyen ağız debisi etkisi olarak adlandırılabilir. Bu çalışmada 6 farklı ağız giriş şekline (daire, kare, dikdörtgen, eşkenar dörtgen, eşkenar üçgen, yıldız) ve 40 cm2 ve 100 cm2 olmak üzere iki değişik kesit alanına sahip toplam 12 adet su alma yapısına ait kritik batıklık ve kritik batıklığı etkileyen boyutsuz parametreler (su alma yapısına ait Froude, Reynolds ve Weber sayıları) durgun su ortamında deneysel olarak incelenmiştir. Deney sonuçları neticesinde ağız giriş geometrisinin kritik batıklık üzerinde bir boyut etkisine sahip olduğu görülmüştür. Bu nedenledir ki, her bir farklı ağız giriş geometrisi ve akım şartı, kritik batıklık açısından kendine özgü özellikler taşır. Aynı ağız debisinde farklı su alma ağzı giriş şekillerinin kritik batıklık üzerindeki etkisi ise debi değerine göre değişim göstermektedir.Article Açılı Cfrp Ankrajlı Şeritler ile Beton Yüzey Arasındaki Gerilme Deformasyon Davranışı için Yeni Bir Model Önerisi(2020) Özgür, A. C. Anıl; Ghoroubi, Rahim; Mercimek, ÖmerBetonarme, çelik veya yığma yapılar birçok farklı nedenden dolayı güçlendirilmeleri veya onarılmaları gerekmektedir. Karbon takviyeli elyaf kumaşlar (CFRP) deprem performansı yetersiz yapıların onarım ve güçlendirme çalışmalarında son 20 yıldır yaygın olarak kullanılmaktadır. CFRP ile geliştirilen onarım ve güçlendirme detaylarında önemli olan tasarım kriterlerinden biri CFRP elemanların yüzeyden soyulmalarını geciktirmektir. Bu amaçla CFRP ile geliştirilen güçlendirme detaylarında ankrajların kullanılması artış göstermiştir. Güçlendirme detaylarında kullanılan fan tipi CFRP ankrajlı CFRP şeritler ile ilgili gerilme-kayma deplasmanı modellerinin ankrajsız CFRP şeritlere göre çok daha sınırlı sayıda olduğu görülmektedir. Bu konudaki sınırlı sayıdaki çalışmada ankrajlar CFRP şeritlere uygulanan eksenel çekme kuvvetine göre 90o açılı olacak şekilde yerleştirilmiştir. Yapılan literatür taramasında eksenel yüke göre değişik açılarda yerleştirilen ankrajlı CFRP şeritlerin eksenel kuvvet taşıma gücü ve gerilme kayma deplasmanı modelleri ile ilgili bir çalışmaya rastlanmamıştır. Bu nedenle deneysel bir çalışma düzenlenmiş ve 28 adet beton yüzeyine yapıştırılan açılı ankrajlı CFRP şerit deney elemanı eksenel çekme kuvveti etkisinde yazarlar tarafından tasarlanan bir deney düzeneği kullanılarak test edilmiştir. Deneysel çalışmada incelenen değişkenler CFRP şerit genişliği ve CFRP şeritler üzerindeki CFRP fan tipi ankrajların açılarıdır. Deneysel çalışma sonucunda açılı ankrajlı CFRP şeritlerin maksimum taşıma gücü değerlerinin hesaplanması için bir denklem ve yeni bir gerilme kayma deplasmanı modeli önerilmiştir.Article Citation - Scopus: 3Strength Prediction of Engineered Cementitious Composites With Artificial Neural Networks(MIM RESEARCH GROUP, 2021) Yesilmen, S.Engineered Cementitious composites (ECC) became widely popular in the last decade due to their superior mechanical and durability properties. Strength prediction of ECC remains an important subject since the variation of strength with age is more emphasized in these composites. In this study, mix design components and corresponding strengths of various ECC designs are obtained from the literature and ANN models were developed to predict compressive and flexural strength of ECCs. Error margins of both models were on the lower side of the reported error values in the available literature while using data with the highest variability and noise. As a result, both models claim considerable applicability in all ECC mixture types. © 2021 MIM Research Group. All rights reserved.Article Citation - WoS: 2Citation - Scopus: 2Site-Structure Resonance as a Proxy for Structural Damage(Earthquake Engineering Research inst, 2011) Lang, Dominik H.; Schwarz, Jochen; Gulkan, PolatSince 1992, the reconnaissance teams of the German Task Force for Earthquakes have undertaken numerous field missions to disaster areas after strong earthquakes worldwide. During these missions, a unique database of damage cases has been collected, which serves as the basis for examining whether site-structure resonance effects contribute to building damage. The selected buildings that partly experienced slight to moderate damage during a recent major event have been experimentally tested in order to identify their structural parameters and to allow a calibration of the structural building models. In addition, instrumental noise recordings were made directly at the building sites to derive the ranges of predominant site periods. By correlating the ranges of predominant site periods with the building's capacity curves, representing the inelastic displacement behavior under lateral effects, a quick survey procedure has been developed to estimate the impact of agreements between periods of the site and the structure contributing to structural earthquake damage. [DOI: 10.1193/1.3651403]Article Citation - WoS: 9Citation - Scopus: 19An Analysis on the Relationship Between Safety Awareness and Safety Behaviors of Healthcare Professionals, Ankara/Turkey(Oxford Univ Press, 2020) Uzuntarla, Fatma; Kucukali, Serhat; Uzuntarla, YasinObjectives: This descriptive study aims to examine the relationship between the safety awareness of healthcare professional and their safety behaviors. Methods: The study was carried out on 418 healthcare professionals working in a training and research hospital in Ankara/Turkey. The survey method was used as data collection tool. The questionnaire consisted of 3 sections and 18 questions. First section consisted of questions on sociodemographic characteristics and, second section consisted of the awareness scale and third section consisted of safety behaviors scale. Results: The safety awareness and safety behaviors are scored on a scale from 1 (completely disagree) to 5 (completely agree). The safety awareness and safety behaviors has an average score of 3.85 +/- 0.81 and 3.56 +/- 0.82, respectively. The safety awareness and safety behavior levels of healthcare professionals were found to be high. Conclusion: A significant positive correlation was found between safety awareness and safety behaviors and it was concluded that the increase in safety awareness led to an increase in safety behavior.Article Citation - WoS: 10Citation - Scopus: 14A Metaheuristic-Guided Machine Learning Approach for Concrete Strength Prediction With High Mix Design Variability Using Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity Data(Elsevier, 2023) Selcuk, S.; Tang, P.Assessment of concrete strength in existing structures is a common engineering problem. Several attempts in the literature showed the potential of ML methods for predicting concrete strength using concrete properties and NDT values as inputs. However, almost all such ML efforts based on NDT data trained models to predict concrete strength for a specific concrete mix design. We trained a global ML-based model that can predict concrete strength for a wide range of concrete types. This study uses data with high variability for training a metaheuristic-guided ANN model that can cover most concrete mixes used in practice. We put together a dataset that has large variations of mix design components. Training an ANN model using this dataset introduced significant test errors as expected. We optimized hyperparameters, architecture of the ANN model and performed feature selection using genetic algorithm. The proposed model reduces test errors from 9.3 MPa to 4.8 MPa.Article Citation - WoS: 3Citation - Scopus: 3Flow Rate Along the Length of the Swirling Vortex Axis at an Intake(Turkish Chamber Civil Engineers, 2021) Yildirim, Nevzat; Tastan, KeremIn this study, the characteristics of the flow in the region of swirling vortex are examined. The potential flow model based on the summing infinite number of spherical sinks along the vortex core is introduced to predict the flow field and the flow rate along the vortex axis. The flow towards the swirling vortex core has considerable effects on the radial velocity distribution within the ambient fluid flow region near the intake. The agreement between available test data relating to the radial velocity and the method introduced in this study is found to be satisfactory.Article Citation - WoS: 4Citation - Scopus: 7The Performance of Water Jet Pumps and Their Application in Slurry Transportation(Turkish Soc thermal Sciences Technology, 2023) Kokpinar, Mehmet Ali; Gogus, MustafaThis present work is focused firstly on an experimental investigation for the optimum design of water jet pumps to be used in the hydrotransport of solid particles through pipeline systems. Experiments were conducted in a closed test loop using five types of jet pumps with various dimensions of the driving nozzle, suction nozzle, mixing chamber, and diffuser employing water as driving and suction fluid. The efficiency of each water jet pump element was analyzed and interpretations of results related to each water jet pump were made about the parts to be considered in the optimum design of a water jet pump. From the experimental results, the water jet pump having the optimum mixing chamber, suction nozzle, driving nozzle location, and cross-sectional dimensions produced a maximum efficiency of about 33%. In the second part of the study, the solid particle carrying capacity of water jet pumps in a pipeline system was studied under saltation, moving bed, and heterogeneous flow regimes by introducing seven different types of solid particles having various concentrations into the closed test loop. The effect of jet pumps on separating solid particles from flow in a region was investigated. A curved form of a by-pass system called the 'flow division unit' was added to the main pipeline system and through the flow division unit, then most of the solid particles in the flow were forced to flow towards the suction pipe of the jet pump. As a result of this, only water with very small particle concentrations passed through the centrifugal pumps, and in this way, the wear risk of the centrifugal pump was reduced considerably.Article Citation - WoS: 22Citation - Scopus: 27Measuring Fluid Flow and Heat Output in Seafloor Hydrothermal Environments(Amer Geophysical Union, 2015) Germanovich, Leonid N.; Hurt, Robert S.; Smith, Joshua E.; Genc, Gence; Lowell, Robert P.We review techniques for measuring fluid flow and advective heat output from seafloor hydrothermal systems and describe new anemometer and turbine flowmeter devices we have designed, built, calibrated, and tested. These devices allow measuring fluid velocity at high-and low-temperature focused and diffuse discharge sites at oceanic spreading centers. The devices perform at ocean floor depths and black smoker temperatures and can be used to measure flow rates ranging over 2 orders of magnitude. Flow velocity is determined from the rotation rate of the rotor blades or paddle assembly. These devices have an open bearing design that eliminates clogging by particles or chemical precipitates as the fluid passes by the rotors. The devices are compact and lightweight enough for deployment from either an occupied or remotely operated submersible. The measured flow rates can be used in conjunction with vent temperature or geochemical measurements to obtain heat outputs or geochemical fluxes from both vent chimneys and diffuse flow regions. The devices have been tested on 30 Alvin dives on the Juan de Fuca Ridge and 3 Jason dives on the East Pacific Rise (EPR). We measured an anomalously low entrainment coefficient (0.064) and report 104 new measurements over a wide range of discharge temperatures (5 degrees-363 degrees C), velocities (2-199 cm/s), and depths (1517-2511 m). These include the first advective heat output measurements at the High Rise vent field and the first direct fluid flow measurement at Middle Valley. Our data suggest that black smoker heat output at the Main Endeavour vent field may have declined since 1994 and that after the 2005-2006 eruption, the high-temperature advective flow at the EPR 9 degrees 50'N field may have become more channelized, predominately discharging through the Bio 9 structure. We also report 16 measurements on 10 Alvin dives and 2 Jason dives with flow meters that predate devices described in this work and were used in the process of their development. This includes the first advective measurements in the Lau Basin and at the EPR 9 degrees 39.5'N. We discuss potential error sources and how they may affect the accuracy of measurements by our devices and other devices. In particular, we use the turbulent plume theory to evaluate the effect of entrainment of ambient seawater.Conference Object Citation - WoS: 6Citation - Scopus: 10Environmental Impact Assessment of Coal Power Plants in Operation(E D P Sciences, 2017) Kucukali, Serhat; Ar, Irfan; Bartan, AyferCoal power plants constitute an important component of the energy mix in many countries. However, coal power plants can cause several environmental risks such as: climate change and biodiversity loss. In this study, a tool has been proposed to calculate the environmental impact of a coal-fired thermal power plant in operation by using multicriteria scoring and fuzzy logic method. We take into account the following environmental parameters in our tool: CO, SO2, NOx, particulate matter, fly ash, bottom ash, the cooling water intake impact on aquatic biota, and the thermal pollution. In the proposed tool, the boundaries of the fuzzy logic membership functions were established taking into account the threshold values of the environmental parameters which were defined in the environmental legislation. Scoring of these environmental parameters were done with the statistical analysis of the environmental monitoring data of the power plant and by using the documented evidences that were obtained during the site visits. The proposed method estimates each environmental impact factor level separately and then aggregates them by calculating the Environmental Impact Score (EIS). The proposed method uses environmental monitoring data and documented evidence instead of using simulation models. The proposed method has been applied to the 4 coal-fired power plants that have been operation in Turkey. The Environmental Impact Score was obtained for each power plant and their environmental performances were compared. It is expected that those environmental impact assessments will contribute to the decision-making process for environmental investments to those plants. The main advantage of the proposed method is its flexibility and ease of use.Article Frame Finite Element Model for Nonlinear and Vibration Analysis of Steel Structures With Beam-Column and Column-Base Semi-Rigid Connections(Gazi Univ, Fac Engineering Architecture, 2022) Saritas, Afsin; Ozel, Halil FiratIn this paper, a shear deformable force-based frame finite element with semi-rigid connections is derived for nonlinear analysis of steel structures. Distributed plasticity approach is defined along element length and section depth, and linear or non-linear semi-rigid connection behavior can be specified anywhere along elements without the necessity to define additional nodes and to increase the degrees of freedom of the structural system. To perform vibration analyses with similar accuracy, force-based consistent mass matrix is used considering semi-rigidity in connections and an appropriate shear correction coefficient for I-sections. The element formulation is presented in 2 dimensions to simplify the formulation, and numerical validation and comparison studies are carried out on complex and irregular structures in 2-D and 3-D. In models with semi-rigid connections, the effect of nonlinear behavior on the structural system has been studied in both beam-column and column-bases. In the presented examples, it was possible to push structures higher than the existing displacements, and it was revealed that the nonlinear behavior in the column-base connections could create much more critical results for the structural systems with P-Delta effects. In addition, high-level accuracy results were obtained when performing vibration analyses with the application of force-based consistent mass matrix.Article Citation - WoS: 5Citation - Scopus: 5The Effect of Vertical Motions on Damage Accumulation on Concrete Gravity Dams(Wiley, 2023) Soysal, Berat Feyza; Arici, Yalin; Ay, Bekir OzerThe effect of vertical ground motions on the seismic response of dams has long been a concern in the seismic design and evaluation of concrete gravity dams. The guidelines regarding the use of vertical motions in time history analysis (THA) are not clear due to the complexity of the effect as well as the large uncertainty in the motion selection process. The goal of this study is to assess the significance of vertical motions' effects on concrete gravity dams considering the relevant variability due to ground motion, system frequency response as well as the shaking level. To this end, a carefully selected ground motion set providing realistic vertical(V)/horizontal(H) loading was used in nonlinear THAs of three different systems with different modal properties. In order to evaluate the intensity of shaking on the vertical motions' effect, the responses were calculated at different seismic levels corresponding to operation, design, and maximum shaking levels. Along with traditional demand parameters commonly employed in assessing seismic response, cracking on the base and at the upstream face of the monolith was adopted as demand measures using a model capable of yielding discrete cracking on the system. The effect of vertical motions was quantified by comparing the response of H + V to H only shaking. The results show the vertical shaking can significantly affect upstream cracking for the operation or design level earthquakes, the effect increasing for larger dams.Article Nonlineer Denklemleri Çözmek için Yeni Öngörme-düzeltme Tipi Yineli Yöntemler(2017) Dinçkal, ÇiğdemBu makale, nonlineer denklemleri çözmek için, iki yeni öngörme-düzeltme tipi yineli yöntem önerir. Bu yöntemler, iyi bilinen ikiye bölme yöntemi ve Newton-Raphson yönteminin kombinasyonuna dayalı bir şekilde oluşturulmuştur. Çeşitli nümerik örnekler, bu yöntemlerin ana amaçlarını doğrulamaya ve nümerik sonuçlarını karşılaştırmaya hizmet etmektedir. Nümerik sonuçlar, herhangi nonlineer bir denklemin tam köküne ulaşmak için elde edilecek yineleme sayısı cinsinden bu yeni önerilen yöntemlerin yakınsama hızlarını test etmek için de sunulmuştur. Elde edilen bu nümerik sonuçlar, önerilen yeni yöntemlerin iyi bilinen her iki yöntemlerden biri olan ikiye bölme ve NewtonRaphson'dan ve ayrıca literatürdeki diğer yöntemlerden de daha iyi performans gösterdiğine de, işaret etmektedir.Article Citation - WoS: 24Citation - Scopus: 27Evaluation of Soil-Structure Interaction Effects From System Identification of Structures Subject To Forced Vibration Tests(Elsevier Sci Ltd, 2019) Tileylioglu, Salih; Givens, Michael J.; Mylonakis, George; Stewart, Jonathan P.; Star, Lisa M.We describe procedures to evaluate the dynamic properties of test structures subject to forced vibration testing. We seek modal vibration periods and damping ratios corresponding to the actual flexible-based response of the structure (incorporating the effects of compliance in the soil medium supporting the foundation) and similar attributes for a fixed-base condition in which only the flexibility of the structure is represented. Our approach consists of using suitable input and output time series with conventional parametric system identification procedures, and as such extends previously developed procedures for use with earthquake recordings. We verify the proposed approach and demonstrate its application using data from two test structures supported on shallow foundations that have been used in forced vibration tests and that have recorded earthquakes. The structures were tested with and without braces to modify their stiffness and were deployed at two sites with different soil conditions. We analyze the results to evaluate experimental period lengthening ratios and foundation damping. The results show (1) strong increases in period lengthening and foundation damping with the wave parameter (dimensionless ratio of structure-to-soil stiffness), (2) compatibility between modal properties from forced vibration testing and earthquake excitation, (3) soil nonlinearity increases period lengthening and modifies foundation damping in a manner that can be reasonably captured in predictive models using equivalent-linear soil properties compatible with a proposed shear strain index.Article Citation - WoS: 12Citation - Scopus: 12Economic and Environmental Impacts of Utilizing Lower Production Temperatures for Different Bitumen Samples in a Batch Plant(Elsevier, 2022) Almusawi, Ali; Sengoz, Burak; Ozdemir, Derya Kaya; Topal, AliThe utilization of hot mix asphalt (HMA) for road construction necessitates high temperatures during mixing bitumen and aggregate at asphalt plant. The required (mixing) production temperature is calculated by the standard method (ASTM 2493). The application of this method for polymer modified bitumen (PMB) and warm mix asphalt (WMA) have tendency of higher temperatures. Therefore, some alternative methods suggested by literatures for the determination of production temperature for PMB and WMA have been implemented aiming to determine lower temperatures than the standard method (ASTM 2493). Moreover, the economic impacts of the determined production temperatures through different models are evaluated by the estimation of energy consumption in terms of electricity and natural gas costs for the batch type asphalt plants. Besides, the possible environmental effects are calculated by considering the carbon dioxide emissions. The results of this study have shown that the reduction in production temperatures led to a significant decrease in the total construction cost of each type of asphalt and a significant reduction in the estimated carbon dioxide emission. The results of this study can be used as a reference point for the estimation of both economic and environmental impacts of utilizing lower production temperatures for different bitumen samples.Article Initial value problems spreadsheet solver using VBA for engineering education(2018) Dinçkal, ÇiğdemSpreadsheet solver using VBA programming has been designed for solving initial value problems (IVPs), analytically and numerically by all Runge-Kutta (RK) methods including also fifth order with calculation of true percent relative error for corresponding RK method. This solver is user-friendly especially for beginner users of Excel and VBA.Article Citation - WoS: 4Citation - Scopus: 5Mechanical Characteristics of Environmentally Friendly Permeable Pavement: Enhanced Porous Asphalt(Jordan Univ Science & Technology, 2024) Ibis, Ahmet Bugra; Sengoz, Burak; Almusawi, Ali; Ozdemir, Derya Kaya; Topal, AliThis study explores the mechanical properties of porous -asphalt pavement, focusing on the influence of various polymers (elastomeric and reactive elastomeric terpolymers) and different aggregate compositions. Two aggregates were utilized: one is exclusively limestone -based and the other is a blend of limestone and basalt aggregates. The research findings unveiled that mixtures containing the conventional bitumen failed to meet the Cantabro loss -test criterion required for porous asphalt, necessitating a maximum threshold of 20%. In contrast, asphalt mixtures modified with polymers exhibited notably superior performance, particularly in terms of permeability, Cantabro loss and the ratio of indirect tensile strength. These results underscore the significant impact of polymer modification on enhancing the crucial mechanical properties of porous asphalt. Therefore, the study suggests the adoption of polymer -modified asphalt as a viable strategy to improve pavement longevity and overall performance, promoting its use for sustainable and durable infrastructure.Article Novel Alternative Methods to Romberg Integration and Richardson’s Extrapolation with Matlab Package:Integral_Calculator(2020) Dinçkal, ÇiğdemThis paper introduces new integration methods for numerical integration problems in science and engineering applications. It is shown that the exact results of these integrals can be obtained by these methods with the use of only 2 segments. So no additional function and integrand evaluations are required for different levels of computation. This situation overcomes the computational inefficiency. A new Matlab Package; Integral_Calculator is presented. Integral_Calculator provides a user-friendly computational platform which requires only 3 data entries from the user and performs the integration and give the results for any functions to be integrated. This package has been tested for each numerical example considered below.Article Birden Fazla Boşluklu Çift Doğrultulu Betonarme Döşemelerin Zımbalama Performansının İyileştirilmesi için Tekstil ile Güçlendirilmiş Sıva Şeritler ile Güçlendirilmesi(2021) Mercimek, Ömer; Ghoroubi, Rahim; Anıl, Özgür; Baran, MehmetBetonarme kirişsiz döşemelerde meydana gelebilecek olan ani ve gevrek bir şekilde, hiçbir deformasyon belirtisi göstermeden oluşan zımbalama göçme mekanizması yapı içerisinde yaşayanlara zarar verebilecek son derece tehlikeli bir göçme şeklidir. Bu nedenle tasarım aşamasında kaçınılan göçme mekanizmalarının başında gelmektedir. Betonarme döşemelerde havalandırma, elektrik veya dogalgaz gibi alt yapı sistemlerinin geçirilmesi veya merdiven ya da asansör boşluğu gibi mimari zorunluluklar nedeniyle bırakılan boşlukların, döşemelerin zımbalama dayanımını ve davranışını olumsuz etkilediği bilinmektedir. Ancak birden fazla boşluklu çift doğrultulu betonarme döşemelerin zımbalama yüklemesi etkisi altındaki davranışının incelendiği bir araştırmaya literatürde rastlanmamıştır. Bu nedenle betonarme çift doğrultulu döşemelerde birden fazla boşluğun döşemelerin zımbalama davranışı üzerindeki olumsuz etkilerinin belirlenmesi ve boşlukların meydana getirdiği davranış problemlerinin azaltılabilmesi için tekstil ile takviye edilmiş sıva şeritler ile döşemelerin güçlendirilmesinin incelendiği deneysel bir çalışma planlanmıştır. Bu çalışma kapsamında biri boşluksuz referans elemanı, 4 deney elemanı ise 300x300 mm boyutlarında kare kesitli iki adet boşluklu olacak şekilde toplamda 5 döşeme deney elemanı üretilmiştir. Boşluklu deney elemanlarının ikisi tekstil ile güçlendirilmiş sıva katmanlı (TGSK) şeritler ile güçlendirilerek deney elemanlarının zımbalama davranışı üzerinde boşlukların meydana getirdiği olumsuz etkilerin ne ölçüde iyileştirilebildiği deneysel olarak araştırılmıştır. Çalışma kapsamında TGSK şeritler ile geliştirilen ve uygulanan güçlendirme metodunun döşemelerin zımbalama dayanımını önemli ölçüde artırdığı, boşlukların meydana getirdiği olumsuz etkileri sınırlandırdığı görülmüştür.
