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Sewer System Design Using Simulated Annealing in Excel
Karovic, Omer; Mays, Larry - In: Water Resources Management 28 (2014) 13, pp. 4551-4565
An optimization procedure has been developed for branching storm and sanitary sewer systems with a pre … the optimization procedure. The total cost of the storm sewer system that was obtained with this optimal design procedure … an extra step and implementing an optimization technique during the design phase. Use of Excel should enhance the …
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Efficient Identification of Unknown Groundwater Pollution Sources Using Linked Simulation-Optimization Incorporating Monitoring Location Impact Factor and Frequency Factor
Datta, Bithin; Prakash, Om; Campbell, Sean; Escalada, Gerry - In: Water Resources Management 27 (2013) 14, pp. 4959-4976
capability of Genetic Programming (GP), and linked simulation-optimization for recreating the flux history of the unknown …
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A Set of New Benchmark Optimization Problems for Water Resources Management
Karpouzos, Dimitrios; Katsifarakis, Konstantinos - In: Water Resources Management 27 (2013) 9, pp. 3333-3348
In this paper, we introduce four new benchmark problems, which are based on rather common optimization issues of water … performance of a genetic algorithm and a simulated annealing code in finding their optimal solutions. Results show that the … proposed set of benchmark problems is useful for evaluating heuristic optimization codes in the field of water resources …
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On Solving Aquifer Management Problems with Simulated Annealing Algorithms
Cunha, Maria da Conceição - In: Water Resources Management 13 (1999) 3, pp. 153-170
a heuristic approach based on simulated annealing. Annealing algorithms are random local search optimization algorithms …
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Optimization – Simulation Model for Detention Basin System Design
Oxley, Robert; Mays, Larry - In: Water Resources Management 28 (2014) 4, pp. 1157-1171
A model for the design of detention basin systems is presented that interfaces a simulated annealing (SA) optimization … optimization model is based upon the simulated annealing method to optimize the size and location of detention basin system …
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Winner determination algorithms for combinatorial auctions with sub-cardinality constraints
Garcia, Christopher - In: Computational economics 47 (2016) 3, pp. 401-421
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Folded Dynamic Programming for Optimal Operation of Multireservoir System
Kumar, D.; Baliarsingh, Falguni - In: Water Resources Management 17 (2003) 5, pp. 337-353
, a new algorithm, Folded DP, is proposed, which overcomes these difficulties. Though it is also an iterative process, no … developed algorithm is applied to a hypothetical reservoir system, solved by earlier researchers.Operating policy obtained using … the present algorithm has compared well with that of the earlier algorithm. Copyright Kluwer Academic Publishers 2003 …
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Maximum likelihood estimation methods for Copula models
Zhang, Jinyu; Gao, Kang; Li, Yong; Zhang, Qiaosen - In: Computational economics 60 (2022) 1, pp. 99-124
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Predicting Shallow Water Table Depth at Regional Scale: Optimizing Monitoring Network in Space and Time
Barca, Emanuele; Calzolari, Maria; Passarella, Giuseppe; … - In: Water Resources Management 27 (2013) 15, pp. 5171-5190
Shallow water table levels can be predicted using several approaches, either based on climatic records, on field evidences based on soil morphology, or on the outputs of physically based models. In this study, data from a monitoring network in a relevant agricultural area of Northern Italy (ca....
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Optimal Groundwater Management in Deltaic Regions using Simulated Annealing and Neural Networks
Rao, S.; Thandaveswara, B.; Bhallamudi, S. Murty; … - In: Water Resources Management 17 (2003) 6, pp. 409-428
annealing (SA) algorithm with an existing SHARP interface flow model to determine an optimal policy for location and pumpages of … cooperative wells. Computational burden arising from SA algorithm is managed within practical timeframes by replacing the …
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