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KLIUC’s Dean of Engineering won Silver Medal at Malaysia Technology Expo 2011

KLIUC’s Professor Dr. Roslan Zainal Abidin (Dean of the School of Engineering and Technology Infrastructure, SETI) in a joint research with UITM entitled “Landslide Risk Navigator Along Road (LaRiNav) won a silver medal at the recently concluded International Malaysia Technology Expo 2011 organised by the Malaysia Association of Research Scientists (MARS).

Landslide is one of the most destructive natural disasters in Malaysia and is defined as the movement of a mass of rock, debris or earth down the slope. These massive downward movements of material potentially can cause extensive damages to properties and human fatalities. Malaysia has experienced numerous landslides due to its climatic and geological conditions and combination of other causative factors. Most of the landslides occurred on cut-off slopes or embankments alongside roads and highways especially the hilly areas. Loss of lives, injury and infrastructure damage including road collapse are common adverse effects. Landslide Risk Navigator Along Road (LaRiNav) is an innovation to provide information on landslide risk along the road. This would help road users in planning a safe journey while assisting the respective government and private authorities to plan any preventive measures and landslide disaster management. LaRiNav gives five views of landslide risk along road by providing different approaches on how to interpret risk of the disaster. It is hope that LaRiNav will be one useful integrated landslide risk warning tool to help minimize the impacts of landslides.

KLIUC’s Dean of Engineering Professor Dr. Roslan Zainal Abidin (right)

Innovative Research Project: Landslide Risk Navigator Along Road (LaRiNav)