Risk-based asset management of water piping networks using neurofuzzy systems

Computers, Environment and Urban Systems

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 138-149

  Christodoulou, Symeon ^a   Deligianni, Alexandra ^b   Aslani, Pooyan ^c   Agathokleous, Agathoklis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

^b DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

^c POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision support system; Risk analysis; Water distribution networks

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; ASSET MANAGEMENT; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DECISION THEORY; DISTRIBUTED PARAMETER NETWORKS; DISTRIBUTION OF GOODS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FUZZY LOGIC; FUZZY NEURAL NETWORKS; NETWORK COMPONENTS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PIPE; PUBLIC KEY CRYPTOGRAPHY; PUBLIC UTILITIES; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY FACTOR; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

ANALYTICAL AND NUMERICAL METHODS; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNIQUES; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA-SETS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; INTEGRATED RISKS; KEY COMPONENTS; MAINTENANCE PRIORITIZATION; MANAGEMENT DECISIONS; MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; NEURO-FUZZY; NEURO-FUZZY APPROACHES; NEURO-FUZZY SYSTEMS; NEW YORK CITIES; PIPE DIAMETERS; PIPE MATERIALS; PIPE SEGMENTS; PIPING NETWORKS; POLITICAL PARAMETERS; RISK FACTORS; RISK OF FAILURES; RISK-BASED; URBAN WATERS; UTILITY NETWORKS; WATER DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS;

NETWORK MANAGEMENT;

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; PIPELINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

ASIA; CYPRUS; EURASIA; LIMASSOL; MIDDLE EAST; NEW YORK [NEW YORK (STT)]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 61349109514     PISSN: 01989715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2008.12.001     Document Type: Article

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