Response of Water Systems under Extreme Events: A Comprehensive Approach to Modeling Water System Resilience

Hana Chmielewski, Roberto Guidotti, Therese McAllister, Paolo Gardoni

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Abstract

Water systems (e.g., potable water, wastewater, and storm water systems) are regarded as "lifeline" infrastructure. Their disruption can cause cascading effects, influencing the economy of an entire region. Past hazard events show that water availability is crucial for minimizing the societal impact of such events and for recovery processes. To date, stochastic simulations of hazards events, and their direct and indirect physical damage to water system components, are typically not coupled with hydraulic simulations of functionality loss and restoration, including water quality, pressure, and flow throughout the network. This work presents a comprehensive approach to the modeling of water system resilience subject to a seismic event; however, the procedure is general and can be applied to other network systems and hazards. The model performs: (1) a baseline deterministic hydraulic analysis on an undamaged water system, focusing on meaningful functionality metrics, (i.e., water pressure, quantity, and quality); (2) a probabilistic analysis of the damaged system considering the damage state and the performance level of each component; (3) a probabilistic analysis of the water system functionality, considering the physical damage analysis and the recovery time of each component.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationWorld Environmental And Water Resources Congress 2016
Subtitle of host publicationEnvironmental, Sustainability, Groundwater, Hydraulic Fracturing, and Water Distribution Systems Analysis - Papers from Sessions of the Proceedings of the 2016 World Environmental and Water Resources Congress
EditorsChandra S. Pathak, Debra Reinhart
PublisherAmerican Society of Civil Engineers
Pages475-486
Number of pages12
ISBN (Electronic)9780784479865
DOIs
StatePublished - 2016
Event16th World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2016: Environmental, Sustainability, Groundwater, Hydraulic Fracturing, and Water Distribution Systems Analysis - West Palm Beach, United States
Duration: May 22 2016May 26 2016

Publication series

NameWorld Environmental And Water Resources Congress 2016: Environmental, Sustainability, Groundwater, Hydraulic Fracturing, and Water Distribution Systems Analysis - Papers from Sessions of the Proceedings of the 2016 World Environmental and Water Resources Congress

Other

Other16th World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2016: Environmental, Sustainability, Groundwater, Hydraulic Fracturing, and Water Distribution Systems Analysis
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityWest Palm Beach
Period5/22/165/26/16

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Environmental Engineering
  • Water Science and Technology

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