Smart pipes-instrumented water pipes, can this be made a reality?

Sensors

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 7455-7475

  Metje, Nicole ^a   Chapman, David N ^a   Cheneler, David ^a   Ward, Michael ^a   Thomas, Andrew M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intelligent water distribution networks; MEMS; Smart pipes; Smart technology; Structural monitoring

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052164191     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s110807455     Document Type: Article

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