PBL

GROUP 12

STRUCTURAL FAILURE
FACTS
-

Joint failure

IDEA
-

Quality of the material used do not reach

the
requirement.
Cracking that
leads to
failure.

LEARNING
ISSUES
Who will involve? What are the
challenges?
-

ACTION
Make sure the
construction
follow the
guideline.
Supervise more
at the risk area.

LANDSLIDE
FACTS

Failure of

OUTCOME

The collapes

ACTION PLAN

Find out how to

Reinforce the

retaining wall.

retaining wall can

construct and

The reinforcing

bring harm to

redesign a better

of retaining wall

users or local

retaining wall.

replace backfill

are not in the

residents.

How to control an

materials.

right position.

LEARNING

IDEAS

Specifying a

engineer from

proper drainage

doing careless

measures.

work?

front of the wall.

Remove and

FLYOVER COLLAPSE
FACTS
-

IDEA

Main road
Excessive load
-

high
reconstruction
cost
take time for
user to reuse
the road

LEARNING
ISSUES
who is involve
in this?
what are the
challenges?

ACTION
-

make a
discussion with
the one who are
involve.
use the quality
product.

TRAFFIC JAM
FACTS
-

traffic jam.

IDEAS
-

The roads are

always used by
the people.
Lack of
efficiency in
handling the
situation.

LEARNING
ISSUES
What are the
roles of the
engineers
responsible
with the traffic
jam?
How to solve
the current
situation?

ACTION
-

Surfing
the
internet to find
information
about
the
situation.

FLOOD
FACTS
-

Flood in
certain area
-

IDEA
Inadequate
drainage
Uncontrolled
logging

LEARNING
ISSUE
- How to
overcome or
reduce the risk
of this
disaster?

ACTION PLAN
Installation of
device that can give
an early warning
such as siren and
signboard
Deeper the river
because river is
more effective with
depth compare to
width.

BUILDING COLLAPSE
Facts
-

An
apartment
building
collapse that
occured on
December
1993

Ideas
The cause of
failure was
attributed to a
landslide that
occured due to
pipe that burst

Learning
Outcomes
How to design
the retaining
walls to be
stronger?

Action
-

Surfing the internet

to find information
on strenghtening
the retaining wall
Ask an experienced
engineer to know
more about the
collapsion