Failure risk management of buried infrastructure using fuzzy-based techniques

Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology - AQUA

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 81-94

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

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Buried pipes; Condition rating; Deterioration; Failure risk; Fuzzy; Infrastructure; Renewal decision; Risk management

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DETERIORATION; FUZZY CONTROL; FUZZY SETS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

BURIED PIPES; CONDITION RATING; FAILURE RISK; FUZZY; INFRASTRUCTURE; RENEWAL DECISION;

FAILURE (MECHANICAL);

DECISION MAKING; DETERIORATION; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FUZZY CONTROL; FUZZY SETS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

DECISION MAKING; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; MARKOV CHAIN; NUMERICAL MODEL; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 33646246196     PISSN: 00037214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/aqua.2006.075     Document Type: Article

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