Uncertainty and Risk Inclusions in Water Distribution Systems Management: Review and Challenges

Avi Ostfeld

doi:https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784413609.198

Uncertainty and Risk Inclusions in Water Distribution Systems Management: Review and Challenges

Avi Ostfeld

Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

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The typical high number of constraints and decision variables, the nonlinearity, and the non-smoothness of the head-flow-water quality governing equations are inherent to water distribution systems, which make their problem solutions a complex task. Recent methodologies are employing heuristic optimization techniques such as genetic algorithms or ant colony as stand alone or hybrid data driven-heuristic frameworks. Almost all models treat the data and variables as deterministic. Uncertainty inclusion in water distribution systems simulation and management is in its infancy. This paper briefly reviews the current state of the art on the inclusion of uncertainty and risk in water distribution systems management models, and suggests future challenges on this topic.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Vulnerability, Uncertainty, and Risk
Subtitle of host publication	Quantification, Mitigation, and Management - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Vulnerability and Risk Analysis and Management, ICVRAM 2014 and the 6th International Symposium on Uncertainty Modeling and Analysis, ISUMA 2014
Editors	Jim W. Hall, Siu-Kui Au, Michael Beer
Pages	1980-1985
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	9780784413609
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784413609.198
State	Published - 2014
Event	2nd International Conference on Vulnerability and Risk Analysis and Management, ICVRAM 2014 and the 6th International Symposium on Uncertainty Modeling and Analysis, ISUMA 2014 - Liverpool, United Kingdom Duration: 13 Jul 2014 → 16 Jul 2014

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Name	Vulnerability, Uncertainty, and Risk: Quantification, Mitigation, and Management - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Vulnerability and Risk Analysis and Management, ICVRAM 2014 and the 6th International Symposium on Uncertainty Modeling and Analysis, ISUMA 2014

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Conference	2nd International Conference on Vulnerability and Risk Analysis and Management, ICVRAM 2014 and the 6th International Symposium on Uncertainty Modeling and Analysis, ISUMA 2014
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Liverpool
Period	13/07/14 → 16/07/14

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Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality

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Ostfeld, A. (2014). Uncertainty and Risk Inclusions in Water Distribution Systems Management: Review and Challenges. In J. W. Hall, S-K. Au, & M. Beer (Eds.), Vulnerability, Uncertainty, and Risk: Quantification, Mitigation, and Management - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Vulnerability and Risk Analysis and Management, ICVRAM 2014 and the 6th International Symposium on Uncertainty Modeling and Analysis, ISUMA 2014 (pp. 1980-1985). (Vulnerability, Uncertainty, and Risk: Quantification, Mitigation, and Management - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Vulnerability and Risk Analysis and Management, ICVRAM 2014 and the 6th International Symposium on Uncertainty Modeling and Analysis, ISUMA 2014). https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784413609.198

Ostfeld, Avi. / Uncertainty and Risk Inclusions in Water Distribution Systems Management : Review and Challenges. Vulnerability, Uncertainty, and Risk: Quantification, Mitigation, and Management - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Vulnerability and Risk Analysis and Management, ICVRAM 2014 and the 6th International Symposium on Uncertainty Modeling and Analysis, ISUMA 2014. editor / Jim W. Hall ; Siu-Kui Au ; Michael Beer. 2014. pp. 1980-1985 (Vulnerability, Uncertainty, and Risk: Quantification, Mitigation, and Management - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Vulnerability and Risk Analysis and Management, ICVRAM 2014 and the 6th International Symposium on Uncertainty Modeling and Analysis, ISUMA 2014).

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Ostfeld, A 2014, Uncertainty and Risk Inclusions in Water Distribution Systems Management: Review and Challenges. in JW Hall, S-K Au & M Beer (eds), Vulnerability, Uncertainty, and Risk: Quantification, Mitigation, and Management - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Vulnerability and Risk Analysis and Management, ICVRAM 2014 and the 6th International Symposium on Uncertainty Modeling and Analysis, ISUMA 2014. Vulnerability, Uncertainty, and Risk: Quantification, Mitigation, and Management - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Vulnerability and Risk Analysis and Management, ICVRAM 2014 and the 6th International Symposium on Uncertainty Modeling and Analysis, ISUMA 2014, pp. 1980-1985, 2nd International Conference on Vulnerability and Risk Analysis and Management, ICVRAM 2014 and the 6th International Symposium on Uncertainty Modeling and Analysis, ISUMA 2014, Liverpool, United Kingdom, 13/07/14. https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784413609.198

Uncertainty and Risk Inclusions in Water Distribution Systems Management: Review and Challenges. / Ostfeld, Avi.
Vulnerability, Uncertainty, and Risk: Quantification, Mitigation, and Management - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Vulnerability and Risk Analysis and Management, ICVRAM 2014 and the 6th International Symposium on Uncertainty Modeling and Analysis, ISUMA 2014. ed. / Jim W. Hall; Siu-Kui Au; Michael Beer. 2014. p. 1980-1985 (Vulnerability, Uncertainty, and Risk: Quantification, Mitigation, and Management - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Vulnerability and Risk Analysis and Management, ICVRAM 2014 and the 6th International Symposium on Uncertainty Modeling and Analysis, ISUMA 2014).

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Ostfeld A. Uncertainty and Risk Inclusions in Water Distribution Systems Management: Review and Challenges. In Hall JW, Au S-K, Beer M, editors, Vulnerability, Uncertainty, and Risk: Quantification, Mitigation, and Management - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Vulnerability and Risk Analysis and Management, ICVRAM 2014 and the 6th International Symposium on Uncertainty Modeling and Analysis, ISUMA 2014. 2014. p. 1980-1985. (Vulnerability, Uncertainty, and Risk: Quantification, Mitigation, and Management - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Vulnerability and Risk Analysis and Management, ICVRAM 2014 and the 6th International Symposium on Uncertainty Modeling and Analysis, ISUMA 2014). doi: https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784413609.198

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