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 …

Water distribution network expansion: an evaluation from the perspective of complex networks and hydraulic criteria

T Anchieta, G Meirelles, S Carpitella… - Journal of …, 2023 - iwaponline.com
The expansion of water distribution networks is nowadays essential to meet the pressing
population growth in many cities worldwide. With the subsequent increase in water demand …

Distributed and vectorized method of characteristics for fast transient simulations in water distribution systems

G Riaño‐Briceño, L Sela… - Computer‐Aided Civil and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Modeling transient flow in networked dynamical systems characterized by hyperbolic partial
differential equations (PDEs) is essential to engineering applications. Solutions of …

Failure Analysis of Urban Rail Transit Networks Incorporating Ridership Patterns

Y Saadat, BM Ayyub, Y Zhang… - ASCE-ASME J …, 2024 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
In any nonlinear system as complex as an urban rail transit network or metrorail network,
some incidence of perturbations of its state is inevitable. These perturbations, such as …

[PDF][PDF] Iteratively tuning the regularisation parameter in an inverse method for localising leaks in water distribution networks

Y Liu, I Stoianov, F Pecci - 2024 - riunet.upv.es
[EN] Novel methods for detecting and localising leaks in water distribution networks are
being increasingly investigated as water utilities face unprecedented financial and …

Hydraulic Capacity Recovery after Demand Expansion: Complex Network and Preference-Aided Multicriteria Analysis

TFF Anchieta, G Meirelles, B Brentan… - … and Water Resources …, 2022 - ascelibrary.org
Given the growth of urban population, water distribution networks (WDNs) are stressed and
may lose hydraulic performance while supplying citizens. WDNs should be modified by civil …

WDN-tailored Complex Network Centrality Metrics for water distribution networks domain analysis

FG Ciliberti, L Berardi, DB Laucelli… - … Series: Earth and …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Water Distribution Networks (WDNs) are spatially organized infrastructures, whose
hydraulic behavior greatly depends on their connectivity properties, ie, the topological …

Enhancing resilience of complex networks: Washington DC Urban rail Transit as a case study

Y Saadat - 2021 - search.proquest.com
Abstract According to the United Nation's Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Population Division, 66% of the world's population will reside in urban areas by 2050; a …

Complex networks theory for evaluating scaling laws and WDS vulnerability for potential contamination events

M Nicolini - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
In the last few years, water utilities have recognized the importance of evaluating the safety
of water distribution networks from the potential risks of contamination, arising from failures …

Integrated topological representation of multi-scale utility resource networks

TT Gilbert - 2022 - theses.ncl.ac.uk
The growth of urban areas and their resource consumption presents a significant global
challenge. Existing utility resource supply systems are unresponsive, unreliable and costly …