Reliability, resiliency and vulnerability of the water resource system for the Eastern Seaboard Development Project Thailand | |
| Author | Lee, Jin |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.WA-85-37 |
| Subject(s) | Water resources development--Thailand Eastern Seaboard Development Project |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | Water resource systems are usually designed to meet certain specific objectives. Confining the objectives to the basic one of meeting anticipated water demands, measures of the performance of a system in meeting its demands its demands need to be derived. This study seeks to derive by means of the simulation approach, a measure of the reliability, resiliency and vulnerability of the waters source system proposed for the development of the Eastern Seaboard and its hinterland in Thailand. The system comprises of nine reservoirs, seven aggregated municipal and industrial demand centers and six irrigation schemes. The study involves the following aspects:- (a) Development of a simulation model for the analysis of the performance of the water resource system. (b) Extension of missing rainfall data by means of regression equations with stochastic components. (c) Search for an appropriate rainfall-runoff model, for generation and extension of runoff data for ungauged and inadequately gauged basins respectively. (d) Modification of an existing plant-soil water balance model for the determination of irrigation water demands. (e) Sensitivity analysis of the system to changes in the municipal and industrial water demands, changes in the size of irrigation schemes and changes in the runoffs. The study shows that overall the proposed system is very conservatives. The size of an irrigation scheme in the system can be increased by 20% without significantly affecting the performance of the system as a whole, even after the removal of a reservoir from the system. A water conservation policy was shown to be required for the mitigation of failures that may occur in extreme drought years. |
| Year | 1985 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology (SET) |
| Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Water Resources Research Engineering (WA) |
| Chairperson(s) | Nielsen, Mogens Dyhr |
| Examination Committee(s) | Suphat Vongvisessomjai ;Bogardi, Janos J. |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Lee Foundation, Singapore |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1985 |