Zeynep Yıldırım

Publications in Refereed Journals​:

• Yildirim, I.Z., and Prezzi, M. (2017). “Experimental Evaluation of EAF Ladle Steel Slag as a Geo-Fill Material: Mineralogical, Physical & Mechanical Properties” Construction and Building Materials, Vol. 154C, pp. 23-33.
• Yildirim, I.Z., and Prezzi, M. (2015). "Geotechnical Properties of Fresh and Aged Basic Oxygen Furnace Steel Slag." Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, ASCE, Vol.27, No.12, pp. 04015046-1-9.
• Yildirim, I.Z., and Prezzi, M. (2011). “Chemical, Mineralogical, and Morphological Properties of Steel Slag.” Advances in Civil Engineering-Special Issue of the Use of Recyclable Materials in Sustainable Civil Engineering Applications (RMSCE), Vol. 2011, Article ID 463638, 13 pages, 2011.
• Seo, H., Yildirim, I.Z., and Prezzi, M. (2009). “Assessment of the axial response of an H pile driven in multilayered soil.” Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE, Vol.135, No.12, pp. 1789-1804.
• Yoon, S., Balunaini, U., Yildirim, I. Z., Prezzi, M., and Siddiki, N. Z. (2009). Construction of a fly and bottom ash-mixture embankment: a field performance study.” Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, ASCE, Vol.21, No.6, pp. 1-8.

Conference Proceedings:​

• Turkel, B., Yildirim, I.Z. and Guler, E. (2020). “The Effect of Natural Frequency on the Seismic Behavior of an 8 m High MSE Wall”; Proceedings of the Geo-Congress 2020: Engineering, Monitoring, and Management of Geotechnical Infrastructure, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Geotechnical Special Publication  No. 316,  pp. 406-415, February 25–28, 2020.
• Yildirim, I.Z. (2019). “Bir dolgu taşkın setinin yüklenmesiyle oluşan şev stabilitesi probleminin çözümü”, IMO Uluslararası 8. Geoteknik Sempozyumu - Proceedings of the IMO 8th International Geotechnical Symposium, 13-15 Kasım 2019, İstanbul (in Turkish with English abstract).
• Yildirim, I. Z. (2018). “EAF- EAF Pota Çelik Cüruflarının Kompaksiyon ve Şişme Davranışı ile İlgili Karşılaştırmalı Bir Çalışma”, Zemin Mekaniği ve Geoteknik Mühendisliği 17. Ulusal Kongresi, 17th National Conference on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering,  September 26-28, Vol.2, pp. 463-474 (in Turkish with English abstract).
• Yildirim, I.Z. and Prezzi, M. (2018) “EAF Ladle Steel Slag as a Geomaterial: Compaction and Shear Strength Characteristics”; Proceedings of the International Foundations Congress & Equipment Exposition (IFCEE 2018), Orlando, Florida, Geotechnical Special Publication No. 295, pp. 113-122, March 5-10, 2018.
• Yildirim, I.Z. and  Prezzi, M. (2017). “BOF Çelik Cürufunun Kayma Dayanımı Parametrelerinin Büyük-Ölçekli Direk Kesme Deneyi Sonuçlarına Göre Değerlendirilmesi”, Uluslararası Katılımlı 7. Geoteknik Sempozyumu Bildiri Kitabı , Proceedings of the IMO 7th Geotechnical Symposium with International Participation, pp. 247-256, 22-24 Kasım 2017, İstanbul (in Turkish with English Abstract).
• Yildirim, I.Z. and Prezzi, M. (2016) “Compaction and Shear Strength Behavior of Fresh and Aged Basic Oxygen Furnace (BOF) Steel Slag For Its Use in Geotechnical Applications”; Proceedings of the Geo-Chicago 2016: Sustainability, Energy, and the Geoenvironment, Chicago, Illinois, Geotechnical Special Publication  No. 271,  pp. 939-948, August  14-18, 2016.
• Yildirim, I.Z. and Prezzi, M. (2015). “Steel Slag: Chemistry, Mineralogy, and Morphology”, Proceedings of the International Foundations Congress & Equipment Exposition (IFCEE 2015), San Antonio, Texas, Geotechnical Special Publication No. 256, pp. 2816-2825, March 17-21, 2015.
• Yildirim, I.Z.  and Ozkan M.T. (2004). “Konsol istinat duvarlarinin tasariminda deprem etkilerinin incelenmesi.” Zemin Mekaniği ve Geoteknik Mühendisliği 10. Ulusal Kongresi, 10th National Conference on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, 16-17 September, Vol.1, pp. 657-666 (in Turkish with English abstract).