Key indicator tools for shallow slope failure assessment using soil chemical property signatures and soil colour variables

Othman R 1 , Hasni SI 2 , Baharuddin ZM 2 , Hashim KSH 2 , Mahamod LH 2

Affiliations 

  • 1 International Institute for Halal Research and Training (INHART), Herbarium Unit, Department of Landscape Architecture, Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design, International Islamic University Malaysia, 53100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. rashidi@iium.edu.my
  • 2 International Institute for Halal Research and Training (INHART), Herbarium Unit, Department of Landscape Architecture, Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design, International Islamic University Malaysia, 53100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int, 2017 Oct;24(29):22861-22872.
PMID: 28721625 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-017-9715-9

Abstract

Slope failure has become a major concern in Malaysia due to the rapid development and urbanisation in the country. It poses severe threats to any highway construction industry, residential areas, natural resources and tourism activities. The extent of damages that resulted from this catastrophe can be lessened if a long-term early warning system to predict landslide prone areas is implemented. Thus, this study aims to characterise the relationship between Oxisols properties and soil colour variables to be manipulated as key indicators to forecast shallow slope failure. The concentration of each soil property in slope soil was evaluated from two different localities that consist of 120 soil samples from stable and unstable slopes located along the North-South Highway (PLUS) and East-West Highway (LPT). Analysis of variance established highly significant difference (P 

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