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Joint Installation of Water, Telephone, and Electric Lines in the Same Ditch
Author(s) -
Johnson Kimber G.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1976.tb02512.x
Subject(s) - ditch , trench , joint (building) , excavation , engineering , telecommunications , forensic engineering , civil engineering , geotechnical engineering , materials science , composite material , ecology , layer (electronics) , biology
As many as seven separate excavations had to be made to bury all Services before the Eugene Water & Electric Bd. began to bury telephone, teleprompter, electric, and water lines in the same trench. Reducing the number of trenches has simplified construction, made the location of plastic pipe easier, increased the safety of maintenance crews, and produced a more attractive Community.