utility locating Articles
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ImpulseRadar’s Latest Addition Facilitates Productive Utility Location
Swedish-based GPR manufacturer, ImpulseRadar, might be a new name to the utility location industry; however, the company is rapidly developing a reputation as an innovator. The company recently introduced its newest product, PinPointR, an intuitive GPR utility locator instrument for the dependable location of underground assets. ImpulscRadar is a rapidly growing utility location manufacturer, ...
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Utility locating at a Gasoline station case study
As part of an Phase II Environmental Site Assessment at a gasoline station, GeoView was tasked with locating and mapping the utilities within the boundaries of the property. The utilities included electrical lines, communication lines, PVC and metal water lines, sewer lines and fiberglass fuel lines. The property did not have any as-builts to reference. As standard procedure, GeoView personel ...
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2D Multi-Frequency GPR Systems - Another Selection in the Multitool Approach for Utility Locating
Utility locate professionals of today are equipped with a series of tools to accomplish their objectives, whether marking out utilities with paint on the ground or surveying these same marks to create a detailed SUE deliverable in CAD, or other drawing, to survey grade. Today’s short list almost always includes an EM locator and ground penetrating radar (GPR). For decades now, EM locators ...
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Utility Locating and Mapping at a Power plant case study
An expansion was planned at a power plant in west central Florida. As part of the design build plan, all of the utilities within the proposed building footprint had to be located and mapped. There were two phases of the investigation. Utility designation was the first phase. This involved studying existing as-builts, performing site walkthroughs with plant personnel in order to ascertain a ...
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Gulf Shores Utilities Continues Tapping High Tide Technologies for Their Satellite SCADA Needs - Case Study
High Tide provides SCADA solutions that consist of wastewater alarms and data insights about equipment health and preventative maintenance. Utility: Gulf Shores Utilities Location: Baldwin County, AL Applications: Wastewater monitoring Gulf Shores Utilities: A Brief History Gulf Shores Utilities officially formed in 1989 when the area’s water and sewer service providers combined ...
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IBM Tivoli Software Center LEED™ 2.0 Certified, Austin, Texas - Case study
Project Name: IBM Tivoli Software Center LEED™ 2.0 Certified Product: Grasspave2 Application: Utility Access City: Austin State/Province: Texas Install Date: NA Install Size: NA Address: NA Client: I B M Tivoli Software Designer: NA Contractor: NA Directions: I-35 Exit 245 FM 734/Palmer Lane west, drive one mile, left onto Electric Boulevard, one mile to Stormhollow Drive turn ...
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Pikes Peak Regional Development Center, Colorado Springs, Colorado - Case study
Project Name: Pikes Peak Regional Development Center Product: Gravelpave2 Application: Parking Lot and Fire Lane City: Colorado Springs State/Province: Colorado Install Date: March 2004 Install Size: 5590 m2 (60,172 sq ft) Address: 2880 International Circle Colorado Springs, CO 80910 Client: City of Colorado Springs Designer: LKA Partners, Inc., 430 N. Tejon St., Ste 208, Colorado ...
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Ground-Penetrating Radar (GPR)n WA, ID, SD, WY, AK
Utilizing state-of-the-art equipment, ECA Geophysics utilizes GPR to assist clients in the following ways: Locate shallow metallic (and nonmetallic) pipes, drums and tanks Utility and rebar locating Locate buried infrastructure and voids ...
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Staying on the radar for utility mapping
As the underground utility industry develops, so do its standards and technologies. To keep pace with modernisation, ImpulseRadar continues to offer the industry the familiar 2D systems and newer 3D models of its ground penetrating radar solutions. Ground penetrating radar (GPR) technology is vital to utility locating and mapping, with the non-intrusive method allowing for the surveying of ...
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Underground storage tanks case study
MacDill Air Force Base A Phase II environmental site assessment was conducted at a military base in the southeastern United States. As part of the ESA, GeoView was contracted to perform the geophysical site assessment. The purpose of the geophysical investigation was to determine the presence and location of any underground storage tanks that may be buried within the boundaries of the project ...
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Scanning proposed borehole locations for Utilities case study
Environmental and engineering firms often are tasked with performing soil borings for monitor well installation as part of a Phase II Environmental Site Assessment. This task becomes more challenging when the borings are to be installed in gasoline stations, right of ways or other areas where there are numerous underground utilities that are either unmarked or not properly located. GeoView can ...
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Impact of water volume on operating cost
Sustainable water management relies on the ability to control operating cost which relies in turn on a working knowledge of factors which can affect this ability. The impact of water volume on operating cost is investigated for water utilities using data from the International Benchmarking Network for Water and Sanitation Utilities (IBNET) online database. Econometric models are estimated for ...
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Wanzhi Steel: The Best Among Stainless Tube Manufacturers
Steel tubes find their way into various industries, like furniture manufacturing, structural applications, making of aircraft parts, automotive parts, oil and gas processing, and machinery manufacturing. At Wanzhi Steel, you will get an array of steel tubes, like stainless-steel tubing, alloy steel tubing, carbon steel tubing, and galvanized steel tubing•Carbon steel tubing – It is an affordable ...
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Case study - Oxidizer relocation
Problem A facility expansion project required a pharmaceutical packaging manufacturer to relocate an existing Anguil 10,000 SCFM twin-bed RTO. Action Anguil"s Field Supervisor met with plant personnel to lay out all utility connections to the new oxidizer location. Every effort was made to reuse existing utility runs in order to control project cost and minimize plant downtime. Solution All ...
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Property demolition & remediation project - Case study
ERC was hired as the General Contractor for this project. We hired and managed several subcontractors for Demolition, Concrete Crushing, Surveying, Compaction Testing, Asbestos & Universal Waste. ERC self-performed the in-situ soil mixing, waste characterization & sampling, disposal, backfill import & placement, grading & restoration. The project had multiple constituents as waste ...
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Determing The Best Intermittent Type Asphalt Plant To Your Business
Should you be currently looking for the very best intermittent type of asphalt plant on the market today, you need to sort through many companies which may have these listings. These are a certain type of asphalt plant, one used by many different companies. For those who have one right now, and you wish to upgrade to a brand-new model, there are various businesses that may offer an exceptional ...
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Navigating uncertain ground using the right equipment
Starting with specialization It started with one man and his pickup truck. Tom Banks’ then one-man operation was rooted in specialization. Formed in 2001, Banks Gas Services, Inc. quickly grew from one employee to nearly one hundred. Today the company is a full-fledged gas distribution contractor headquartered in the Pittsburgh area and serving gas distribution companies in Pennsylvania and ...
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Panorama Ridge Sewer Utility Access, Surrey, British Columbia - Case study
Project Name: Panorama Ridge Sewer Utility Access Product: Grasspave2 grass reinforced utility access Application: Utility Access City: Surrey State/Province: British Columbia Install Date: 2003 Install Size: Address: Greater Vancouver Regional District, Surrey Client: Greater Vancouver Regional District Designer: Greater Vancouver Regional District Contractor: Playtech Directions: ...
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Various Benefits And Features Of Any Ready Mix Concrete Plant
Are you currently thinking about buying a ready mix concrete plant? A ready mix concrete plant requires huge investment as it's not cheap to setup this sort of plant. Therefore, you need to do research for the best return on your own investment from the ready mix plant. In the following paragraphs, we will discuss various benefits and features of any ready mix plant and define some important ...
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HaberVision Releases Intrinsically Safe Fan Goggle
HaberVision has announced today the release of an intrinsically safe rated goggle fan, the Haber Eliminator Plus™ fan provides a clearer vision in any goggle and can be operated in manul or automode. Goggle manufacturers have improved goggle no fog performance over the years with better anti-fog coatings and improved venting systems. The Haber Eliminator Plus™ fan adds another ...
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