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- Title
Forecasting breaks in cast iron water mains in the city of Kingston with an artificial neural network model.
- Authors
Nishiyama, Michael; Filion, Yves
- Abstract
Predictive water main break models can assist municipalities in prioritizing the replacement and rehabilitation of water mains. The aim of the paper is to develop an artificial neural network (ANN) model to forecast water main breaks in the water distribution network of the City of Kingston, Ontario, Canada. The ANN model includes variables of diameter, age, length, and soil type to forecast breaks. Historical break data from the 1998 to 2011 period is used to develop the ANN model and forecast pipe breaks over a 5 year planning period. The mean square error, receiver operating characteristics curves, and a confusion matrix are used to evaluate the ANN model training and testing. The trained neural network correctly classified 85% of the data set at the training, validation, and testing stages. Model forecasts showed lower pipe break rates in Kingston West, Kingston Central, and Kingston East. The reduction in break rate in the Kingston system was attributed to the removal of old pipes, and the favourable performance of pipes that are in the usage phase of their life cycle. The ANN model provided Utilities Kingston with a tool to assist them in the planning and management of their water main rehabilitation program.
- Subjects
KINGSTON (Ont.); WATER-pipe maintenance &; repair; MONITORING of water-pipes; ARTIFICIAL neural networks; FORECASTING
- Publication
Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, 2014, Vol 41, Issue 10, p918
- ISSN
0315-1468
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1139/cjce-2014-0114