Application of a fuzzy markov model to plan the renewal of large-diameter buried pipes: A case study

Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Computing and Control for the Water Industry, CCWI 2005: Water Management for the 21st Century

Volumn 1, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Kleiner, Yehuda ^a   Rajani, Balvant ^a   Sadiq, Rehan ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Condition rating; Deterioration modeling; Failure risk; Fuzzy markov; Fuzzy sets; Inspection scheduling; Large diameter pipes; Renewal planning; Water transmission mains

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE PIPE; DETERIORATION; FUZZY SETS; MARKOV PROCESSES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHEDULING; WATER MANAGEMENT;

DETERIORATION MODELING; FAILURE RISK; FUZZY MARKOV; LARGE-DIAMETER PIPES; RENEWAL PLANNING; WATER TRANSMISSION MAINS;

INSPECTION;

EID: 84899676355     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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