Numerical Model of Flooding in the Eastern Areas of Bangkok

Abstract

We present basic mathematical formulations and new numerical methods to create a computer software for simulations of flooding in the Eastern areas of Bangkok. The first version of the “Flood Simulator-KMITL” makes it possible to calibrate the model by measurements and estimate an efficiency of flood protection methods in order to select the number of optimal schemes.

The global aim of the project is to construct a system of mathematical models, integrated with the GIS Arc/Info on  Convex Super Computer, to investigate hydrological cycles in flooded areas.

The real-world flood simulations demonstrate an efficiency of the proposed techniques.