A review of graph and complex network theory in water distribution networks: mathematical foundation, application and prospects

X Yu, Y Wu, F Meng, X Zhou, S Liu, Y Huang, X Wu - Water Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Graph theory (GT) and complex network theory play an increasingly important role in the
design, operation, and management of water distribution networks (WDNs) and these tasks …

[HTML][HTML] Generative adversarial networks for detecting contamination events in water distribution systems using multi-parameter, multi-site water quality monitoring

Z Li, H Liu, C Zhang, G Fu - Environmental Science and Ecotechnology, 2023 - Elsevier
Contamination events in water distribution networks (WDNs) can have a huge impact on
water supply and public health; increasingly, online water quality sensors are deployed for …

Real-time water quality prediction in water distribution networks using graph neural networks with sparse monitoring data

Z Li, H Liu, C Zhang, G Fu - Water Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Ensuring the safety and reliability of drinking water supply requires accurate prediction of
water quality in water distribution networks (WDNs). However, existing hydraulic model …

Sensors in Civil Engineering: From Existing Gaps to Quantum Opportunities

B Kantsepolsky, I Aviv - Smart Cities, 2024 - mdpi.com
The vital role of civil engineering is to enable the development of modern cities and
establish foundations for smart and sustainable urban environments of the future. Advanced …

[HTML][HTML] Modeling and simulations of Water Network Distribution to Assess Water Quality: Kuwait as a case study

MA Mabrok, A Saad, T Ahmed, H Alsayab - Alexandria Engineering Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
Being one of the highest water-risk ranked countries in the world, Kuwait is in an urgent
need of new advanced techniques and methodologies to conserve and optimize its water …

Impact coefficient evaluation for sensor location in sewer systems

V Guadagno, G Del Giudice, C Di Cristo… - Journal of Water …, 2023 - ascelibrary.org
Identification and control of the pollutant load in sewer networks (SNs) are among the
priorities for utilities to reduce the impact on water bodies and to individuate the presence of …

A novel cyber-physical resilience-based strategy for water quality sensor placement in water distribution networks

D Nikolopoulos, C Makropoulos - Urban Water Journal, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Water distribution networks (WDNs) employ contamination warning systems (CWS) with
water quality sensors to detect water contamination. If some of these sensors are …

Pulsed demand modeling for the optimal placement of water quality sensors in water distribution networks

C Giudicianni, A Campisano… - Water Resources …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This paper deals with the issue of the consistency of water distribution network (WDN)
modeling concerning the nature of demand for the optimal water quality sensor placement …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of Suitable Locations in a Small Water Supply Network for the Placement of Water Quality Sensors Based on Different Criteria under Demand …

S Tsitsifli, V Kanakoudis - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
Drinking water quality monitoring in real time is of utmost importance to ensure public health.
Although water utilities, following the related legislative framework, monitor drinking water …

[HTML][HTML] Combining clustering and regularised neural network for burst detection and localization and flow/pressure sensor placement in water distribution networks

JL Presti, C Giudicianni, C Toffanin, E Creaco… - Journal of Water …, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper proposes a novel methodology for simultaneously addressing design of burst
detection/localization machine learning algorithm and flow/pressure sensor placement in …