Serkan Ekingen

Soil & Concrete Laboratory Manager

Mersin University

Mersin, Turkey

01.2001 - 12.2019

Managed geotechnical drilling programs for regional construction companies, analyzed soil samples and conducted necessary soil parameters for engineering design;
Conducted standard tests to determine soil compaction, liquid, plastic and shrinkage limit, sieve analysis and basic physical properties of soils such as specific gravity, water content
Parameters such porosity, void ratio, specific gravity, specific volume, water content, degree of saturation was calculated indirectly using laboratory test results
Performed hydraulic conductivity tests using falling head and fixed head permeability tests
Tested concrete samples for strength taken from samples newly casted concrete and existing structures
Led development and implementation of novel products to solve geotechnical parameters
Written a software that draws the sieve analysis graph, defines the soil, determines values such as D10, D30, D60, Cu, Cc, and determines the liquid limit, specific gravity, and water content by using the laboratory test results
Adopted high-tech methods (e.g., ArcGIS) to present results, collaborating with multiple functions across the project stakeholders
Prepared a micro zonation map was created for Mersin province by evaluating the drilling and test reports carried out for 20 years (PhD thesis)
Oversaw development of day-to-day operations by working with field operators, project services and engineering
Prepared soil logs for environmental and regulatory approvals
Worked as Sessional Instructor for the university in following courses;
Soil Mechanics
Concrete Technology
Construction Materials
Information and Communication Technology
Geographical Information Systems

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