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Engineering and Technology
Turkey
2026

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Engineering and Technology

D-Index
62
Citations
9294
World Ranking
1973
National Ranking
9

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Turkey Leader Award

Overview

Erol Yilmaz is affiliated with Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University in Turkey. Their research focus spans various aspects of engineering, with a specialization in civil and structural engineering, mechanics of materials, and building and construction. Their academic output includes 280 publications in engineering disciplines, indicating a substantial contribution to the field.

The subfields that characterize Yilmaz's work include:

  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Building and Construction
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Mechanical Engineering

The scientist's research covers several core topics, primarily in materials related to mining and construction, as well as environmental and geotechnical engineering. Their main topics of investigation are:

  • Tailings Management and Properties
  • Rock Mechanics and Modeling
  • Mine drainage and remediation techniques
  • Concrete and Cement Materials Research
  • Geotechnical and Geomechanical Engineering
  • Innovative concrete reinforcement materials
  • Underground infrastructure and sustainability

Yilmaz frequently publishes in peer-reviewed journals, with a notable presence in the following venues:

  • Construction and Building Materials
  • Minerals
  • Powder Technology
  • International Journal of Minerals Metallurgy and Materials
  • International Journal of Mining Reclamation and Environment

Their recent papers provide insight into the themes and evolving interests in their research. Selected publications include:

  • "Effect of mineral admixtures on flow properties of fresh cemented paste backfill: Assessment of time dependency and thixotropy," 2020, Powder Technology
  • "CT scanning of internal crack mechanism and strength behavior of cement-fiber-tailings matrix composites," 2020, Cement and Concrete Composites
  • "Sodium silicate effect on setting properties, strength behavior and microstructure of cemented coal fly ash backfill," 2021, Powder Technology
  • "Strength, acoustic, and fractal behavior of fiber reinforced cemented tailings backfill subjected to triaxial compression loads," 2022, Construction and Building Materials
  • "Fiber length effect on strength properties of polypropylene fiber reinforced cemented tailings backfill specimens with different sizes," 2020, Construction and Building Materials

Collaborations form a significant part of Yilmaz's scholarly activity. Frequent co-authors working alongside them include:

  • Shuai Cao
  • Muhammet Sari
  • Qiusong Chen
  • Gaili Xue
  • Tugrul Kasap

Best Publications

  • Comparison of different natural fiber treatments: a literature review

    Babak Koohestani;Babak Koohestani;Ahmad Khodadadi Darban;Pozhhan Mokhtari;Erol Yılmaz

  • Effectiveness of alkali-activated slag as alternative binder on workability and early age compressive strength of cemented paste backfills

    Haiqiang Jiang;Haiqiang Jiang;Zhaojun Qi;Erol Yilmaz;Jing Han

  • Evaluation of paste backfill mixtures consisting of sulphide-rich mill tailings and varying cement contents

    Ayhan Kesimal;Erol Yilmaz;Bayram Ercikdi

  • Effects of curing and stress conditions on hydromechanical, geotechnical and geochemical properties of cemented paste backfill

    Erol Yilmaz;Tikou Belem;Mostafa Benzaazoua

  • Curing time effect on consolidation behaviour of cemented paste backfill containing different cement types and contents

    Erol Yilmaz;Tikou Belem;Bruno Bussière;Mamert Mbonimpa

  • Effect of curing under pressure on compressive strength development of cemented paste backfill

    Erol Yilmaz;Mostafa Benzaazoua;Tikou Belem;Bruno Bussière

  • The effect of desliming by sedimentation on paste backfill performance

    A. Kesimal;B. Ercikdi;E. Yilmaz

  • Strength, acoustic, and fractal behavior of fiber reinforced cemented tailings backfill subjected to triaxial compression loads

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  • Relationships between microstructural properties and compressive strength of consolidated and unconsolidated cemented paste backfills

    Erol Yilmaz;Erol Yilmaz;Tikou Belem;Tikou Belem;Bruno Bussière;Bruno Bussière;Mostafa Benzaazoua

  • Fiber type effect on strength, toughness and microstructure of early age cemented tailings backfill

    Shuai Cao;Shuai Cao;Erol Yilmaz;Weidong Song;Weidong Song

  • Effect of superplasticizer type and dosage on fluidity and strength behavior of cemented tailings backfill with different solid contents

    Lei Yang;Lei Yang;Erol Yilmaz;Junwei Li;Hui Liu

  • Specimen size effect on strength behavior of cemented paste backfills subjected to different placement conditions

    Erol Yilmaz;Tikou Belem;Mostafa Benzaazoua

  • Mechanical, flexural and microstructural properties of cement-tailings matrix composites: Effects of fiber type and dosage

    Gaili Xue;Erol Yilmaz;Weidong Song;Shuai Cao

  • Influence of structural factors on uniaxial compressive strength of cemented tailings backfill

    Shuai Cao;Shuai Cao;Weidong Song;Weidong Song;Erol Yilmaz

  • Effect of mineral admixtures on flow properties of fresh cemented paste backfill: Assessment of time dependency and thixotropy

    Haiqiang Jiang;Mamadou Fall;Erol Yilmaz;Yuanhui Li

  • CT scanning of internal crack mechanism and strength behavior of cement-fiber-tailings matrix composites

    Shuai Cao;Shuai Cao;Erol Yilmaz;Zhenyu Yin;Gaili Xue

  • Influence of 3D-printed polymer structures on dynamic splitting and crack propagation behavior of cementitious tailings backfill

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  • Influence of fiber reinforcement on mechanical behavior and microstructural properties of cemented tailings backfill

    Gaili Xue;Erol Yilmaz;Weidong Song;Elif Yilmaz

  • Sodium silicate effect on setting properties, strength behavior and microstructure of cemented coal fly ash backfill

    Ibrahim Cavusoglu;Erol Yilmaz;Ali Osman Yilmaz

  • Loading rate effect on uniaxial compressive strength behavior and acoustic emission properties of cemented tailings backfill

    Shuai Cao;Erol Yilmaz;Weidong Song;Elif Yilmaz

  • Paste Tailings Management

    Erol Yilmaz;Mamadou Fall

  • Stope depth effect on field behaviour and performance of cemented paste backfills

    Erol Yilmaz

  • Advances in reducing large volumes of environmentally harmful mine waste rocks and tailings

    E. Yilmaz

  • Characterization of early age behavior of cemented paste backfill through the magnitude and frequency spectrum of ultrasonic P-wave

    Baoxu Yan;Wancheng Zhu;Chen Hou;Erol Yilmaz

  • Flexural Behavior of Fiber Reinforced Cemented Tailings Backfill Under Three-Point Bending

    Shuai Cao;Gaili Xue;Erol Yilmaz

  • Analysis of internal structure behavior of fiber reinforced cement-tailings matrix composites through X-ray computed tomography

    Gaili Xue;Erol Yilmaz;Weidong Song;Shuai Cao

  • A combined experimental and numerical study on the triaxial and dynamic compression behavior of cemented tailings backfill

    Lei Yang;Wenbin Xu;Erol Yilmaz;Qiang Wang

  • Study of physico-chemical and mechanical characteristics of consolidated and unconsolidated cemented paste backfills

    Erol Yilmaz;Tikou Belem;Mostafa Benzaazoua

  • Utilizing concrete pillars as an environmental mining practice in underground mines

    Shuai Cao;Shuai Cao;Shuai Cao;Gaili Xue;Gaili Xue;Erol Yilmaz;Zhenyu Yin

  • Assessment of the Modified CUAPS Apparatus to Estimate In Situ Properties of Cemented Paste Backfill

    Erol Yilmaz;Tikou Belem;Mostafa Benzaazoua;Bruno Bussière

Frequent Co-Authors

Mostafa Benzaazoua
Mostafa Benzaazoua Mohammed VI Polytechnic University
Bruno Bussière
Bruno Bussière Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Mamadou Fall
Mamadou Fall University of Ottawa
Zhen-Yu Yin
Zhen-Yu Yin Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Wancheng Zhu
Wancheng Zhu Northeastern University

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