Huang, X; Bernd, D and Bernold, L E (1996) Innovative technology development for safe excavation. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 122(1), pp. 91-96. ISSN 0733-9364
Abstract
Serious injuries and costly damages caused by excavators hitting underground utilities are constantly in the headlines of the news media. The accidents sometimes result in the death of one or more persons. Thus, excavation represents a dangerous operation that has to be executed with care. The Construction Automation and Robotics Laboratory at North Carolina State University has been searching for a technology to help avoid these types of accidents. A prototype of the active metal detection and tracking system has been developed using a nontraditional approach. The system generates and transmits its own magnetic impact and detects the coupling effect with any buried utility line in its detection range. It is installed directly on the excavating equipment and integrated with its operation. Experiments have been carried out with this system and the results are promising. The work deliberated in this paper presents an ongoing effort to develop an effective and reliable system that can be attached to any type of construction and utility digging equipment for underground utility line detection.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Index terms: | utilities, technology development, excavation, robotics, coupling, media, automation, laboratory, injury, prototype, experiment, damages, metal |
| Subjects: | dispute resolution, traditional and composite building materials, research management, systems engineering, automation and robotics, health conditions and diseases, modelling and simulation, innovation and technology management, sociology, data collection methods, construction type, construction operations |
| Topics: | Engineering Principles, Research Practice, Digital Applications, Construction Technology, Site Management, Legal Issues, Construction Materials, Health and Safety |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCE |
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