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Several models that can be used to optimally size water distribution pipes were applied to a hypothetical system. The results are summarized in this paper. The models produced solutions with costs that were within 10% of one another, although the solutions were quite different. While the models were helpful in sizing pipes, some manual calculations and a good deal of engineering judgment were required to apply them.

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Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management
Volume 113Issue 2March 1987
Pages: 191 - 203

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Thomas M. Walski
Research Civ. Engr., U.S. Army Corps of Engrs., Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS 39180
E. Downey Brill, Jr.
Prof. of Civ. Engrg. and Environmental Studies, Dept. of Civ. Engrg., Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801
Johannes Gessler, Members, ASCE
Assoc. Prof., Dept. of Civ. Engrg., Colorado State Univ., Ft. Collins, CO 80523
Ian C. Goulter, A. M. ASCE
Assoc. Prof., Dept. of Civ. Engrg., Univ. of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 2N2, Canada
Roland M. Jeppson, M. ASCE
Prof. of Civ. and Environmental Engrg., Utah State Univ., Logan, UT 84322
Kevin Lansey
Research Asst., Dept. of Civ. Engrg., Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX 78712
Han‐Lin Lee, Student Members, ASCE
Univ. Fellow, Dept. of Civ. Engrg., Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801
Jon C. Liebman
Prof. of Environmental Engrg., Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801
Larry Mays, Members, ASCE
Assoc. Prof., Dept. of Civ. Engrg., Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX 78712
David R. Morgan
Civ. Engr., MacLaren Engrs., Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3L 2T4, Canada
Lindell Ormsbee, A. M. ASCE
Asst. Prof., Dept. of Civ. Engrg., Univ. of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506‐0046

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