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Oct 1977
Heuristic Algorithm for Wastewater Planning
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Volume 103, Issue 5
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A heuristic algorithm has been developed for engineers and planners to make cost evaluations during regional wastewater planning in regard to the location, timing, and scale of treatment plants, sewers, and pumping stations. The algorithm is an iterative procedure which consists of both spatial and temporal cost comparisons in the search for optimality in wastewater planning. While spatial comparisons explore the possibility of combining two or more spatially distinct plants, temporal comparisons consider the possibility of combining two or more temporally distinct plants and transport lines. The algorithm yields quickly a sequence of good or perhaps least-cost solutions with modest machine and user requirements.
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Journal of the Environmental Engineering Division
Volume 103 • Issue 5 • October 1977
Pages: 863 - 876
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© 1977 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Oct 1977
Published online: Feb 11, 2021
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Cheng H. Chiang, AM.ASCE
Environmental Engr.; Malcolm Pirnie, Inc., White Plains, N.Y.
Donald T. Lauria, M.ASCE
Assoc. Prof.; Dept. of Environmental Sci. and Engrg., Univ. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, N.C.
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