Faktor Manusia dan Kegagalan Cerun di Malaysia (Human factors and slope failures in Malaysia)
DescriptionBulletin of the Geological Society of Malaysia, Volume 52, June 2006, pp. 75 - 84
Faktor Manusia dan Kegagalan Cerun di Malaysia(Human Factors and Slope Failures in Malaysia)Tajul Anuar Jamaluddin
Geology Department, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur
Abstract: Most workers on the geotechnical and geological aspects of slopes have identified various factors for causing slope failures. These include geology of the slope-forming materials, water, weathering, poor slope design and geometry, geological structures (discontinuity), loading above slope, toe undercutting, vibration and many other technical factors. Very seldom they are related to actions of human being or human factors. Results of extensive studies on many cases of slope failures in this country indicated that in most cases the slope failures can be largely attributed to human factors, such as negligence, incompetence, lack of and poor maintenance system, ignorance of geological inputs, unethical practice, and various negative attitudes of human self. In a wet tropical climate with a continuous heavy and prolonged rainfall throughout a year, slopes in Malaysia are generally very sensitive to precipitation. Human negligence on the efficiency of drainage system is just unacceptable and may induce slope failures. Unskilled workers and lack of professional supervision during slope construction, protection or rehabilitation works can also be considered as important contributing factors toward slope failure. Ignorance on the importance of geological inputs in the design and construction works is also some examples of human factor in causing slope failures. In most cases, lack of and poor maintenance practice are the most significant in causing slope failures in this country. https://doi.org/10.7186/bgsm52200611 |