| Author | Selvakumar, Sinnadurai |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.1025 |
| Subject(s) | Landforms--Thailand--Central Plain
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering of the Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | The Central Plain of Thailand is located within latitudes 13° 30'N
and 16°00'N and longitudes 99°30'E and 101°30'E. It is bounded on the west by the Tanaosri Range, on the north by the Nakhon Sawan Depression,
on the east by the Khorat Plateau and on the south by the Gulf of Thailand.
Trend surface modelling study reveals that the landform features of the Central Plain consists of 17 terraces, 2 bahadas, 5 alluvial fans and 2 swells. The landform units were classified into five catergories namely: the Tanaosri Piedmont, the Khorat Apron, the Chao Phraya Plain, the Marine
Landforms, and the Structural Troughs and Swells. The Tanaosri Piedmont consists of two pediplains, and two big alluvial fans bridged by smaller
ones. The Khorat Apron consists of two bahadas, three alluvial fans, the apron was dissected by the terraces of the Pa Sak and the Hanuman Rivers. The Chao Phraya Plain consists of four terraces and a deltaic plain. The
marine landforms consist of four terraces and the Gulf Coastal Plain. The Bang Sai Swell and Bangkok Swell, the Suphan Buri Trough, the Ban Phreak
Embayment, the Mae Kong Trough, the Krok Phra Ridge, and the Nakhon Sawan depression are the structurally controlled landforms. On the average corre
lation coefficient and goodness of fit values obtained are 0.84 and 70.00% respectively. In the sediment distribution characteristics study it was
found that the sands of the Central Plain of Thailand were derived from the mountains of the Tanaosri Range and the Khorat Plateau. |
| Year | 1977 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | Student Research Before 1979 |
| Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Thesis (Year <=1979) |
| Chairperson(s) | Prinya Nutalaya |
| Examination Committee(s) | Brand, E.W. ;
Onodera, T. F. ;Balasubramaniam, A.S.
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| Scholarship Donor(s) | The Government of the British Colombia, Canada |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1977 |