Some new insights on informational entropy for water distribution networks

Engineering Optimization

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 277-289

  Ang, Wah Khim ^a   Jowitt, Paul W ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Entropy; Networks; Reliability; Water distribution

Indexed keywords

ENTROPY; FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT; HYDRAULIC EQUIPMENT; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; RESERVOIRS (WATER);

FIREFIGHTING; NETWORKS; WATER DISTRIBUTION; WATER DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS;

WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

EID: 18844378069     PISSN: 0305215X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0305215512331328259     Document Type: Article

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