ABOUT MSMA.MY

 

Introduction to MSMA

Before 2000, engineers in Malaysia applied the “Planning and Design Procedure No. 1” published by D.I.D. (the Department of Irrigation and Drainage Malaysia) in 1975 (DID, 1975) for their drainage design.

 

This is a relatively simple document to use- with only 242 pages covering ten chapters.

 

But this has changed with the introduction of the Urban Stormwater Management Manual for Malaysia” (“Manual Saliran Mesra Alam Malaysia” or abbreviated as MSMA) in 2000 (DID, 2000- abbreviated hereinafter as MSMA, 2000).

 

The new Manual is much more thorough in its coverage of subject matters compared to the old procedure. It contains 48 chapters spanning more than 1,100 pages.

 

Its content reflects the latest advances in the field of stormwater quantity and quality management from around the world, with many major changes in approaches and procedures.

 

In 2011, the Department has published an updated version of the same manual, known as MSMA 2^nd Edition (DID, 2011- abbreviated hereinafter as MSMA, 2011).

 

This document was launched by the Department in early 2012 and enforced on 1^st July, 2012.

The document is roughly half the thickness of the first edition. There are many significant changes in requirements and computational procedures between the two editions of MSMA (2000 and 2011).

Main Functionality of MSMAware

MSMAware is an online software designed to comply with the requirements of the Urban Stormwater Management Manual for Malaysia” (Manual Saliran Mesra Alam Malaysia) published by the Department of Irrigation and Drainage Malaysia (MSMA, 2011).

 

Chief Developer of MSMAware

MSMAware is developed by a team of software developers headed by Ir. Dr. Quek Keng Hong, who is a consulting engineer by practice.

 

He obtained his Civil Engineering, Master of Engineering Science and Ph.D. degrees from the University of NSW, Australia.

 

Dr. Quek has nearly three decades of post-graduate experience mainly in consultancy work.

 

He specialises in the field of water resources including hydrologic and hydraulic modelling and environmental management.

 

Dr. Quek is a regular contributor of engineering journals, seminars and conferences, with more than 30 publications to his credit.

 

He has conducted regular workshops, seminars and talks in his fields of expertise.

 

Dr. Quek was the reviewer representing IEM in the review process of the first edition of MSMA organised by DID.

 

He was the former Chairman of the Water Resources Technical Division of IEM for two terms.

MSMAware Modules

The MSMAware consists of the following modules:

 

1. Design Storm (including Temporal Pattern, ARF, CCF)
2. Rational Method
3. Time-Area Method
4. On-Site Detention
5. Detention Basin
6. Culvert Design

Notations Used in this Publication

In this publication, there are numerous references to figures, tables and appendices in MSMA and other publications.

 

These are underlined in order to differentiate them from the same references used in this publication. The convention adopted is as follows:

 

If a reference is not underlined e.g., Table 4.1, it refers to a table in this publication.

 

If a reference is underlined e.g., Table 4.1, it refers to a table in other publications- the source is cited after the reference e.g., Table 1 of MSMA (2000) or Table 2 of HP1 (2021).

 

The same convention above applies to figures, appendices and etc.

Content of this Site

The content of this Site (http://msma.my) is as follows:

 

1. User’s guide on how to use MSMAware.
2. Theories of subject matter covered.
3. Compilation of raw data used for computation.
4. Technical Guide on the computational procedures in MSMAware.
5. Verification and Validation of the computational results of MSMAware.
6. Worked Examples involving the application of MSMAware in case studies.

Author, Publisher and Copyright

This Manual is prepared by Ir. Dr. Quek Keng Hong and published by DrQuek & Associates (SA0226127-X).

 

The copyrights of all software referred to in this manual belong to their respective owners.

 

All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced, in any form or by any means, without permission in writing from the publisher.

Contact Details

• DrQuek & Associates (SA0226127-X)
• Office Address: No. 11-1A, Jalan Bandar 10, Pusat Bandar Puchong, 47160 Puchong, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
• Mobile/Whatsapp: 012-2812590
• Phone: (603) 5878 1555
• Email: support@msmaware.com
• Website: http://www.msmaware.com

Layout of this Website

This Website (http://msma.my) includes the following sections:

 

1. About MSMAware
2. Design Storm
3. Rational Method
4. Time-Area Method
5. On-Site Detention
6. Detention Basin
7. Culvert Design
8. References