Underground asset location and condition assessment technologies

Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 5-6, 2007, Pages 524-542

  Costello, S B ^a   Chapman, D N ^b   Rogers, C D F ^b   Metje, N ^b  

^a Ryan Hanley Consulting Engineers   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Condition assessment; Location technologies; Pipelines; Underground utilities

Indexed keywords

CONDITION MONITORING; MAINTENANCE; PIPELINES;

PIPELINE MAINTENANCE; UNDERGROUND ASSET LOCATION; UNDERGROUND INFRASTRUCTURE; UNDERGROUND UTILITIES;

UNDERGROUND STRUCTURES;

CONDITION MONITORING; MAINTENANCE; PIPELINES; UNDERGROUND STRUCTURES;

DESIGN; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; PIPELINE; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; TRENCHLESS TECHNOLOGY; UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTION; URBAN AREA; UTILITY SECTOR;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34547838323     PISSN: 08867798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tust.2007.06.001     Document Type: Article

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