Forum papers are thought-provoking opinion pieces or essays founded in fact, sometimes
containing speculation, on a civil engineering topic of general interest and relevance to the …

When drinking water flows into the water distribution network from a reservoir, it is exposed
to the risk of accidental or deliberate contamination. Serious drinking water pollution events …

The insidious economic impact of water disruption has received less attention compared to
palpable climate disasters, but climate change and water security concerns call for …

Abstract The Water Quality Index (WQI) is a primary metric used to evaluate and categorize
surface water quality which plays a crucial role in the management of fresh water resources …

Contamination events in water distribution networks (WDN) pose significant threats to water
supply and public health. Rapid and accurate contamination source identification (CSI) can …

Integrated simulation models are emerging as an alternative for analyzing large-scale
interdependent infrastructure networks due to their modeling advantages over traditional …

This paper presents and explores a novel methodology for solving the problem of a water
distribution network contamination event, which includes determining the exact source of …

Community water systems (CWSs) supply safe drinking water through pipes and other
conveyances to the same population year-round. Complaint management is an important …

Water distribution systems are susceptible to contamination events, which can occur due to
naturally occurring events, accidents or even malicious attacks. When a contamination event …

Abstract Design of Water Distribution Networks (WDNs) is a tremendously hard optimization
problem, and consideration of reliability further adds to the complexity, which may involve …