Real time condition monitoring of buried water pipes

Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 315-320

  Metje, N ^a   Chapman, D N ^a   Walton, R ^a   Sadeghioon, A M ^a   Ward, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Power; Smart pipes; System optimisation; Underground infrastructure

Indexed keywords

ARRAY OF SENSORS; HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTION; MONITORING SYSTEM; POWER; REAL TIME CONDITION MONITORING; SENSOR SYSTEMS; SYSTEM OPTIMISATION; UNDERGROUND INFRASTRUCTURE; UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM; UTILITY NETWORK; WATER PIPES;

REAL TIME SYSTEMS; SENSORS; WATER PIPELINES; WATER PIPING SYSTEMS;

CONDITION MONITORING;

OPTIMIZATION; PIPE; SENSOR; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

EID: 84856210554     PISSN: 08867798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tust.2011.11.005     Document Type: Article

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