Cappadocia is one of the most important touristic sites in Turkey due to its spectacular and unique landforms, fairy chimneys, underground cities and historical heritages. Tatlarin underground city is one of the many rock-cut structures of Cappadocia. The Cappadocia Region mainly consists of Pre-Miocene basement rocks, Lower Miocene sedimentary rocks, Miocene volcano-sedimentary unit and Quaternary volcanic rocks. The underground city was built in slope consist of Miocene Tuff and it was generally threatened by rock mass instabilities. The most commonly observed stability problem at Tatlarin Underground City and its vicinity is the fall of rock blocks from the basalt outcrops. Potential rockfalls have been simulated by using the 3D model HY-STONE to recognize the most critical sectors and to provide a support for long-term urban planning and cultural heritage protection.
Dinçer, I., Orhan, A., Frattini, P., Crosta, G. (2015). Rock mass instabilities in Tatlarin Underground City (Cappadocia-Turkey). In Engineering Geology for Society and Territory - Volume 8: Preservation of Cultural Heritage (pp.361-365). Springer International Publishing [10.1007/978-3-319-09408-3_63].
Rock mass instabilities in Tatlarin Underground City (Cappadocia-Turkey)
FRATTINI, PAOLO
Penultimo
;CROSTA, GIOVANNIUltimo
2015
Abstract
Cappadocia is one of the most important touristic sites in Turkey due to its spectacular and unique landforms, fairy chimneys, underground cities and historical heritages. Tatlarin underground city is one of the many rock-cut structures of Cappadocia. The Cappadocia Region mainly consists of Pre-Miocene basement rocks, Lower Miocene sedimentary rocks, Miocene volcano-sedimentary unit and Quaternary volcanic rocks. The underground city was built in slope consist of Miocene Tuff and it was generally threatened by rock mass instabilities. The most commonly observed stability problem at Tatlarin Underground City and its vicinity is the fall of rock blocks from the basalt outcrops. Potential rockfalls have been simulated by using the 3D model HY-STONE to recognize the most critical sectors and to provide a support for long-term urban planning and cultural heritage protection.
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