| Author | Kanchanarat Sahasakmontri |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.IE-89-18 |
| Subject(s) | Flood control--Thailand--Bangkok
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for
the degree of Master of Engineering |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | The past decade has witnessed the occurrence of floods
especially in Bangkok and adjoining provinces. In each of these
floods, damages were in the order of thousand millions baht. As
a consequence, to alleviate flood damage, economic evaluation of
the proposed flood protection projects has appeared to become a
predominant issue in the Bangkok Metropolitan Area.
The study herein is concerned with flood damage estimation
for Bangkok and vicinity area. Attempt was made to develop damage
functions in terms of flood depth and duration for 4 major land
use sectors i.e. residence, commerce, industry and agriculture,
in order to facilitate benefit/cost analysis of various flood
protection projects. Data from 1983 flood survey were obtained
and analyzed to arrive at estimates for the direct damage per
establishment. Multiple regression technique was used.
Results of statistical analysis indicates that with
different magnitude of impact, flood depth and duration are
significant variables estimating flood damage to residential and
industrial sector. On the other hand, flood duration was found to
be the major variable affecting damage to commercial and
agricultural sector. Further, it was found that the industrial
sector is most sensitive to flood depth followed by the
agricultural, commercial, and residential sector. Whereas, the
damage in the industrial sector is sensitive to flood duration
followed by the residential sector. |
| Year | 1989 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology (SET) |
| Department | Department of Industrial Systems Engineering (DISE) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Industrial Engineering (IE) |
| Chairperson(s) | Tang, John C.S.; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Suphat Vongvisessomjai;Fujiwara, Okitsugu; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1989 |