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Smart pipes-instrumented water pipes, can this be made a reality? / Metje, Nicole; Chapman, David N.; Cheneler, David et al.
In: Sensors, Vol. 11, No. 8, 2011, p. 7455-7475.

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Metje, N, Chapman, DN, Cheneler, D, Ward, M & Thomas, AM 2011, 'Smart pipes-instrumented water pipes, can this be made a reality?', Sensors, vol. 11, no. 8, pp. 7455-7475. https://doi.org/10.3390/s110807455

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Metje, N., Chapman, D. N., Cheneler, D., Ward, M., & Thomas, A. M. (2011). Smart pipes-instrumented water pipes, can this be made a reality? Sensors, 11(8), 7455-7475. https://doi.org/10.3390/s110807455

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Metje N, Chapman DN, Cheneler D, Ward M, Thomas AM. Smart pipes-instrumented water pipes, can this be made a reality? Sensors. 2011;11(8):7455-7475. doi: 10.3390/s110807455

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Metje, Nicole ; Chapman, David N. ; Cheneler, David et al. / Smart pipes-instrumented water pipes, can this be made a reality?. In: Sensors. 2011 ; Vol. 11, No. 8. pp. 7455-7475.

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