Hydraulic Model Database for Applied Water Distribution Systems Research
Publication: Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management
Volume 148, Issue 8
Abstract
At the 2013 World Environmental and Water Resources Congress in Cincinnati, Ohio, the ASCE Task Committee on Research Databases for Water Distribution Systems was formed to develop an online open-access repository of water distribution system hydraulic network files for use in applied scientific research. This paper discusses the development of the resulting database, specific model contributions, available model building toolkits, general methods for system classification, and general information related to the database platform and content. It is hoped that the assembled database will promote the advancement of water distribution research into the next decade.
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Data Availability Statement
Some or all data, models, or code generated or used during the study are available in a repository or online in accordance with funder data retention policies. The digital object identifier (DOI) of this database is https://doi.org/10.13023/kwrri.wdsrd.
Acknowledgments
The initial work described in this paper was based, in part, on research that was funded by the Department of Homeland Security, and administered by the National Institute for Hometown Security, Kentucky Critical Infrastructure Protection Program, under OTA No. HSHQDC-07-3-00005, Subcontract No. 02-10-UK. Subsequent funding has been provided by the Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute at the University of Kentucky. The authors would like to thank the members of the ASCE Water Distribution Research Database Task Committee for their dedication and hard work in helping to compile system information and model files to be included in the database. In addition to the paper authors, members included Graeme Dandy, Sam Hatchett, Rob Janke, Yehuda Kleiner, Kevin Lansey, Juneseok Lee, Michael Mair, Morris Maslia, Idel Montalvo, Victor Ortiz, Lew Rossman, Angus Simpson, Robert Sitzenfrei, Tzatchkov Velitchko, and Thomas Walski. A special thanks go to Kevin Lansey, who provided feedback on the Hwang/Lansey network classification system, and to Tom Walski and Lew Rossman, who provided critical feedback on the final manuscript. A final word of thanks goes to Sriman Pankaj Boindala and Yogesh Gautam, who helped to verify each of the data files.
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