Abstract: Pressure-driven analysis of water distribution networks (WDNs) can realistically reproduce the actual behavior of the hydraulic system, especially with reference to leakages, which are not under human control, and, sometimes ...

Abstract: A methodology to analyze the vulnerability of water distribution networks (WDNs) to earthquakes by means of risk assessment is presented. The consequences of multiple pipe failures due to earthquakes are investigated in ...

Abstract: This work presents a modification to steady-state water distribution network (WDN) simulation models to account for directional devices such as check valves (CHVs) and flow-control valves (FCVs). These devices, allowing ...

Abstract: The paper describes a procedure for the robust design of water distribution networks which incorporates the uncertainty of nodal water demands and pipe roughness in a multiobjective optimization scheme aimed at minimizing ...

Abstract: Nowadays, the unprecedented computing power of desktop personal computers and efficient computational methodologies such as the global gradient algorithm (GGA) make large water-distribution-system modeling feasible. However, ...

Abstract: Calibration is a process of comparing model results with field data and making the appropriate adjustments so that both results agree. Calibration methods can involve formal optimization methods or manual methods in which ...