Abstract: A model of pipe wall and hydraulic profile effects on free chlorine decay in a water distribution system is developed using a two-step parameter assignment method. The model employs a Bayesian statistical method and Monte ...

Abstract: To respond to growing concerns related to potential contamination ingress via backflow and/or terrorist threats to drinking water, a data mining approach is developed. Use of this data mining approach, in conjunction with ...

Abstract: A set of risk factors and a fault tree methodology in conjunction with fuzzy logic is described to assess potential contributing factors to failures in water supply systems. The fault tree methodology establishes the ...