The role of trunk mains in discolouration

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Water Management

Volumn 163, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 397-406

  Husband, P Stewart ^a   Whitehead, Jenny ^b   Boxall, Joby B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNITED UTILITIES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Maintenance and inspection; Pipes and pipelines; Water supply

Indexed keywords

DATA SETS; DISCOLOURATION; DISTRIBUTION NETWORK; DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; DRINKING WATER; FLOW DATA; MAINTENANCE STRATEGIES; MATERIAL LAYERS; MULTIPLE AREAS; PIPE SURFACES; WATER INDUSTRIES; WATER TREATMENT PROCESS;

CAST IRON; CAST IRON PIPE; DISTRIBUTED PARAMETER NETWORKS; MAINTAINABILITY; POTABLE WATER; TURBIDITY; WATER SUPPLY;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

DRINKING WATER; MAINTENANCE; PIPE; PIPELINE; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77955606303     PISSN: 17417589     EISSN: 17517729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/wama.900063     Document Type: Article

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