Genetic algorithm search for least cost design of looped pipe networks using age as a quality surrogate and different levels of redundancy

Bridging the Gap: Meeting the World's Water and Environmental Resources Challenges - Proceedings of the World Water and Environmental Resources Congress 2001

Volumn 111, Issue , 2004, Pages

  Doby, T A ^a   Kumar, S V ^a   Baugh, J W ^a   Brill, E D ^a   Ranjithan, S R ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESIGN OBJECTIVES; LEAST-COST DESIGN; MULTI-OBJECTIVE ANALYSIS; PIPE NETWORKS; RESIDENCE TIME;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; REDUNDANCY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

WATER RESOURCES;

EID: 75649129137     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/40569(2001)387     Document Type: Conference Paper

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