Evaluating Water Quality Failure Potential in Water Distribution Systems: A Fuzzy-TOPSIS-OWA-based Methodology

Water Resources Management

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 2195-2216

  Islam, M Shafiqul ^a   Sadiq, Rehan ^a   Rodriguez, Manuel J ^b   Najjaran, Homayoun ^a   Francisque, Alex ^a,b   Hoorfar, Mina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fuzzy sets; OWA and Monte Carlo simulations; TOPSIS; Water distribution system (WDS); Water quality failure (WQF) potential

Indexed keywords

FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FUZZY SETS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; ORGANIC CARBON; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER QUALITY;

FREE RESIDUAL CHLORINE; INFLUENCING PARAMETERS; LITERATURE REVIEWS; PROGNOSTIC ANALYSIS; PROGNOSTIC MODEL; REMEDIAL MEASURES; TOPSIS; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

QUALITY CONTROL;

DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

CANADA; QUEBEC [CANADA]; QUEBEC [QUEBEC (PRV)];

EID: 84876454131     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-013-0283-6     Document Type: Review

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