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A study on the effects of intermittent water supply on the vulnerability of urban water distribution networks
(2012)
Faced with extended periods of drought and short supply of water, arid-weather countries have turned to intermittent water supply (IWS) as a means to reduce water consumption and to prolong their national water reserves. ...
Risk-based asset management of water piping networks using neurofuzzy systems
(2009)
The efficient and organized management of public utility networks is of paramount importance to a network’s viability and reliable functioning. One of the key components of a suitable network management strategy is the ...
A Neurofuzzy Decision Framework for the Management of Water Distribution Networks
(2010)
Among the most important components of sustainable management strategies for water distribution networks is the ability to integrate risk analysis and asset management decision-support systems (DSS), as well as the ability ...
Automated detection of pavement patches utilizing support vector machine classification
(2016)
The efficient condition assessment of road networks is crucial to prevent pavement distresses which can cause a spectrum of detrimental effects. The need for automation of the underlying process is originated from the ...
Improving qualifications-based selection by use of the fuzzy Delphi method
(2009)
Among prevailing contract-awarding paradigms, the qualifications-based selection (QBS) method offers awarding agencies a substantial level of flexibility and multifactored decision-making capability over traditional ...
Waterloss Detection in Water Distribution Networks using Wavelet Change-Point Detection
(2017)
The work presented herein addresses the automatic detection of water losses in water distribution networks (WDN), through the dynamic analysis of the time series related to water consumption within the network and the use ...
Entropy-based scheduling of resource-constrained construction projects
(2009)
A method is presented for resource allocation and scheduling of resource-constrained projects by use of a measure of the projects' entropy. The entropy, as a measure of the degree of disorder in a system, is an indicator ...
Vulnerability of Urban Water Distribution Networks under Intermittent Water Supply Operations
(2016)
The work presented herein investigates the effects of intermittent water supply (IWS) on the condition and breakage rate of urban water distribution piping networks (WDN), by studying the change in the rate of occurrence ...