Modelling and reliability analysis of water distribution systems

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 249-255

  Tanyimboh, T T ^a   Burd, R ^b   Burrows, R ^a   Tabesh, M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b South Staffordshire Water PLC   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Demand driven simulation; Pressure driven simulation; Reliability analysis; Water distribution networks

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RELIABILITY THEORY;

DEMAND DRIVEN SIMULATION; PRESSURE DRIVEN SIMULATION; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; WATER DISTRIBUTION NETWORK MODELS;

WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

WATER;

ARTICLE; MODEL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0033067436     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(99)00072-4     Document Type: Article

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