Risk classification and uncertainty propagation for virtual water distribution systems

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 94, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1259-1273

  Torres, Jacob M ^a   Brumbelow, Kelly ^b   Guikema, Seth D ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Texas AandM University   (United States)

Author keywords

Contamination event modeling; EPANet; Intelligent threats; Monte Carlo; Risk classification; Water distribution system

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHODS; DAILY WATER DEMANDS; EPANET; EXPOSURE LEVELS; HIGH VARIABILITIES; INTELLIGENT THREATS; MITIGATION STRATEGIES; MODEL FRAMEWORKS; MODEL INPUTS; MONTE CARLO; MONTE-CARLO ANALYSIS; PIPE NETWORKS; PUMP OPERATIONS; RESEARCH TOOLS; RISK CLASSIFICATION; SEASONAL DEMANDS; STORAGE TANKS; TIME OF DAYS; UNCERTAINTY PROPAGATION; VIRTUAL CITIES; VIRTUAL WATERS; WATER DEMANDS;

CONTAMINATION; DIGITAL LIBRARIES; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HYDRAULIC MODELS; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; LOCAL AREA NETWORKS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RISK ANALYSIS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER RESOURCES; WATER SUPPLY;

WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

EID: 65149088169     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2009.01.008     Document Type: Article

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