Probabilistic analysis and optimization to characterize critical water distribution system contamination scenarios

Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management

Volumn 139, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 191-199

  Rasekh, Amin ^a   Brumbelow, Kelly ^a  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

Author keywords

Contamination emergencies; Monte Carlo analysis; Optimization; Risk; Water distribution systems

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLANS; HEALTH CONSEQUENCES; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; MULTIOBJECTIVE APPROACH; PROBABILISTIC ANALYSIS; PROBABILITY OF OCCURRENCE; STATISTICAL CHARACTERISTICS; WATER-BORNE OUTBREAKS;

CONTAMINATION; HEALTH RISKS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; OPTIMIZATION; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISKS; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

RISK PERCEPTION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; PROBABILITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84879561165     PISSN: 07339496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)WR.1943-5452.0000242     Document Type: Article

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