Field assessment of a Vacuum Microtunneling (VMT) system for on-grade pipeline installations

Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology

Volumn 39, Issue , 2014, Pages 58-65

  Ariaratnam, Samuel T ^a   Piratla, Kalyan ^a   Cohen, Aaron ^a  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Emissions; Microtunneling; On grade sewer; Productivity; Trenchless

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; FIELD EVALUATION; MICRO-TUNNELING; PIPELINE INSTALLATION; RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS; TRENCHLESS; TRENCHLESS METHODS; TRENCHLESS TECHNOLOGIES;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES; PRODUCTIVITY; SEWERS; TRENCHING; VACUUM;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FIELD METHOD; INSTALLATION; PIPELINE; SEWER NETWORK; TRENCHLESS TECHNOLOGY; TUNNELING;

EID: 84888020286     PISSN: 08867798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tust.2012.02.022     Document Type: Article

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