Singh, Amarjit; Adachi, Stacy - In: Built Environment Project and Asset Management 3 (2013) 1, pp. 105-122
replacement based on their expected failure rate where pipes are grouped based on age and pipe type. Thus, predictions can be made … an acceptable best practice threshold to signal replacement. Findings – Ductile iron pipes had the highest failure rates …, followed by asbestos cement pipes; PVC and concrete cylinder pipes had the lowest failure rates, but because concrete cylinder …