Department of Civil Engineering, University of Gadjah Mada (UGM) again won the title. This time the team of Yahya Kemal F. (2013), Yogie Andrianto H. (2013), and Dhirta Parera A. (2013) earned a first prize in a competition in “Analysis of Potential Problems of High Speed Rail (HSR) Jakarta- Bandung Line “. The race is organized by the University of Jakarta Tarumanagara This is a series of Civil National Expo (CNE) in 2016. The team was led by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ir. Ahmad Munawar, M.Sc .; Prof. Dr. Tech. Ir. Danang Parikshit, M.Sc .; Dr. Eng. Imam Muthohar, ST .; Ir. Djoko Murwono, M.Sc.
Department of Civil Engineering UGM actually send three teams in this race event, but only selected one team the opportunity to attend the final round in Jakarta. The final round is a paper presentation sessions conducted at the University College Building G Tarumanagara Jakarta on Friday (10/6). In this round, five teams will be given the opportunity to present ideas and those who have them write down on paper in the qualification round. The presentation was held in front of a jury consisting of Prof. Ir. Suryo Leksmono Putranto, M.T., Ph.D. and Dr. Ir. Najid, M.T.
The team from the Department of Civil Engineering, Gadjah Mada University raised about the potential for HSR that will affect the various aspects of society, a variety of potential problems to arise in the mode of operation of HSR, as well as offer solutions to these problems.
In problem areas, they expose their doubts about the possibility of not showed interest in this HSR mode. It is based on the characteristics of the traveling public that existed at the Jakarta-Bandung. Possible loneliness enthusiasts will impact on the emergence of the potential losers in this HSR operation. The analysis is accompanied by a comparison between the value of investments PT Kereta Quick Indonesia China with an investment in the Bank by relying on bank fixed deposits. In this comparison, it can be seen that the making of investments held by the four State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) in PT KCIC may not be the right choice.
After a round of presentations ended, on Saturday (11/6) held a Seminar on High Speed Rail Jakarta-Bandung which closed with the announcement of the winners of the CNE, 2016. At the contest Analysis of Potential Problems High Speed Rail (HSR) Jakarta-Bandung winning sequence obtained as follows :