Analysis of Potential Flood Damage At Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
Abstract
Flooding of areas 'A' and 'C' of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base has always been a conspicuous threat manifested by the presence of Huffman Dam at the south end of this portion of the base complex. The problem of assessing the threat has been previously addressed by base agencies and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers with no decisive conclusions. In this analysis an attempt is made to evaluate methods of flood probability determination and select the most appropriate for establishing flood elevation probabilities within the Huffman Dam Basin. Regression analysis of past flooding provided the most reliable model for prediction. The attempt to measure and predict potential economic damage, however, could not be fitted to a reliable model due to variances in building construction and the lack of an extensive and consistent data base of flood damage in the United States. The analysis of methods for predicting damage did produce a model for establishing limits of damage probability in any period of years. This model may be improved upon with an expanded data base of surveys of flood damage from past and future events in other locations. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1979
- Accession Number
- ADA077674
Entities
People
- James W. Wimberley
- Patrick F. Quinn
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology