Excavation assessment on granitic area at Ulu Kinta, Perak, Malaysia for an earthwork project.

Surface excavation work in tropically weathered rocks is challenging due to many uncertainties such as rock mass and material properties, environment, selection of best excavation method, machine characteristics, cost and production rate. The weathering profile of rock mass in the tropical region ca...

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Main Authors: uparmanto, Eka Kusmawati, Mohamad, Edy Tonnizam
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spelling my.utm.1048092024-03-16T02:13:13Z http://eprints.utm.my/104809/ Excavation assessment on granitic area at Ulu Kinta, Perak, Malaysia for an earthwork project. uparmanto, Eka Kusmawati Mohamad, Edy Tonnizam TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) Surface excavation work in tropically weathered rocks is challenging due to many uncertainties such as rock mass and material properties, environment, selection of best excavation method, machine characteristics, cost and production rate. The weathering profile of rock mass in the tropical region can be variable, unpredictable, and dominant in controlling rock behavior. Issues in confirmation on hard mass and rock mass in the surface excavation are discussed in this paper mainly in terms of definition and its relation to Jabatan Kerja Raya (JKR) Standard Specification Sect. 2:Earthwork, as essential references for practitioners related to surface excavation. It is crucial to ensure a reliable assessment on the most critical factors to reduce costs and unnecessary time delays. The study area is Ulu Kinta, Perak which is underlaid by granitic. This site was selected for this study because of the ongoing earthworks and exposure to rock outcrops. This study involved two geophysical methods, namely the 2D-Resistivity Method and Seismic velocity. Geophysical methods are beneficial for determining bedrock, type, and estimation of the volume of rock to be excavated for the areas, especially in the early stages of earthwork. The condition of the site consists of various grades where Grade I and Grade II granite was found at a depth of 33 m from the ground surface. Based on the correlation between borehole and seismic refraction, the overburden layer is dominated by low velocity values (<800 m/s) that correspond to low N values. This study also investigated the effect of moisture content on various grades of weathered granites, focusing on strength. It was found that moisture significantly affects weaker materials such as Grade IV and V was than stronger materials (Grade I and II). The trial excavation is carried out based on one type of excavator (EX 300); thus, confirmation can only be made to determine the hard mass for this area. The drilling method correlated well with the borehole result and proposed an alternative method in determining the hard and rock mass. Rock mass properties should be considered in the assessment, play a significant role in influenced excavatability and avoid problems that arise during excavation work. 2022 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/104809/1/EkaKusmawatiSuparmantoEdyTonnizamMohamad2022_ExcavationAssessmentonGraniticArea.pdf uparmanto, Eka Kusmawati and Mohamad, Edy Tonnizam (2022) Excavation assessment on granitic area at Ulu Kinta, Perak, Malaysia for an earthwork project. In: International Conference on Geotechnical challenges in Mining, Tunneling and Underground structures, ICGMTU 2021, 20 December 2021 - 21 December 2021, Virtual, Online. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-9770-8_34
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uparmanto, Eka Kusmawati
Mohamad, Edy Tonnizam
Excavation assessment on granitic area at Ulu Kinta, Perak, Malaysia for an earthwork project.
description Surface excavation work in tropically weathered rocks is challenging due to many uncertainties such as rock mass and material properties, environment, selection of best excavation method, machine characteristics, cost and production rate. The weathering profile of rock mass in the tropical region can be variable, unpredictable, and dominant in controlling rock behavior. Issues in confirmation on hard mass and rock mass in the surface excavation are discussed in this paper mainly in terms of definition and its relation to Jabatan Kerja Raya (JKR) Standard Specification Sect. 2:Earthwork, as essential references for practitioners related to surface excavation. It is crucial to ensure a reliable assessment on the most critical factors to reduce costs and unnecessary time delays. The study area is Ulu Kinta, Perak which is underlaid by granitic. This site was selected for this study because of the ongoing earthworks and exposure to rock outcrops. This study involved two geophysical methods, namely the 2D-Resistivity Method and Seismic velocity. Geophysical methods are beneficial for determining bedrock, type, and estimation of the volume of rock to be excavated for the areas, especially in the early stages of earthwork. The condition of the site consists of various grades where Grade I and Grade II granite was found at a depth of 33 m from the ground surface. Based on the correlation between borehole and seismic refraction, the overburden layer is dominated by low velocity values (<800 m/s) that correspond to low N values. This study also investigated the effect of moisture content on various grades of weathered granites, focusing on strength. It was found that moisture significantly affects weaker materials such as Grade IV and V was than stronger materials (Grade I and II). The trial excavation is carried out based on one type of excavator (EX 300); thus, confirmation can only be made to determine the hard mass for this area. The drilling method correlated well with the borehole result and proposed an alternative method in determining the hard and rock mass. Rock mass properties should be considered in the assessment, play a significant role in influenced excavatability and avoid problems that arise during excavation work.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author uparmanto, Eka Kusmawati
Mohamad, Edy Tonnizam
author_facet uparmanto, Eka Kusmawati
Mohamad, Edy Tonnizam
author_sort uparmanto, Eka Kusmawati
title Excavation assessment on granitic area at Ulu Kinta, Perak, Malaysia for an earthwork project.
title_short Excavation assessment on granitic area at Ulu Kinta, Perak, Malaysia for an earthwork project.
title_full Excavation assessment on granitic area at Ulu Kinta, Perak, Malaysia for an earthwork project.
title_fullStr Excavation assessment on granitic area at Ulu Kinta, Perak, Malaysia for an earthwork project.
title_full_unstemmed Excavation assessment on granitic area at Ulu Kinta, Perak, Malaysia for an earthwork project.
title_sort excavation assessment on granitic area at ulu kinta, perak, malaysia for an earthwork project.
publishDate 2022
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-9770-8_34
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