Multicriteria Decision-Making Framework for Proactive Maintenance of Water Distribution Pipelines in South Africa

Abstract

AbstractSouth African municipalities face significant challenges in implementing proactive infrastructure maintenance due to financial constraints, limited technical capacity, and aging water infrastructure, often leading to reactive maintenance ...Practical ApplicationsThis study introduces a novel framework that integrates machine learning survival analysis and multicriteria decision-making techniques to prioritize water distribution pipeline interventions. By adopting this approach, ...