Computer-Aided Decision-Making Model for Multiphase Upgrading of Aged Water Distribution Mains
Publication: Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management
Volume 145, Issue 5
Abstract
This study introduces a decision support system for upgrading aged water distribution mains. The network hydraulics is simulated and evaluated by a hybrid reliability measure, and the design period is divided into multiple upgrade phases. In each phase, a multiobjective optimization problem is solved to derive the trade-off between construction cost and network performance reliability. Subject to budget constraints, upgrade decisions, including those related to pipe replacement and laying parallel pipe, are made, leading to a more robust hydraulic performance of the network over time. To implement multiphase upgrade programs, three approaches are introduced, varying in their assumptions regarding design and construction methods. These approaches are applied to a real case study, and results indicate that the dynamic phase-by-phase design and construction approach is computationally efficient and cost-effective while satisfying physical and performance constraints over the simulation time horizon.
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Acknowledgments
The authors are deeply grateful to the anonymous reviewers for their constructive comments, which helped to improve the article significantly. They shared important technical issues with the authors about the upgrading and rehabilitation of water distribution networks. The authors are solely responsible for any remaining errors.
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Volume 145 • Issue 5 • May 2019
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Received: Nov 25, 2017
Accepted: Oct 23, 2018
Published online: Feb 22, 2019
Published in print: May 1, 2019
Discussion open until: Jul 22, 2019
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