Widodo
In Indonesia, the handling of the affected building or land ruins is still using conventional means. This was due to the absence of the application of technology that is able to search the ruins of victim effectively and efficiently. The application in the field of natural disaster mitigation is still minimal. It is expected that the application of the GPR method can improve the efficiency and effectiveness of handling disaster victims buried under landslides, earthquakes, and other natural disasters. The aim of this study is to prove that the GPR method can be used to detect human bodies underground. A human body was needed to be buried underground to execute the study. A common burial ground was chosen to be the location of the survey, specifically the Cikutra graveyard. A ground penetrating radar survey was carried out in the Cikutra graveyard, Bandung. The survey was done on two adjacent graves buried two weeks before data acquisition. The soil on the survey site was mostly dry soil and cracks in the soil as a result of minimal vegetation and overexposure to the sun. The survey was conducted to investigate whether the GPR method can be used to detect buried human bodies or not. Three lines on the grave were used for the survey. Using MALA RAMAC X3M 500 MHz Shielded antenna to transmit and record the data. The data was processed using the software ReflexW. Three GPR profiles are obtained. Hyperbolic reflections are visible in the GPR profiles and are understood to originate from the radar response from the human bone. Further research is needed in a landslide area to investigate the GPR reflection pattern of the landslides. Corpses older than two weeks are needed to be included in the survey to make sure the bone is still detected with the GPR method.
Penerapan Teknologi Tepat Guna, Penanganan Darurat Bencana
In Indonesia, the handling of the affected building or land ruins is still using conventional means. This was due to the absence of the application of technology that is able to search the ruins of victim effectively and efficiently. The application in the field of natural disaster mitigation is still minimal.