"Ankara Batıkent Mesa Bölgesinde Zemin Deformasyon Kontrolü: Metro Hattı Kontrolü

Subway systems in large cities play a crucial role in enhancing the sustainability and livability levels of urban areas by offering a solution to heavy traffic and transportation problems. Subway tunnels are critical transportation infrastructures that are constructed to serve residential areas, and thus, they have a direct relationship with residential areas in terms of construction and operation. This study is designed to generate precise data by analyzing ground deformation of metro systems using the Persistent Scatterer (PSI) Interferometry method and utilizing free dataThe Batıkent-Törekent metro line in Ankara is identified with the M3 code. At the location where M3 metro passes, ground deformation has been detected. In the analysis of the relevant location, both ascending and descending Sentinel-1 satellite datasets were used. The StaMPS (Stanford Method for Persistent Scatterers)/PSI (approach was utilized in the study. It was found that the results obtained from the ascending datasets were more sensitive. Observations were made in two different periods using ascending datasets: 2015-2016 and 2017-2022. Deformations were observed in the Line of Sight (LOS) direction in the locations where rail systems and tunnels were present. Eight months after the observation, due to the ground deformation in the area, passenger safety was at risk, and a ground strengthening work was carried out, resulting in a 16-day shutdown of the metro system in this location. The results of this study provide concrete contributions to the literature on the possibility of accurate ground measurement using free data