Revisiting Optimal Water-Distribution System Design: Issues and a Heuristic Hierarchical Approach

Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management

Volumn 138, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 208-217

  Kang, Doosun ^a,b   Lansey, Kevin ^b  

^a Suwon University   (South Korea)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic algorithm; Optimization; Water distribution system design

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION SYSTEMS; BENCHMARK SYSTEM; COMPLEX PROBLEMS; DESIGN PROBLEMS; HIERARCHICAL APPROACH; LOCAL DISTRIBUTIONS; LOGICAL APPROACHES; META-HEURISTIC SEARCH; OPTIMAL DESIGN; OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZATION MODELS; OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES; OVER-SIZING; RANDOM SEARCH ALGORITHM; RESEARCH DIRECTIONS; TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION; TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS;

BENCHMARKING; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HEURISTIC ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZATION; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

HEURISTIC METHODS;

BENCHMARKING; DESIGN METHOD; GENETIC ALGORITHM; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; OPTIMIZATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING;

EID: 84860788575     PISSN: 07339496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)WR.1943-5452.0000165     Document Type: Article

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