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Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Summary -- 1. Performance Indicators for water network rehabilitation -- 1.1 Framework -- 1.2 Components of the CARE-W PI system -- 1.2.1 Performance indicators -- 1.2.2 Additional performance measures -- 1.2.3 Utility information -- 1.2.4 External information -- 1.2.5 Additional performance measures -- 1.3 The CARE-W PI tool -- 1.3.1 What is the PI Tool -- 1.3.2 Selection of the PI and UI with the PI tool -- 1.3.3 Data input -- 1.3.4 EI input -- 1.3.5 UI input -- 1.3.6 Calculating PI and looking at results -- 1.3.7 Graphical representations -- 1.3.8 The uses of PI within CARE-W framework -- 1.3.9 Underlying assumptions for the case of long-term planning -- 1.3.9 Proposed methodology for the use of PI for long-term rehabilitation planning -- 1.4 Rehab PI comparison among CARE-W end-users -- 1.4.1 Participants in the international comparison of rehab PIs -- 1.4.2 Results achieved -- 1.4.3 Preliminary definition of guidance ranges -- 1.4.4 Assessment of global statistics and elaboration of the individual PI forms -- 1.5 Results achieved -- 1.5.1 Operational indicators -- 1.5.2 Quality of service indicators -- 1.5.3 Financial Indicators -- 1.5.4 Water resources indicators -- 1.5.5 Physical indicators -- 1.6 Concluding remarks -- 1.7 References -- 2. Technical tools for failure prediction and water reliability analysis -- 2.1 Background, basis for the work -- 2.1.1 The statistical analyses used for the Failure Forecasting models -- 2.1.2 Description of the hydraulic reliability tools -- 2.2 Scientific methodology applied -- 2.2.1 FAIL tools -- 2.2.2 REL tools -- 2.3 Scientific results obtained -- 2.3.1 Tests on FAIL tools -- 2.3.2 Tests on REL tools -- 2.3.3 Conclusion -- 2.4 Practical application foreseen -- 2.5 Conclusions and future prospects -- 2.6 References.

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