Detection of leaks in buried plastic water distribution pipes in urban places - A case study

Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Advanced Ground Penetrating Radar

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 120-124

  Stampolidis, A ^a   Soupios, P ^a   Vallianatos, F ^a   Tsokas, G N ^b  

^a TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Acoustic pulses; Acoustic signal detection; Acoustic testing; Conductivity; Geophysical measurements; Ground penetrating radar; Leak detection; Pipelines; Plastics; Radar detection

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC SIGNAL PROCESSING; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; GEOPHYSICS; LEAK DETECTION; LEAKAGE (FLUID); NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; PIPELINES; PLASTICS; RADAR; RADAR MEASUREMENT; TRACKING RADAR; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

ACOUSTIC PULSE; ACOUSTIC SIGNAL DETECTION; ACOUSTIC TESTING; GEOPHYSICAL MEASUREMENTS; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; RADAR DETECTION;

GROUND PENETRATING RADAR SYSTEMS;

EID: 84942241384     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/AGPR.2003.1207303     Document Type: Conference Paper

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