Using complex network analysis for optimization of water distribution networks

R Sitzenfrei, Q Wang, Z Kapelan… - Water resources …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The optimization of water networks supports the decision‐making process by identifying the
optimal trade‐off between costs and performance (eg, resilience and leakage). A major …

Resilience enhancement of water distribution networks under pipe failures: a hydraulically inspired complex network approach

M Hajibabaei, A Yousefi, S Hesarkazzazi… - AQUA—Water …, 2023 - iwaponline.com
The resilience of water distribution networks (WDNs) should be proactively evaluated to
reduce the potential impacts of disruptive events. This study proposes a novel hydraulically …

Potentialities of complex network theory tools for urban drainage networks analysis

A Simone, A Cesaro, G Del Giudice… - Water Resources …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Urban drainage networks (UDNs) represent important infrastructures to protect and maintain
community health and safety. For these reasons, technicians and researcher are focusing …

Improving graph neural network via complex-network-based anchor structure

L Dong, H Yao, D Li, Y Wang, S Li, Q Liang - Knowledge-Based Systems, 2021 - Elsevier
The technique of graph/network embedding in artificial intelligence, which embeds graph
data into a low-dimensional vector space in the form of machine learning, can help computer …

A Graph-Based Optimization Framework for Large Water Distribution Networks

R Sitzenfrei - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
Water distribution networks (WDNs) have a crucial task: to reliably provide sufficient and
high-quality water while optimizing financial resources. Achieving both reliability and …

Patterns of Typical Chinese Urban Agglomerations Based on Complex Spatial Network Analysis

S Li, H Guo, Z Sun, Z Liu, H Jiang, H Zhang - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
The two prerequisites for monitoring SDG11. A “support positive economic, social and
environmental links between urban, peri-urban and rural areas by strengthening national …

[PDF][PDF] Two different approaches for monitoring planning in sewer networks: topological vs. deterministic optimization

A Simone, A Cesaro, C Di Cristo… - Journal of …, 2023 - iwaponline.com
Monitoring of sewer networks (SNs) is an important task whose planning can be related to
various purposes, for example contaminant detection and epidemiological studies. This …

Assessing infrastructure resilience: approaches and considerations

MZ Serdar, SG Al‐Ghamdi - Sustainable Cities in a Changing …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
With the growing rate and intensity of disasters, traditional infrastructure design methods
have become inadequate for ensuring the resilience of modern infrastructures. To tackle this …

A complex network approach for Pareto-optimal design of water distribution networks

R Sitzenfrei, Q Wang, Z Kapelan… - World Environmental and …, 2021 - ascelibrary.org
Water distribution networks (WDNs) are vital parts of the urban infrastructure, and their
construction, operation, and maintenance incur major investments. Therefore, many different …

[HTML][HTML] Sewer networks monitoring through a topological backtracking

A Simone, C Di Cristo, V Guadagno… - Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
The interest in wastewater monitoring is always growing, with applications mainly aimed at
detection of pollutants and at the environmental epidemiological surveillance. However, it …