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Subsurface Utility Engineering

Subsurface utility engineering (SUE), as defined by ASCE, is a branch of engineering practice that involves managing certain risks associated with utility mapping at appropriate quality levels, utility coordination, utility relocation design and coordination, utility
condition assessment, communication of utility data to concerned parties, utility relocation cost estimates, implementation of utility accommodation policies, and utility design.

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Trenchless Technology Staff
July 26, 2021
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In the last quarter of 2020, utility engineering industry veteran Lawrence Arcand, P.Eng, P.E., formed 4Sight Utility En...

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July 14, 2020
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As we continue to build for the future, we can implement lessons learned from Boston’s subway into our underground pro...

July 13, 2020
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Studying What’s Below: Team Effort Exceeds Client’s Surveying Expectations

Have you ever passed a petrochemical facility and stared at all the intricate piping racks feeding various regions of th...

June 19, 2020
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Understanding the Level of Effort to Be Applied to SUE...

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The Brandt Group of Companies recently announced a pair of acquisitions that solidify its position as a premier  ge...

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The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Utility Engineering and Surveying Institute (UESI) is once again accepti...

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BAMI-I has teamed with the Utility Engineering and Surveying Institute (UESI) to provide a four-day Utility Investigatio...

November 13, 2019
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