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Geotechnical Hazards Management for Hillside Development

By

Faraheen Hazirah bt. Khairul Azhar

Dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the

Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) (Civil Engineering) SEPTEMBER 2011

Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS Bandar Seri Iskandar

31750 Tronoh

Perak

Darul

Ridzuan

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Approved by,

CERTIFICATION OF APPROVAL

Geotechnical Hazards Management for Hillside Development

By

F araheen Hazirah bt. Khairu I Azhar

A project dissertation submitted to the Civil Engineering Programme Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the

BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING (Hons) (CIVIL ENGINEERING)

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(AP Dr. Indra Sati Hamonangan Harahap)

UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI PETRONAS TRONOH, PERAK

January 2006

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CERTIFICATION OF ORIGINALITY

This is to certify that I am responsible for the work submitted in this project, that the original work is my own except as specified in the references and acknowledgements, and that the original work contained herein have not been undertaken or done by unspecified sources or persons.

FARAHEE~ ~HAIRUL

^AZHAR

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ABSTRACT

Geotechnical Hazards, especially for hillside development is known to be able to cause huge losses if occurred. Though there are many mitigation techniques have been developed, it is more practical if the risks are managed from its root for better control of the hazards and more cost-effective solution. However, it is not possible to provide equal treatment to each risk as the resources are very limited. Because of that, it is important to manage the hazards efficiently in order to optimize resources such as capital and work force besides preventing losses especially in terms of lives and monetary. The outcome of the project is aimed at professional geotechnical/civil engineers, although it will also be useful to the general public, many of whom carry responsibility for slope maintenance as owners of property. This paper describes the effective method in Geotechnical Hazards Management for Hillside Development.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

First and foremost, the author would like to give the special thanks to ALLAH S.W.T for His blessing that enables the author to complete this fmal year project without any major obstacle. The author also would like to give the special thanks to her supervisors for this research, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Indra Sati Hamonangan Harahap for his kindness, valuable guidance, precious command and advice, his close monitoring for the whole research performance until it is completed. The author appreciates his supervision and full support in helping the progress of this research run smoothly.

The author would also like to thank those who have lent a helping hand in the completion process of this project including the author's parents, post graduate students, SlopeWatch (a non-governmental organization) and the university itself for the wide resources provided for research purpose.

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