Economic model to optimize underground utility protection

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 129, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 645-652

  Bernold, Leonhard E ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Buried pipes; Economic impact; Optimization models; Risk analysis; Terrorism; Underground structures; Utilities

Indexed keywords

BURIED PIPES; ECONOMIC IMPACT; OPTIMIZATION MODELS; TERRORISM;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PIPE; PUBLIC UTILITIES; RISK MANAGEMENT;

UNDERGROUND STRUCTURES;

EID: 13944259394     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2003)129:6(645)     Document Type: Article

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