Abstract: In this paper an original approach to the simulation of floating-on-the-system tanks as decision variables for water distribution system design optimization is presented, aiming to bridge the gap between traditional ...

Abstract: The importance of water distribution network rehabilitation, replacement, and expansion is discussed. The problem of choosing the best possible set of network improvements to make with a limited budget is presented as a ...

Abstract: An original approach to the optimal design of water distribution networks is presented in this paper. Multiobjective optimization is applied, i.e., minimizing costs and maximizing a benefit/quality function, the tradeoff ...

Abstract: Booster disinfection is the addition of disinfectant at some critical locations of a water distribution network such that disinfectant residuals are maintained at a level greater than the minimum for public health. Compared ...

Abstract: A computer model for assessing the reliability of water-distribution networks is presented. Both mechanical failure caused by pipe breakages and hydraulic failure caused by insufficient pipe capacity are incorporated into ...

Abstract: Optimal sewer design aims to find cost-effective solutions for designing sewer networks, and genetic algorithms (GAs) are one of the state-of-the-art optimization techniques that have been applied to this problem. However, ...