Localization of leaks in buried pipes through microwave reflectometry: A practical test case

Conference Record - IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 603-608

  Cataldo, Andrea ^a   De Benedetto, Egidio ^a   Cannazza, Giuseppe ^b   Miraglia, Marcello ^c   Ancora, Danilo ^c   Giaquinto, Nicola ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^b MoniTech Srl Monitoring Technologies   (Italy)

^c Acquedotto Pugliese   (Italy)

^d POLITECNICO DI BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BURIED PIPES; DISTRIBUTED SENSING; MICROWAVE REFLECTOMETRY; PRACTICAL TESTS; ROAD SURFACES; TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY; UNDERGROUND PIPES;

INSTRUMENTS;

MEASUREMENTS;

EID: 84882273521     PISSN: 10915281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/I2MTC.2013.6555487     Document Type: Conference Paper

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