The water cycle

Modelling the urban water cycle

Current urban water management practices aim to remove stormwater and wastewater efficiently from urban areas. An alternative approach is to consider stormwater and wastewater as a potential resource substitute for a portion of the water imported via the reticulated supply system. A holistic view of urban water resources provides the framework for the evaluation of the demand for water supply, ...

The Water Cycle across Scales

AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY | 1743 T he transport and transformations of water substance in the global water cycle are of fundamental and primary importance for understanding the ecosystems, the land surface hydrology that supports them, and the management of water resources for humans. Th e water cycle is also critical for predicting weather, and the long-term climate balance of the planet...

Modelling the impact of Water Sensitive Urban Design technologies on the urban water cycle Modelling the impact of Water Sensitive Urban Design technologies on the urban water cycle

Stock Portfolio Optimization Using Water Cycle Algorithm (Comparative Approach)

Portfolio selection process is a subject focused by many researchers. Various criteria involved in this process have undergone alterations over time, necessitating the use of appropriate investment decision support tools. An optimization approach used in different sciences is using meta-heuristic algorithms. In the present study, using Water Cycle Algorithm (WCA), a model was introduced for sel...

WEIGHT OPTIMIZATION OF TRUSS STRUCTURES USING WATER CYCLE ALGORITHM

Water cycle algorithm (WCA) is a new metaheuristic algorithm which the fundamental concepts of WCA are derived from nature and are based on the observation of water cycle process and how rivers and streams flow to sea in the real world. In this paper, the task of sizing optimization of truss structures including discrete and continues variables carried out using WCA, and the optimization result...