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Dec 1971
Systems Analysis of Water Distribution Networks
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VIEW THE REPLYAuthors: Richard de Neufville, AM.ASCE, John Schaake Jr., AM.ASCE, and Joseph H. StaffordAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Journal of the Sanitary Engineering Division
Volume 97, Issue 6
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Engineering systems analysis has been presented as a process which integrates computer-based analytic methods into design practice. As described, it implies significant changes in the content of the engineering design process and the manner in which engineering design is executed. The engineering systems analysis method proposed overcomes many of the current limitations on the use of computer techniques and therefore appears to be a useful framework for systems design. Specifically, the process recognizes the multiplicity of objectives and criteria of evaluation, searches out the best design strategies and configurations by sensitivity analysis, and distinguishes carefully between the mechanical evaluation of the alternatives and the judgmental selection of the preferred design. This systems analysis methodology was applied to an actual design problem, the planning for the $1 billion Third City Tunnel for New York City.
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Journal of the Sanitary Engineering Division
Volume 97 • Issue 6 • December 1971
Pages: 825 - 842
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© 1971 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Dec 1971
Published online: Feb 12, 2021
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Richard de Neufville, AM.ASCE
Dir., MIT Civ. Engrg. Systems Lab. and Assoc. Prof., Dept. of Civ. Engrg., MIT, Cambridge, Mass.
John Schaake Jr., AM.ASCE
Assoc. Prof., Dept. of Civ. Engrg., MIT, Cambridge, Mass.
Joseph H. Stafford
Assoc. Prof. and Asst. Dean, Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, Fla.
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