Designing wastewater collection systems using genetic algorithms

Abstract

This paper presents procedures that automate the design of wastewater collection systems. The application of these procedures in determining the optimal configuration of pipeline networks design is described. Genetic algorithms (GA) are used to identify good feasible pipeline networks. GA use a number of operators including, reproduction, crossover and mutation to solve complex search and optimization problems. A number of hydraulic criteria are incorporated as constraints within the modeling procedures. The purpose of these procedures is to automatically generate construction cost information and related pipe data for designing pipeline networks. The objective of the model is to minimize th..