GEOFORCE INDONESIA IN REGIONAL SEMINAR ASSOCIATION OF SOIL ENGINEERING EXPERTS (HATTI) KOMDA KALSEL – A CASE STUDY OF BASE SOIL IMPROVEMENT WITH PILED EMBANKMENT SYSTEM
PT Geoforce Indonesia has had the opportunity to be a guest speaker at the Regional Seminar organized by the Indonesian Soil Engineering Association (HATTI) of the South Kalimantan Regional Commissariat online on Wednesday, 16 February 2022. The Indonesian Soil Engineering Expert Association (HATTI) is an organization that gathers all geotechnical experts in Indonesia as well as a member of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE) in Indonesia. HATTI was established with the aim of developing geotechnical expertise, improving quality, welfare, unity and integrity of all geotechnical experts in Indonesia and participating in the development of the nation and state of the Republic of Indonesia.
The Regional Seminar with the theme "Potential for Building Failure and Slope Failure in South Kalimantan" was also attended by representatives of government agencies, namely the Head of BPBD Banjarmasin City Fahruaji, S. Sos. MA, and Plt. Head of PUPR Office for Banjarmasin City Riny Subantari, M.T. Also attended by several HATTI figures as other speakers namely Dr. Yusti Yudiawati, S.T., M.T (Chairman of HATTI South Kalimantan), Dr. Aksan Kawanda, M.T (Central HATTI), Ir. H. Rustam Effendi, M.A.Sc., Ph.D., Ir. H. Akhmad Marzuki, M.T., and Dr. ing. Ir. Yulian F. Arifin, M.T., IPM., ASEAN Eng. At this seminar, PT Geoforce Indonesia, represented by Dandung Sri Harninto, S.T., M.T., as the Main Director and Nadya Ayu Anindita, S.T., (Geotechnical Engineer) gave a presentation on a Case Study of Improvement of Subgrade Geoframe Piles with a Piled Embankment System.
As an introduction to the material, Mr. Dandung introduced the various types of soil improvement and strengthening services offered by PT Geoforce Indonesia using geosynthetic technology. Furthermore, Ms. Dita explained about the Port B Geoframe Work in Tanah Bumbu, South Kalimantan as a Case Study of Improved Piled Base Soil with Piled Embankment System. In more detail, Mrs. Dita explained the case study material starting from the history of the embankment, the stability problems that occurred in the embankment structure, how the repair solution was, an analysis of the repairs that had been carried out, the piled embankment construction method procedure, and displaying the condition of the field after the repairs were carried out. The 8 meter high Geoframe system which is strengthened by the subgrade with the Piled Embankment method can withstand the load of double vessel trucks loaded up to 210 tons and has remained safe until now. Therefore, the Piled Embankment System can be a quick, efficient and of course safe solution for subgrade improvement of embankments.