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Infrastructure Damage Modeling with GIS

by Steven P. French, Geogia Inst of Technology, Atlanta, United States,



Document Type: Proceeding Paper

Part of: Geographic Information Systems and their Application in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering

Abstract:

This paper describes the use of a geographic information system to model damage to a municipal water distribution system. In a demonstration application detailed attribute data on components of the water system, such as pipe age, diameter and material, are captured in a GIS database. These data are then used to estimate the probable number of water line breaks based on a set of damage probability matrices. Future extensions and concerns for extending this modeling approach are then discussed.

Subject Headings: Geographic information systems | Water supply systems | Information systems | Municipal water | Probability | Probability distribution | Pipe materials

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