Characterization of Landslide and Its Earthwork Solutions
Abdul Rochim, Pratikso
Department of Civil Engineering, Universitas Islam Sultan Agung
Abstract
A slope has a high tendency to slide due to many factors coming from combination of external loads and internal soil properties itself. In any construction design, two things should be taken into account are stability and settlement. In case of landslide, slope is not stable, mobilizing stress in slope is higher than allowable stress. In order to reach target slope stability, earthwork solutions and or ground improvement solutions can be conducted. This study with the objective to propose some alternative earthwork solutions that have sufficient stability, soil test is performed. In this experiment, soil is taken from landslide location in Jepara, Central Java. The soil test aims to investigate index and engineering properties used as an input. In order to model earthwork in slope and to obtain its safety factor, application program Plaxis is used.
Keywords: Earthwork, landslide, Plaxis, safety factor, slope stability
Topic: Civil Engineering