Highland Towers Collapsed”, The Tragic Story of Malaysia
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Highland Towers, Collapsed, Caused,, Tragedy,, Landslide, Control Plan, MalaysiaAbstract
Highland Towers, as is collectively known, consist of three blocks 12 story high apartments named simply as Block 1, 2, and 3 respectively. It was constructed sometime between 1975 and 1978 and the residents who dwelled therein were middle income earners. Directly behind the 3 blocks was a rather steep hill with a stream flowing west, if it was allowed to follow its natural course. The attraction of this place was the natural surroundings with an extensive view of the city of Kuala Lumpur. Highland Towers collapse was caused by the instability of the pile foundation. The engineer was not considering the horizontal load during design foundation so when the rotational retrogressive slide occurs, this forward movement downhill created a surcharge load to the foundation. Since the foundation cannot resist horizontal load, it failed and as a result, the Highland Towers collapsed. Combinations of several factors were contributed to the tragedy of Highland Towers. Tragedies like this can be difficult to prevent. However, certain measures can be taken to protect buildings from landslides.
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