Geotechnical Analysis of Earth Dam Failure

• Main Author: Fathani, Teuku Faisal
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: Civil Geotechnical Engineering; Civil Engineering; Engineering
• Online Access: https://repository.ugm.ac.id/137840/1/PIT%20HATTI%202011-Geotechnical%20Analysis%20of%20Earth%20Dam%20Failure.pdf; https://repository.ugm.ac.id/137840/
• Institution: Universitas Gadjah Mada

Situ Gintung dam failure on 27 March 2009 has caused more than 100 casualties from a tsunami caused by more than 10 m/s flow velocity resulted from the embankment failure in only less than 2 hours. Prior to the dam failure, a relatively high intensity of rainfall (more than 70 mm/hrs) occurred at th...