Use of approximate reasoning techniques for locating underground utilities

Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology

Volumn 16, Issue SUPPL.1, 2001, Pages 13-31

  Lanka, Muralidhar ^a   Butler, Alley ^a   Sterling, Raymond ^a  

^a LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Underground conduit; Underground construction; Utilities

Indexed keywords

EID: 11144333707     PISSN: 08867798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0886-7798(01)00058-x     Document Type: Article

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