Experimental studies of sewer exfiltration

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 61-67

  Ellis, J B ^a   Revitt, D M ^a   Lister, P ^a   Willgress, C ^a   Buckley, A ^a  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

In pipe sediment; Joint sizes; Leakage rates; Sediment adsorption; Sewer exfiltration; Tracers

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVES; ADSORPTION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; SEALING (CLOSING); SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTS;

EXFILTRATION;

SEWERS;

WATER;

PIPE FLOW; PIPE JOINT; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SEWER NETWORK;

ADSORPTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; EXPERIMENT; FILTRATION; PIPELINE; SEDIMENT; SEDIMENTATION; SEWER; TECHNIQUE; WATER FLOW; WATER LOSS;

EID: 0037238985     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2003.0221     Document Type: Conference Paper

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