A Theory of Vulnerability of Water Pipe Network (TVWPN)

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2010

Authors

Jorge Pinto (Author) Other; Humberto Varum (Author) FEUP; Isabel Bentes (Author) Other; Jitendra Agarwal (Author) Other

Journal

Title: Water Resources Management

Vol. 24

Pages: 4237-4254

ISSN: 0920-4741

Publisher: Springer Nature

Indexing

ISI Web of Knowledge - 31 Citations

Scopus - 40 Citations

Scientific classification

FOS: Engineering and technology > Civil engineering

CORDIS: Technological sciences > Engineering > Civil engineering > Structural engineering

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-003-0VZ

DOI: 10.1007/s11269.010.9655.3

Abstract (EN): The main objective of this paper is to introduce the proposed theory of vulnerability of water pipe network (TVWPN) and, in particular, its theoretical concepts These concepts have a basis in the structural vulnerability theory (Agarwal et al, Civ Eng Environ Syst 18(2) 141-165, 2001a, J Struct Saf 23(3) 203-220, 2001b, Lu et al, Struct Eng 77(18) 17-23, 1999, Lu 1998, Pinto 2002, Pinto et al, J Struct Saf 24 107-122, 2002, Yu 1997) The fundamental contribution of this theory is to help design water pipe networks (WPN) more robust against damage to the pipelines This is achieved through an analysis of the form of the network The application of the TVWPN is presented through an example of a water pipe network

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 18