Table 2 Failure rate models of temperature brackets.

From: Assessment of the impacts of climat change on water supply system pipe failures

Material

Age

\(\alpha\)

\(\beta\)

\(\sigma\)

RMSE

Cast Iron

0–25

0.00013

−0.0044

0.067

0.009

25–50

0.00017

−0.0035

0.047

0.003

50–75

0.00016

−0.0035

0.047

0.005

75–100

0.00018

−0.0035

0.044

0.005

Ductile Iron

0–25

0.00017

−0.0038

0.045

0.004

25–50

0.00014

−0.0026

0.049

0.011

Unknown

0–25

0.00019

−0.0043

0.058

0.007

25–50

0.00019

−0.0043

0.055

0.006

50–75

0.00026

−0.0060

0.073

0.005

75–100

0.00027

−0.0059

0.072

0.006