Abstract: North America’s water distribution systems are aging and incurring increased pipe breaks. These breaks pose a serious threat to urban drinking water security, leading to service interruptions, loss of revenue, and increasing ...

Abstract: Distribution systems throughout North America are deteriorating and pipe breaks are increasing. To deal with these infrastructure crises, utilities have begun to adopt proactive pipe replacement models to determine which ...

Abstract: North America is facing an aging watermain infrastructure crisis. Pipes are surpassing their expected service life, and surveys continue to suggest that the rate of pipe breaks is increasing dramatically. This paper ...