Microtunneling technology for conduit construction

Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 56-63

  Myers, Michael B ^a   Stickrod, Thomas W ^a   Abraham, Dulcy M ^a   Iseley, Tom ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Iseley Enterprises   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; PERSONNEL; PRODUCTIVITY; REMOTE CONTROL; TRENCHING; TUNNELING MACHINES; UNDERGROUND STRUCTURES;

CONDUIT CONSTRUCTION; MICROTUNNELING TECHNOLOGY; OPEN TRENCH CONSTRUCTION; TRENCHLESS CONSTRUCTION;

TUNNELING (EXCAVATION);

EID: 0033130742     PISSN: 10840680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1084-0680(1999)4:2(56)     Document Type: Article

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