Applying resilience indices for assessing the reliability of water distribution systems
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چکیده
Several indices have been used in the past for the assessment of the performance of water distribution systems. In this paper the performance of water distribution systems is evaluated using the resilience index and the failure index proposed by Todini (2000). The method is demonstrated through the analysis of a real world application, the water distribution system of the town of Sofades in Central Thessaly. The water distribution system is analysed using the software package EPANET 2. It is deduced that using the resilience index, which is related indirectly to system reliability, several scenarios for improving the performance of the system can be assessed.
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