Water distribution system failure: A framework for forensic analysis

Environment Systems and Decisions

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 168-179

  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

Forensic analysis; Fuzzy sets; Leakage; OWA; TOPSIS; Water distribution system; Water quality failure potential

Indexed keywords

FAILURE ANALYSIS; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84897605560     PISSN: 21945403     EISSN: 21945411     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10669-013-9464-3     Document Type: Article

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