Seismic-reliability-based optimal layout of awater distribution network

Do Guen Yoo, Donghwi Jung, Doosun Kang, Joong Hoon Kim

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Abstract

We proposed an economic, cost-constrained optimal design of a water distribution system (WDS) that maximizes seismic reliability while satisfying pressure constraints. The model quantifies the seismic reliability of a WDS through a series of procedures: Stochastic earthquake generation, seismic intensity attenuation, determination of the pipe failure status (normal, leakage, and breakage), pipe failure modeling in hydraulic simulation, and negative pressure treatment. The network's seismic reliability is defined as the ratio of the available quantity of water to the required water demand under stochastic earthquakes. The proposed model allows no pipe option in decisions, making it possible to identify seismic-reliability-based optimal layout for a WDS. The model takes into account the physical impact of earthquake events on the WDS, which ultimately affects the network's boundary conditions (e.g., failure level of pipes). A well-known benchmark network, the Anytown network, is used to demonstrate the proposed model. The network's optimal topology and pipe layouts are determined from a series of optimizations. The results show that installing large redundant pipes degrades the system's seismic reliability because the pipes will cause a large rupture opening under failure. Our model is a useful tool to find the optimal pipe layout that maximizes system reliability under earthquakes.

Original languageEnglish
Article number50
JournalWater (Switzerland)
Volume8
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This work was supported by a grant from The National Research Foundation (NRF) of Korea, funded by the Korean government (MSIP) (No. 2013R1A2A1A01013886) and the Korea Ministry of Environment as "The Eco-Innovation project (GT-11-G-02-001-2)".

Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 by the authors.

Keywords

  • Anytown network
  • Optimal layout
  • Seismic reliability
  • Water distribution system

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Geography, Planning and Development
  • Aquatic Science
  • Water Science and Technology

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