An Innovative Approach for Drainage Network Sizing

An Innovative Approach for Drainage Network Sizing

In this paper, a procedure for the optimal design of rural drainage networks is presented and demonstrated. The suggested approach, exploring the potentialities offered by heuristic methods for the solution of complex optimization problems, is based on the use of a Genetic Algorithm (GA), coupled wi...

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Main Authors: Luca Cozzolino, Luigi Cimorelli, Carmine Covelli, Carmela Mucherino, Domenico Pianese
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-02-01
Series:Water
Subjects:
drainage networks
optimization
economic sustainability
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/7/2/546

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