Introduction to Locating Buried Utilities

Written by a field manager with 17 years experience, this is an in-depth training manual for employees of municipalities, utility companies, and contract locating firms. With over 300 photos and illustrations, this is the first book to provide an actual curriculum for locating buried utilities. Chapters include Laws & Regulations, Waves & Frequencies, the EM Locate Machine, Step by Step Locating, Common Terms, Telephone Cables, Fiber & Coaxial, Pressurized Water Pipes, Traffic Systems, Electrical Power, Natural Gas, Private Utilities, and much, much more. The basic physics of EM locating is explained in EM Wave Theory, Conduction, Induction, Phase, Capacitance, EMF, Ohm's Law, etc., while the chapter on Telephone Cables includes T-Screens, Lead Cables, Repeaters, Load Coils, Pair Gain, etc. From 3 phase primaries and cathodic protection to fiber jumpers and ATMS systems, this book covers it all, the historical, technical, and procedural knowledge needed to safely locate underground utilities.