Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Sakarya Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi, cilt.21, ss.769-781, 2017 (Diğer Kurumların Hakemli Dergileri)
Safranbolu which has high probability for slope-induced disasters is a very worthwhile settlement for our
country and also for the world with its historical and cultural heritage. Finding out potential hazards that
may affect the wealth of this world heritage city is very crucial. The historic Safranbolu is surrounded by
very steep rock slopes, and occasionally instability occurs in the rock mass that forms these slopes. The
rock blocks that are relaesed in various causes and shapes can damage the historic town living spaces by
creating a source for the rock fallings and moving down the slope in these very steep slopes. The rock
slopes were evaluated by kinematic analysis in order to reduce the mentioned damages and to reveal
potential hazards. In the study, characteristics of mass that causes rock fallings are analysed, kinematic
controlled instability types are determined considering the obtained data and characteristic of slopes.