Flood hazard analysis in floodplain of Beaufort, Sabah, Malaysia

The level of comfort of a home or residential area is important to everyone. The intended connotations of comfort include being safe and free from natural hazards such as floods, landslides and earthquakes. However, there is not one area on this earth that is completely free of natural hazards. High...

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Main Authors: Adi Jafar, Nordin Sakke, Mohammad Tahir Mapa, Mohd Hairy Ibrahim, Diana Hassan, Fionna Geogre, Mohd Jirey Kumalah
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Online Access:https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34115/1/Flood%20hazard%20analysis%20in%20floodplain%20of%20Beaufort%2C%20Sabah%2C%20Malaysia.pdf
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author Adi Jafar
Nordin Sakke
Mohammad Tahir Mapa
Mohd Hairy Ibrahim
Diana Hassan
Fionna Geogre
Mohd Jirey Kumalah
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description The level of comfort of a home or residential area is important to everyone. The intended connotations of comfort include being safe and free from natural hazards such as floods, landslides and earthquakes. However, there is not one area on this earth that is completely free of natural hazards. Highland areas, for example, are more likely to experience landslides while lowlands are more likely to experience floods. Beaufort District flood plain is one of the most frequently flooded lowlands, especially in Bekalau, Bingkul, Mempagar and Malalugus. Therefore, this study aims to analyze the flood risk level in all four villages. Hydrological data integrated with field measurement data in the field is used to determine flood hazard levels. The duration of the hydrological data is 10 years from 2009 to 2018. Total sample size (to measure strandline) was 241 households. The data were then analyzed using Anaconda Python version 3.7 software through the Pandas application. The findings show that the level of exposure to flood hazards at the study site varied. Nearly 90 per cent of the total sample (residential) is exposed to high flood risk (Area B and Area C). These include the frequency, duration and depth of the flood.
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spelling ums.eprints-341152022-09-15T07:35:40Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34115/ Flood hazard analysis in floodplain of Beaufort, Sabah, Malaysia Adi Jafar Nordin Sakke Mohammad Tahir Mapa Mohd Hairy Ibrahim Diana Hassan Fionna Geogre Mohd Jirey Kumalah TC530-537 River protective works. Regulation. Flood control The level of comfort of a home or residential area is important to everyone. The intended connotations of comfort include being safe and free from natural hazards such as floods, landslides and earthquakes. However, there is not one area on this earth that is completely free of natural hazards. Highland areas, for example, are more likely to experience landslides while lowlands are more likely to experience floods. Beaufort District flood plain is one of the most frequently flooded lowlands, especially in Bekalau, Bingkul, Mempagar and Malalugus. Therefore, this study aims to analyze the flood risk level in all four villages. Hydrological data integrated with field measurement data in the field is used to determine flood hazard levels. The duration of the hydrological data is 10 years from 2009 to 2018. Total sample size (to measure strandline) was 241 households. The data were then analyzed using Anaconda Python version 3.7 software through the Pandas application. The findings show that the level of exposure to flood hazards at the study site varied. Nearly 90 per cent of the total sample (residential) is exposed to high flood risk (Area B and Area C). These include the frequency, duration and depth of the flood. Kalahari Journals 2022 Article PeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34115/1/Flood%20hazard%20analysis%20in%20floodplain%20of%20Beaufort%2C%20Sabah%2C%20Malaysia.pdf text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34115/2/Flood%20hazard%20analysis%20in%20floodplain%20of%20Beaufort%2C%20Sabah%2C%20Malaysia%20_ABSTRACT.pdf Adi Jafar and Nordin Sakke and Mohammad Tahir Mapa and Mohd Hairy Ibrahim and Diana Hassan and Fionna Geogre and Mohd Jirey Kumalah (2022) Flood hazard analysis in floodplain of Beaufort, Sabah, Malaysia. International Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 7. pp. 59-69. ISSN 0974-5823 https://kalaharijournals.com/resources/Special%20Issue-4_7.pdf Vol. 7 (Special Issue 4, 2022) Vol. 7 (Special Issue 4, 2022)
spellingShingle TC530-537 River protective works. Regulation. Flood control
Adi Jafar
Nordin Sakke
Mohammad Tahir Mapa
Mohd Hairy Ibrahim
Diana Hassan
Fionna Geogre
Mohd Jirey Kumalah
Flood hazard analysis in floodplain of Beaufort, Sabah, Malaysia
title Flood hazard analysis in floodplain of Beaufort, Sabah, Malaysia
title_full Flood hazard analysis in floodplain of Beaufort, Sabah, Malaysia
title_fullStr Flood hazard analysis in floodplain of Beaufort, Sabah, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Flood hazard analysis in floodplain of Beaufort, Sabah, Malaysia
title_short Flood hazard analysis in floodplain of Beaufort, Sabah, Malaysia
title_sort flood hazard analysis in floodplain of beaufort sabah malaysia
topic TC530-537 River protective works. Regulation. Flood control
url https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34115/1/Flood%20hazard%20analysis%20in%20floodplain%20of%20Beaufort%2C%20Sabah%2C%20Malaysia.pdf
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