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Predicting risk of water quality failures in distribution networks under uncertainties using fault-tree analysis

R. Sadiq Institute for Research in Construction of National Research Council (NRC-IRC), Ottawa, ON, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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E. Saint-Martin Institute for Research in Construction of National Research Council (NRC-IRC), Ottawa, ON, Canada
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Y. Kleiner Civil Engineering Determent, University of Ottawa, ON, Canada
Pages 287-304 | Received 05 Nov 2007, Accepted 17 May 2008, Published online: 19 Nov 2008

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