Every water distribution system (WDS) fails partially or completely at some point or points
during its lifetime. Measurement of reliability for a WDS under various failure conditions is …

A new approach for reliability-based optimization of water distribution networks is presented.
The approach links a genetic algorithm (GA) as the optimization tool with the first-order …

In recent years, many researchers have tried to predict the behavior of the water distribution
systems under pressure-deficient conditions. The root of the problem is that under these …

In 2000, the resilience and failure indices were introduced as a convenient and compact tool
to express respectively water-distribution network (WDN) surplus and deficit in satisfying …

Water distribution networks (WDNs) must keep a proper level of service under a wide range
of operational conditions, and, in particular, the analysis of their resilience to pipe failures is …

A new methodology has been developed, using the EPANET Toolkit functions and the C++
programming language, for the optimal locations of isolation valves in water distribution …

Water distribution networks (WDNs) are systems of water distribution used in urban centers
and industrial processes that require efficient design and operation, which may be achieved …

The installation of hydropower plants equipped with pumps as turbines (PATs) in water
supply systems has been demonstrated to be suitable and advantageous in order to both …

Topological and pressure-driven analyses are an integral part of reliability/risk
considerations for a water distribution system. For example, it is often necessary to identify …

The use of entropy and resilience indices for measuring robustness of water distribution
networks has been investigated. The effects on network performance, caused by the failure …