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A review of planning guidelines and standards for earthwork development near slopes in Brunei Darussalam

Ena Kartina Abdul Rahman, Uditha Ratnayake, Soon Jiann Tan, Abdul Razi Haji Mahri, Angel Eng Hie Tan, Diyana Haji Othman, Ahmad Nazri Haji Sabtu, Hana Hafiza Hj Hamzah

Brunei Darussalam receives an average annual rainfall of about 3200 mm and is susceptible to slope failures. Slope failures generally occur and are reported during the periods of heavy rainfall. Official figures indicate 937 reported slope failures occurred during the period from 2011 to 2016 and 86% of these cases in Brunei-Muara District. Land development is the main cause and the Ministry of De...

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A review of transport demand modelling for the school run in Brunei Darussalam

F. Ariffin, Yok Hoe Yap, E.S.M.M. Zahran, Soon Jiann Tan

Brunei Darussalam is one of the most car-dependent countries in the world. The low cost of running a car, driven by a Government policy of subsidising fuel, continues to ensure the car is the preferred option for almost all trips including school run. This high car dependency leads to heavy traffic congestion outside schools and this is exacerbated as Brunei has an atypical school traffic pattern ...

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Application of reflective papers in civil engineering education: a case study

Ena Kartina Abdul Rahman, S.K Rahman, Abdul A M Nor, Soon Jiann Tan

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of reflection on students' performance and assessment in civil engineering. In this study, the students in the final semester of a civil engineering programme were divided into two groups: the first group was tasked with writing a reflective paper, and the second group, a control group, was not required to write a reflective paper. Both group...

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