The latest sinkhole incident at Jalan Masjid India has drawn conversation about Kuala Lumpur’s bedrock foundation which is mostly soft limestone.
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The limestone is prevalent in the northern and central parts of Kuala Lumpur, forming the Kuala Lumpur Limestone Formation. Meanwhile, quartz is prominent in the Klang Gates Ridge. The issue of soft limestone bedrock under Kuala Lumpur surfaced during the construction of the Petronas Twin Towers. The unique construction challenge was covered in a National Geographic documentary titled “Megastructures: Petronas Twin Towers.”
In addition, a concrete raft foundation, comprised of 13,200 cubic metres of concrete, was continuously poured for 54 hours for each tower. The concrete raft measures 4.6m thick and weighs 32,500 tonnes. She said the Kuala Lumpur City Hall would only consider it unsafe if studies provided evidence to the contrary.
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