Multiobjective optimization and multicriteria decision making for water networks

Integrating Water Systems - Proceedings of the 10th International on Computing and Control for the Water Industry, CCWI 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 277-282

  Tanyimboh, T T ^a   Ward, K ^b   Prasad, T ^c   Jarvis, E ^d   Kanyoza, A ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b MOTT MACDONALD   (United Kingdom)

^c EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d Octagon   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM SOLUTION; ALTERNATIVE DESIGNS; DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS; DESIGN CRITERION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; MULTI CRITERIA DECISION MAKING; MULTI-OBJECTIVE GENETIC ALGORITHM; PIPE DIAMETER; SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; STATISTICAL ENTROPY; STOCHASTIC SEARCH; TRIAL AND ERROR; WATER DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS; WATER ENGINEERS; WATER NETWORKS;

DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; HEURISTIC METHODS; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER SUPPLY; WATERWORKS;

MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 84859915710     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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