Non-hydraulic factors analysis of pipe burst in water distribution systems

Abstract The pipe burst accidents in water distribution systems occur frequently nowadays, affecting the safety of people and causing enormous economic losses. Therefore, it has a great significance to analyze the main factors that contributed to pipe burst. Based on the historical data of pipe burst, the traditional statistical method and improved analytical hierarchy process (IAHP) were adopted to conduct a qualitative and quantitative analysis between these factors and pipe burst in Baocheng district. This research focuses on the non-hydraulic factors of pipe burst, which provides a premise for a multi-factor comprehensive analysis and network maintenance.