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Rock Slope Stability Assessment of Limestone Hills in Northern Kinta Valley, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia

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  • Goh Thian Lai

    (School of Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia)

  • Ainul Mardhiyah Mohd Razib

    (School of Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia)

  • Nur Amanina Mazlan

    (School of Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia)

  • Abdul Ghani Rafek

    (Department of Geosciences, UniversitiTeknologi PETRONAS, Bandar Seri Iskandar, 31750 Tronoh, Perak DarulRidzuan, Malaysia)

  • Ailie Sofyiana Serasa

    (Chemical and Petroleum Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Technology and Built Environment, UCSI University, 56000 Cheras, Malaysia)

  • Norbert Simon

    (School of Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia)

  • Noraini Surip

    (Chemical and Petroleum Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Technology and Built Environment, UCSI University, 56000 Cheras, Malaysia)

  • Lee Khai Ern

    (Institute for Environment and Development (LESTARI), UniversitiKebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia)

  • Tuan Rusli Mohamed

    (Department of Mineral and Geoscience Malaysia Perak, Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah, 31400 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia)

Abstract

The uniqueness of karsttopography in Kinta Valley lies with the spectacular shape of the steep-sided limestone towers. However, theinstability ofthese hillslopes may affect the vulnerability of the surrounding area. Thus, this study was conducted with the objective to investigate the failure modes of 9 slopes in the vicinity ofnorthernKinta Valley, Ipoh, Perak. There were two types of failure modes identified in the study area,which are planar and wedge failures. Planar failures were identified on slope GL3of Gunung Lang and slope GR3of Gunung Rapat with the dip direction and dip angle of 280°/79° and 004°/ 64° respectively. Two wedge failures were identified on slope QXL1of Qing Xing Ling, Taman Saikat with dip direction and dip angle of 252°/82° and 302°/74° respectively. A wedge failure was identified on slope GL3 for Gunung Lang, slope GR1, slope GR3 for Gunung Rapat and slope QXL2 for Qing Xing Ling,Taman Saikat. The dip direction and dip angle for the respective wedges failure were 345°/65°, 036°/ 49°, 006°/ 64° and 025°/60°. No failure was identified on slope GL1, and slope GL2,forGunung Lang and slope GR2, and slope GR4forGunungRapat.

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  • Goh Thian Lai & Ainul Mardhiyah Mohd Razib & Nur Amanina Mazlan & Abdul Ghani Rafek & Ailie Sofyiana Serasa & Norbert Simon & Noraini Surip & Lee Khai Ern & Tuan Rusli Mohamed, 2017. "Rock Slope Stability Assessment of Limestone Hills in Northern Kinta Valley, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia," Geological Behavior (GBR), Zibeline International Publishing, vol. 1(1), pages 22-26, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:zib:zbngbr:v:1:y:2017:i:1:p:22-26
    DOI: 10.26480/gbr.01.2017.22.26
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