Comparative analysis of two probabilistic pipe breakage models applied to a real water distribution system

Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-22

  Alvisi, Stefano ^a   Franchini, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Case study; Pipe breakages; Pipe networks; Probabilistic forecasting; Probabilistic models

Indexed keywords

BREAKAGE MODELS; COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; DATA COVER; DATA SAMPLE; MAIN CHARACTERISTICS; MAINTENANCE RECORDS; OBSERVATION PERIOD; OPTIMAL EXPLOITATION; PARAMETERISATION; PIPE BREAK; PIPE INSTALLATION; PIPE NETWORKS; PIPE REHABILITATION; PROBABILISTIC FORECASTING; PROBABILISTIC MODELS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL STATE; TIME SPAN; TIME WINDOWS; TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION; URBAN WATERS; WATER NETWORKS; WATER PIPES;

COAL BREAKAGE; FORECASTING; PATIENT REHABILITATION; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RESEARCH; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER PIPELINES; WATER RESOURCES; WATER SUPPLY; WINDOWS;

PIPE;

BREAKAGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FORECASTING METHOD; GEOSTATISTICS; INSTALLATION; NETWORK ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; PIPE; PROBABILITY; WATER RESOURCE; WATER SUPPLY;

EMILIA-ROMAGNA; FERRARA; ITALY;

EID: 76749132133     PISSN: 10286608     EISSN: 10290249     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10286600802224064     Document Type: Article

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