Reliability tester for water-distribution networks

Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 10-19

  Khomsi, D ^a   Walters, G A ^b   Thorley, A R D ^c   Ouazar, D ^a  

^a MOHAMMED V UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER MODELING; FAILURE; NETWORK; WATER DISTRIBUTION;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; FAILURE ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE; PROBABILITY; RELIABILITY; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER PIPELINES; WATER SUPPLY;

HYDRAULIC FAILURE; PIPE BREAKAGES; RELIABILITY TESTER;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 0029657750     PISSN: 08873801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0887-3801(1996)10:1(10)     Document Type: Article

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