With questions being raised on the stability of shotcrete retaining walls in the country, the authorities are scrambling to ensure that safety is given utmost priority.
In the aftermath of the shocking wall collapse in the posh Bukit Setiawangsa area here on Friday night, Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) will go in search of all such structures to draw up a hazard map.
The Public Works Department (PWD), on the directive of the Government, has formed a special task force to monitor hillslope developments nationwide.
As the uncertainty lingers, experts continued to explain the various technicalities and issues involved with shotcrete walls.
Sensitive land development specialist Dr Tew Kia Hui said it was all right to build such structures along highways where there was no topload on the soil.
He said such walls were put up to control erosion on slopes and built with a mixture of sand, cement and gravel with water added on the point of application.
In the aftermath of the shocking wall collapse in the posh Bukit Setiawangsa area here on Friday night, Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) will go in search of all such structures to draw up a hazard map.
The Public Works Department (PWD), on the directive of the Government, has formed a special task force to monitor hillslope developments nationwide.
As the uncertainty lingers, experts continued to explain the various technicalities and issues involved with shotcrete walls.
Sensitive land development specialist Dr Tew Kia Hui said it was all right to build such structures along highways where there was no topload on the soil.
He said such walls were put up to control erosion on slopes and built with a mixture of sand, cement and gravel with water added on the point of application.