Water main breaks: Risk assessment and investment strategies

Journal of Pipeline Systems Engineering and Practice

Volumn 4, Issue 4-10, 2013, Pages

  Grigg, Neil S ^a  

^a Department of Mechanical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Asset management; Failures; Investment; Pipeline; Replacement; Risk

Indexed keywords

FUTURE GENERATIONS; INCENTIVE STRUCTURE; INVESTMENT STRATEGY; LONG-TERM VIABILITY; PHYSICAL INTEGRITY; POLITICAL LEADERSHIP; PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS; REPLACEMENT;

ASSET MANAGEMENT; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); INVESTMENTS; PIPELINES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISKS;

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84886896754     PISSN: 19491190     EISSN: 19491204     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)PS.1949-1204.0000142     Document Type: Article

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