Yogyakarta, November 25, 2017. Field Trip, which is one of the course series in MTPBA, was followed by 24 students from 3 different subjects, i.e. 12 students from the course of Wave and Tsunami, 7 students form Coastal Zone Disaster Management course, 5 students form Civil Engineering irrigation course (regular). Prof. Radianta Triadmadja as the lecturer of the courses brings along with him an assistant and PhD student.

Students are invited to see directly the situation and field conditions in the south of Yogyakarta, started with visit to Kuwaru Beach in Bantul Regency. On the beach, Prof. Radianta explained about abrasion due to tidal waves that destroyed several buildings along the coast. He mentioned that one of the causes of coastal abrasion is a lower sediments supply from rivers that flow to the coast as the effect of sand mining in the upper area.

The next location is Goa Cemara Beach which is located about 5 km to the East from the first location. In this location, Prof. Radianta describes the longshore wave processes that occur on the coast. In addition, he showed to the students the existence of pine vegetation and the sand dunes as one of the tsunami disaster preparedness process.

Fieldtrip trip continues to Parangtritis Beach, where there are three tsunami hazard protection sites which are located in three hills with a height of 30 mdpl. That locations are, Tomb of Sheikh Bela Belu, Tomb of Sheikh Maulana Magribi, and evacuation camp of Bulak Mabul. The last location to be visited during this Fieldtrip is Drini Beach, which is located at Gunung Kidul Regency which is located approximately 60 km (1.5 hours) to the east of Parangtritis Beach. At this location, Prof. Radianta and student of Coastal Zone Disaster class conducted an experiment on estimation of Rip Current with a simple method by throwing out plastic to the sea, and then observe its movement.

Field training for MTPBA students on implementation of volcanic disaster mitigation was held on November 15, 2017, with Dr. Ahmad Rifa’i, the lecturer of related course subject. Field Trip started at the Sabo Training Center (STC) in Maguwoharjo Yogyakarta. During the visit, the group was welcomed by Deputy of Sediment Disaster Management Crisis Center, Ovi Anton Nugroho, S. Si, M. Eng, Mr. Joko Cahyono, and Mr. Masaharu Mizoguchi as the consultant of Yachiyo Engineering.

In this field training, students were expected to know how is the implementation on Preventive Measure related to the mitigation of volcanic disaster, with a case study in Mount Merapi. Furthermore, Mr. Joko Cahyono explained that mitigation of volcano disaster could be conducted by Sabo system method as lava control project. Sabo system is a method of volcanic lava hazard mitigation from Japan, which was initially implemented in Indonesia in 1969, then it has been applied in Gendol River since 1974.

Mr. Mizoguchi stated that the master plan for sediments hazard mitigation of Mount Merapi has been reviewed since the early 1980s design, then it has changed in 2001 and 2017. The latest review is conducted based on the 2010 Mount Merapi eruption that changed the peak morphology of Mount Merapi and the lava flown up to 15 km to the south through Kali Gendol. With the current scope of work, the Sabo System is expected to accommodate the volcano sediment of Mount Merapi up to 30% from calculation of potential volcano sediment of 2.1 million cubic meters.

At Mount Merapi Observation Post (PGM) of Kaliurang, the group was welcomed by one of the Managers, who also serves as the observers of Mount Merapi activities, Mr. Usman. He explained briefly the observation activity with recording tools, such as seismographs, thermal measurement, rain gauges, surveillance cameras, and aerial photographs. In addition, He also explained the process of Mount Merapi eruption in 2010 through seismograph recordings, which became one of tools to determine status of alert for Mount Merapi.

Field study MTPBA students held :

Location 1
Date : September 3-5, 2017
Location: Makasar (Sabo Bawakaraeng, Bili-bili reservoir and Nipa-nipa reservoir)
Participants: 17 students.
Lecturers : Dr. Ir. Istiarto, M.Eng., Dr. Ir. Adam Pamudji Rahaardjo, M.Sc., Prof. Dr. Ir. Budi Wingyosukarto, DIpl.HE.

Location 2
Date: September 6-8, 2017
Location: Ternate (Sabo Gunung Gamalama, dan Jetty beach)
Participants: 17 students.
Lecturers : Dr. Ir. Istiarto, M.Eng., Dr. Ir. Adam Pamudji Rahaardjo, M.Sc., Prof. Dr. Ir. Budi Wingyosukarto, DIpl.HE.

MTPBA receive  7 students from ministry of PUPR, local governments and own expenses. The welcoming of the students was held August 11, 2017 by head of MTPBA Ir. Adam Pamudji Rahardjo, M.Sc., Ph.D. The lecture begins August 14, 2017.

Course : Earthquake Disaster Risk Reduction
Date : 9 Mei 2017
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Ir. Subagyo Pramumijoyo, DEA.DIP.HRD.
Location : Area of Candi Sambisari, candi Kedulan, dan candi Kimpulan, Sleman Yogyakarta

Enforcement : 3 Mei 2017

Location:

1. BBWS Bengawan Solo Office
2. Rumah Pompa di Kota Solo station

Lecturer:

1. Dr. Adam Pamudji R.
2. Dr. Istiarto

Enforcement : 10 April 2017

Attended :

Prof. Joko SUjono, M.Eng., Ph.D.
Prof. Ir. Djoko Legono, Ph.D.
Teuku Faisal Fathani, ST., MT., Ph.D.
Ir. Rachmad Jayadi, M.Eng., Ph.D.
Dr. Ir. Istiarto, M.Eng.
Prof. Masaharu FUJITA
Prof. Yutaka GONDA
Dr. Shusuke MIYATA
Mahasiswa Prodi MTPBA Angkatan 2016

Location :
Ruang Sidang Merah, DTSL FT UGM

Enforcement : 7-9 April 2017

Team :

1. Chairman : Suprapto, ST.
2. Akson Nurhanafi, ST.
3. Goyu Ismoyojati, ST
4. Muhammad Efendi, ST
5. Diana Ariesta, ST

Lecturer : Prof. Bagyo Pramumijoyo.
Date : 18 Maret 2017
Location : Muara Kali Ngalang, Bayat dan Cawas

Workshop on Thesis Progress Master of Engineering on Natural Disaster Management, Student batch 2015.
Nusantara hall, The University Club Hotel, 9-10 March 2017.

The workshop was attended by:

1. Thesis Supervisor
2. Representatives from the Organizational Unit (UNOR) of each student
3. The scholarship grantor, i.e. Natural Resources and Construction Training Center, Bandung (Pusdiklat SDA & Konstruksi Bandung), Dr. Ir. Suprapto, M.Eng (Head of the Natural Resources and Construction Training Center, Bandung), and Amir Hamzah, ST., MT. (Head of Construction Technical Materials).

The scheduled Thesis progress workshop, which involves each Student’s Organizational Unit and Scholarship Grantor, is expected to help the student to complete their study on time.

This Workshop starts to be conducted for batch 2014, and will be continued for the next batch.