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AuthorAhmad, Tayyab
AuthorShaban, Ibrahim Abdelfadeel
AuthorZayed, Tarek
Available date2023-11-27T07:58:27Z
Publication Date2023-05-01
Publication NameUrban Climate
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2023.101552
CitationAhmad, T., Shaban, I. A., & Zayed, T. (2023). A review of climatic impacts on water main deterioration. Urban Climate, 49, 101552.‏
ISSN22120955
URIhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85158012306&origin=inward
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/49703
AbstractWatermains are both directly and indirectly affected by climatic conditions such as temperature and precipitation. Research has been conducted to understand and model the effects of climatic conditions on watermain breaks. However, review studies to map the knowledge development in this area, to identify key achievements and limitations of previous studies are missing, and are addressed in this study. This review uses a mixed systematic and scientometric analysis to establish the research trends, contributions, methods, and covariates employed by previous studies related to climatic impacts on watermain deterioration. Web of Science and Scopus database is primarily employed to identify 70 relevant studies on the subject matter. These studies have been mostly conducted by institutions based in Canada, USA, and Europe. There is a general lack of collaboration among different institutions conducting research in this area. Studies in the subject matter are published from 1982 onwards, however, significant number of studies per year can only be noticed from 2005 onwards. Previous studies have been mostly focused on the modelling of watermain failure and have used statistical methods, and data-driven and artificial intelligence (AI) approaches for failure modelling of watermains under climatic conditions. For testing and validation of research data, studies have employed correlation analysis, performance evaluation metrics, and descriptive statistics. Typically, climate-related variables used in studies include temperature, moisture, and precipitation. Reviewed studies have considered cold (66%), hot (31%), and dry (13%) climatic conditions. Studies have investigated watermains made of metal (56%), plastics (43%), and Concrete and Asbestos cement (31%). Future studies are recommended to consider Data-driven and AI approaches in research design; pay attention to watermains in climatically vulnerable and massively populated regions; and consider climate risk assessment and the impact of climate change and extreme weather conditions on watermains.
SponsorThe authors commend the support of the Innovation and Technology Fund (Innovation and Technology Support Programme (ITSP)) under grant number ITS/033/20FP , and the Water Supplies Department of Hong Kong .
Languageen
PublisherElsevier
SubjectFailure modelling
Scientometric
Systematic
Water pipe
Weather
TitleA review of climatic impacts on water main deterioration
TypeArticle
Volume Number49
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