Gomes, RicardoSousa, JoaquimMuranho, JoãoMarques, Alfeu Sá2025-10-242025-10-242015-09Gomes, Ricardo & Sousa, Joaquim & Muranho, João & Marques, Alfeu. (2015). Different Design Criteria for District Metered Areas in Water Distribution Networks. Procedia Engineering. 119. 10.1016/j.proeng.2015.08.981.1877-7058http://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/14372Conference name IUTAM Symposium on the Dynamics of Extreme Events Influenced by Climate Change (2013)Conference date 6 September 2015 - 9 September 2015In this paper the influence of several factors to establish a suitable DMA design is considered using an adaptation of the methodology previously developed by Gomes [1]. This methodology is based on graph theory concepts (Floyd-Warshall algorithm) and some user-defined criteria to establish the number and size of DMAs and uses a Simulated Annealing algorithm to identify the most appropriate number and location of metering stations, boundary valves and network reinforcement/replacement needs along the project plan. Different design criteria are applied to a case study and the results obtained by the methodology are used to draw some conclusions. © 2015 The Authors.engDistrict Metered Areas designFloyd-Warshall algorithmSimulated annealingjournal article10.1016/j.proeng.2015.08.981