Abstract
This study evaluated the current crushed rock aggregate resources and defined the suitability of potential crushed rock aggregate resource areas in the north of Kocaeli Province by using the geographical information system (GIS). Evaluation of the current aggregate market showed that almost 80 % of the total annual production (14.35 million tonnes) is supplied by the quarries located in Gebze and 20 % of the total annual production (3.65 million tonnes) is supplied by the quarries located in Hereke. The commercial crushed rock aggregate is totally supplied from the limestone and dolomite type carbonate rocks in the northern Kocaeli region. Defining the suitability of potential crushed rock aggregate resource areas was achieved by using GIS methods. First, an aggregate bedrock potential map was developed by using the geological map of the area and categorized as high, moderate and low bedrock potential areas. The high potential areas, which comprised almost 25 % of the northern Kocaeli region, contain carbonate rocks with varying physical, chemical and engineering properties. Secondly, the suitability of the bedrock potential areas was checked by considering the land-use, distance to the county centres and distance to major roads and highways layers in the weighted overlay function of the GIS. The resulting final map contained not suitable, low suitability and suitable areas for crushed rock aggregate. The suitable areas were grouped into three zones according to their geographic distributions. Further, the most promising crushed rock aggregate areas were defined based on the previous field work and surveys in the suitable areas.
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Cette étude a évalué les ressources en agrégats de pierre concassée actuels et a défini l'aptitude des zones potentielles de la ressource globale pierre concassée dans le nord de la Province de Kocaeli, en utilisant le système d'information géographique (SIG). L’ évaluation du marché global actuel a montré que près de 80 % de la production annuelle totale (14,35 millions de tonnes) est fourni par les carrières situées à Gebze et 20 % de la production annuelle totale (3,65 millions de tonnes) est fournie par les carrières situées à Hereke. La pierre concassée commerciale globale est totalement alimentée par le calcaire et type de dolomite carbonate de roches dans la région de Kocaeli. La définition de l’aptitude des zones potentielles de la ressource globale pierre concassée a été réalisée à l'aide de méthodes SIG. Tout d'abord, une carte potentielle de la roche totale en agrégats a été développée à l'aide de la carte géologique de la région et classés en tant que zones potentielles du substratum rocheux, modérée et élevée. Les domaines potentiels élevés, qui comptent près de 25 % de la région du Nord de Kocaeli, contiennent des roches carbonatées présentant différentes propriétés physiques, chimiques et techniques. Deuxièmement, l'aptitude des zones potentielles du substratum rocheux a été vérifiée en tenant compte de l'aménagement, la distance vers les centres de comté et la distance à des couches de routes et autoroutes principales dans la fonction de superposition pondérée du SIG. Le plan final (obtenu) qui en résulte contenue (contient) qualités ne convient pas, faible et des zones propices pour l'agrégation de la pierre concassée. Les domaines appropriés ont été regroupés en trois zones selon leur répartition géographique. Les pierres concassées plus prometteuses des domaines globales ont été définies en se basant sur les travaux précédents sur le terrain et les enquêtes parmi les domaines appropriés.
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Financial support by the Kocaeli University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Centre for the 2009/015 aggregate project is greatly appreciated. I would like to thank Asst. Prof. Dr. Özkan Coruk for his contributions during the field and office work and Prof. Dr. Stephen Voss for his reviewing effort.
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Karakaş, A. Defining the suitability of new crushed rock aggregate source areas in the North of Kocaeli Province using GIS. Bull Eng Geol Environ 73, 1183–1197 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10064-013-0557-5
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