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This study introduces an agent-based approach for automatically generating virtual sewer networks. The method creates realistic sewer systems for urban drainage research, aiding in testing new measures and infrastructure planning.

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Area of Science:

Environmental Engineering
Urban Planning
Computational Modeling

Background:

Artificial case studies are crucial for testing urban drainage strategies, but creating virtual sewer systems is labor-intensive.
Existing algorithms for automatic virtual sewer system generation exist, but often lack realism or flexibility.
The VIBe (Virtual Infrastructure Benchmarking) software generates urban structures, providing a foundation for infrastructure design.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop an agent-based approach for the automated generation of virtual sewer systems.
To integrate this new algorithm as a module within the VIBe software.
To enable the application of the algorithm to both virtual and real-world urban environments for sewer placement analysis.

Main Methods:

An agent-based algorithm was developed to generate virtual sewer networks.
The algorithm was integrated into the VIBe software, which first generates urban structures (topography, land use, population).
One hundred virtual VIBe cities, each with twelve virtual sewer networks, were generated and calibrated using data from an alpine region.

Main Results:

The agent-based approach successfully generated virtual sewer networks comparable to real-world systems.
The generated networks provide realistic datasets for urban drainage research.
The method facilitates case-independent testing of new drainage measures and infrastructure planning.

Conclusions:

The developed agent-based method offers an efficient and effective way to create realistic virtual sewer networks.
This approach significantly reduces the effort required for preparing virtual case studies in urban drainage.
The generated datasets are valuable for benchmarking and advancing research in urban water management.