The influence of selected factors on the failure rate of the water pipelines located on t he area of the impact of mining tremors

The article presents the influence of the selected factors, including mining tremors, described by the parameter PGVHmax on the failure rate of the water distribution pipelines. In created multiple regression models, the following independent variables were used: diameter and material from which the pipes were made, operation time without failure, the age of pipes, the value of pressure and PGVHmax. The values of PGVHmax in places with damaged water pipelines were determined by constructed the seismic wave propagation models. The analysis was carried out for a random sample of all water pipelines and extracted from this sample new groups: steel and gray cast iron pipes, their diameters, diameters and materials, and their construction time.