Markov decision process for sewer rehabilitation

Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 358-370

  Wirahadikusumah, Reini ^a   Abraham, Dulcy M ^a   Castello, Judy ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Indianapolis Department of Waterworks   (United States)

Author keywords

Infrastructure; Life cycle cost analysis; Markov chain model; Optimization; Rehabilitation; Sewer deterioration models; Sewer management systems; Transition probabilities

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992974899     PISSN: 09699988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/eb021124     Document Type: Review

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