About

I have over three decades of research and teaching experience at Universities in the UK (University of Liverpool and Strathclyde) and abroad (University of the Witwatersrand), recognised globally for my pioneering research on water distribution systems. Selected Publications: 1. Tanyimboh TT, Key M, Distribution network elements, Water Supply and Distribution Systems, Second Edition, Savic D, Banyan B (eds.), ICE Publishing, ISBN: 978-1-83549-847-7, DOI: 10.1108/978-1-83549-846-02024200, Chapter 6, 121-151, 2024. [invited contribution] 2. Gangwani L, Dongre S, Gupta R, Abdy Sayyed MAH, Tanyimboh TT, Design optimization of water distribution networks with dynamic search space reduction GA, Water Resources Management, https://rdcu.be/dsCkB, DOI: 10.1007/s11269-023-03648-0, 2024. 3. Sivakumar P, Gorev NB, Nivedita S, Suribabu CR, Gupta R, Tanyimboh TT, An assessment of the artificial modelling elements approach to the pressure-driven analysis of water distribution networks, Water Supply, DOI: 10.2166/ws.2023.092, 23 (5), 1810-1826, 2023. 4. Tanyimboh TT, Seyoum AG, System-wide joint-dynamic-response approach to water quality evaluation of distribution networks with multiple service reservoirs and pumps, SN Appl. Sci., DOI: 10.1007/s42452-021-04410-0, 3, 448 (2021), 2021. 5. Tanyimboh TT, Czajkowska AM, Entropy maximizing evolutionary design optimization of water distribution networks under multiple operating conditions, Environment, Systems and Decisions, DOI: 10.1007/s10669-021-09807-1, 41 (2), 267-285, 2021. 6. Nyirenda MS, Tanyimboh TT, Appraisal of water quality indices for service reservoirs in water distribution networks, Water Sci. Technol., DOI: 10.2166/wst.2020.215, 81 (8), 1606-1614, 2020. 7. Tanyimboh TT, Redundant binary codes in genetic algorithms: Multi-objective design optimization of water networks, Water Supply, DOI: 10.2166/ws.2020.329, 21 (1), 444-457, 2021. 8. Seyoum AG, Tanyimboh TT, Integration of hydraulic and water quality modelling in distribution networks: EPANET-PMX, Water Resour. Manage., DOI: 10.1007/s11269-017-1760-0, 31 (14), 4485-4503, 2017. 9. Al-Jawad AY, Tanyimboh TT, Reservoir operation with robust evolutionary optimization algorithm, J. Environ. Manage., DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.03.081, 197, 275-286, 2017. 10. Seyoum AG and Tanyimboh TT, Investigation into the pressure-driven extension of the EPANET hydraulic simulation model for water distribution systems, Water Resour. Manage., DOI: 10.1007/s11269-016-1492-6, 30 (14), 5351-5367, 2016. 11. Tanyimboh TT, Siew C, Saleh S, Czajkowska A, Comparison of surrogate measures for the reliability and redundancy of water distribution systems, Water Resour. Manage., DOI: 10.1007/s11269-016-1369-8, 30 (10), 3535-3552, 2016. 12. Rathnayake US, Tanyimboh TT, Evolutionary multi-objective optimal control of combined sewer overflows, Water Resour. Manage., DOI: 10.1007/s11269-015-0965-3, 29 (8), 2715-2731, 2015. 13. Saleh SHA, Tanyimboh TT, Optimal design of water distribution systems based on entropy and topology, Water Resour. Manage., DOI: 10.1007/s11269-014-0687-y, 28 (11), 3555-3575, 2014. 14. Phan DT, Lim JBP, Tanyimboh TT, Lawson RM, Xu Y, Martin S, Sha W, Effect of serviceability limits on optimal design of steel portal frames, J. Constructional Steel Research, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcsr.2013.03.001, 86, 74-84, 2013. 15. Siew C, Tanyimboh TT, Pressure-dependent EPANET extension. Water Resour. Manage., DOI: 10.1007/s11269-011-9968-x, 26 (6), 1477-1498, 2012. 16. Tanyimboh TT, Templeman AB, Seamless pressure-deficient water distribution system model. J. Water Management, DOI: 10.1680/wama.900013, 163 (8), 389-396, 2010. 17. Kalungi P, Tanyimboh TT, Redundancy model for water distribution systems. Reliability Engineering and System Safety, DOI: 10.1016/S0951-8320(03)00168-6, 82 (3), 275-286, 2003. 18. anyimboh TT, Tabesh M, Burrows R, An appraisal of source head methods for calculating the reliability of water distribution networks, J. Water Res. Plan. Man., DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9496(2001)127:4(206), 127 (4), 206-213, 2001. 19. Tanyimboh TT, Templeman AB, Quantified assessment of the relationship between the reliability and entropy of water distribution systems. Eng. Optim., DOI: 10.1080/03052150008940916, 33 (2), 179-199, 2000. 20. Yassin-Kassab A, Templeman A, Tanyimboh TT, Calculating maximum entropy flows in multi-source, multi-demand networks, Eng. Optim., DOI: 10.1080/03052159908941393, 31 (6), 695-729, 1999.

Career Type:

Scientist/Researcher/Academic

Organization Type:

Universities and Academia

Expertise Fields/Interests:

Development and application of efficient computational and integrative approaches for sustainable and equitable water infrastructure management—spanning water supply, wastewater systems, urban drainage, and broader environmental networks.

Major Achievements:

Established three pioneering contributions to water distribution network analysis and performance characterisation: (1) the first quantified, theoretically rigorous definitions of reliability and failure tolerance—now considered definitive in the literature; (2) transformational advancements in pressure-driven modelling, now adopted as the industry standard (e.g. EPANET 2.2); and (3) the development of the statistical flow entropy model, a key integrative factor in reliability-based multi-objective design optimisation.