Intelligent utility locating tool for excavators

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 132, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 919-927

  Kolera, Bopanna T ^a   Bernold, Leonhard E ^b  

^a Engineering Consulting Services Ltd   (United States)

^b North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Excavation; Laboratory tests; Safety; Subsurface environment; Utilities

Indexed keywords

EXCAVATOR OPERATORS; LABORATORY TESTS; SUBSURFACE ENGINEERING; SUBSURFACE ENVIRONMENT; UTILITIES;

ACCIDENTS; COLOR; DATA ACQUISITION; INTELLIGENT AGENTS; METAL DETECTORS; PIPE; SAFETY FACTOR; SCANNING; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; UTILITY PROGRAMS;

EXCAVATORS;

EID: 33747343407     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2006)132:9(919)     Document Type: Article

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