Computational Methods and Applications to Simulate Water-Related Natural Hazards

Entropy-based Serviceability Assessment of Water Distribution Networks, Subjected to Natural and Man-Made Hazards

In this study a modified entropy-based measure is presented for evaluating the serviceability level of water distribution networks in which the hydraulic uncertainties (flow rates in pipes) as well as the uncertainties due to mechanical parameters (failure probabilities of links) are considered simultaneously. In the proposed entropy calculation method, the connectivity order of the network dem...

Application of natural computing (computational intelligence) methods to water resources and environmental modelling

Preface Application of natural computing (computational intelligence) methods to water resources and environmental modelling Over the last 10 to 15 years, natural computing methods have been applied extensively to the modelling and management of our natural and built environments. Data-driven approaches, such as artificial neural networks (ANNs), have been used for prediction and forecasting an...

Computational Photography: Methods and Applications

Generating Survival Times to Simulate Cox Proportional Hazards Models

Number of words: 2795 (excluding summary, references and tables) 2 SUMMARY This paper discusses techniques to generate survival times for simulation studies regarding Cox proportional hazards models. In linear regression models, the response variable is directly connected with the considered covariates, the regression coefficients and the simulated random errors. Thus, the response variable can...

Trial by fire: natural hazards, mixed-methods and cultural research

This paper considers the issues of research 'relevance' and 'use' to reflect upon a cultural geography research project on bushfire that did not begin with any specific aim of being useful to policy makers but which has garnered considerable and ongoing interest from a broad audience. It provides an example of how the integration of quantitative and qualitative research methods and data can enh...