Modelling the deterioration of buried infrastructure as a fuzzy Markov process

Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology - AQUA

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 67-80

  Kleiner, Yehuda ^a   Sadiq, Renan ^a   Rajani, Balvant ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Condition rating; Deterioration; Failure risk; Fuzzy Markov; Infrastructure; Large water mains

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DETERIORATION; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FUZZY SETS; MATERIALS TESTING; SCHEDULING;

CONDITION RATING; FAILURE RISK; FUZZY MARKOV; INFRASTRUCTURE; LARGE WATER MAINS;

MARKOV PROCESSES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DETERIORATION; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FUZZY SETS; MARKOV PROCESSES; MATERIALS TESTING; SCHEDULING;

DECISION MAKING; INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING; MARKOV CHAIN; NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING; NUMERICAL MODEL;

EID: 33645232491     PISSN: 00037214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/aqua.2006.074     Document Type: Article

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