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Book Synopsis Anti-icing in Winter Maintenance Operations by :
Download or read book Anti-icing in Winter Maintenance Operations written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: MnDOT is developing an anti-icing guide that will be incorporated into the department's existing winter training program. The guide will be used by front-line supervisors and managers to better manage their winter operations and by operators to assist them in effectively performing their snow and ice control duties. To prepare for development of the anti-icing guide, MnDOT asked us to review relevant research to identify existing anti-icing practices, field strategies and procedures, and application rates. We also reviewed 12 transportation agencies¿ anti-icing guidelines and procedures to identify current patterns of practice.
Book Synopsis Optimum Deicing and Anti-icing for Snow and Ice Control of Parking Lots and Sidewalks by : S. M. Kamal Hossain
Download or read book Optimum Deicing and Anti-icing for Snow and Ice Control of Parking Lots and Sidewalks written by S. M. Kamal Hossain and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Snow and ice cause pavement surfaces to become slippery and unsafe for both foot and vehicular traffic. To alleviate the hazards of pedestrians slipping and vehicular accidents, various forms of maintenance operations such as, deicing and anti-icing are conducted to control snow and ice from transportation facilities including roadways, parking lots and sidewalks. These efforts use a significant amount of resources every winter season. For instance, over $1 billion is spent annually for snow and ice control in Canada. This large cost includes the use over 5 million tons of salts (TAC, 2013). The application of excessive amount of salts has, however, raised concerns among environmental and regulatory agencies as well as the public about their detrimental effects on the environment and corrosive effects to the infrastructure (e.g., pavement, roadside structures) and vehicles. A sensible and optimal salting strategy is therefore necessary in order to reduce the harmful effects of salt while keeping the various transportation facilities safe. To realize an optimal salting strategy, one of the first steps is developing salting guidelines that specify salt application rates and treatment options for the conditions of any given snow event. A significant amount of research has been conducted in the past to develop such guidelines; however, most of these efforts focused on roadway maintenance with little concern about parking lots and sidewalks. The salt application rates developed for roadways are not applicable for the latter due to differences in traffic characteristics (vehicular vs. pedestrian) and service requirements (i.e., desirable bare pavement regain time). The main goal of this research is to develop a quantitative understanding of the snow melting performance of common snow control materials and methods, through a systematic field study, so that optimal application rates can be determined for parking lots or sidewalks under any specific weather events; this will ultimately lead to the development of a comprehensive winter maintenance guideline for parking lots and sidewalks. The field tests were conducted over the winter seasons of 2011-2012, 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. In these testing seasons, there were about 100 snow events in total with pavement surface temperatures ranging from about -20°C to 3°C, and snow precipitation from about 0.2cm to 22cm. Approximately 5000 tests were conducted using different salts (e.g., regular rock salt, alternative solid salts-semi to full organic, pre-wetted salts, liquid organic salts) and treatment methods (i.e., deicing and anti-icing), including tests with plowed and unplowed snow, with and without traffic, and in both stall areas, driveways and sidewalks. In order to closely simulate the way parking lot maintenance is performed in the real world, 60 to 70% of the test operations started between 3am and 7am. The field tests have resulted in a unique database covering the field performance of various winter maintenance materials and techniques. This performance data has then been rigorously analyzed using statistical tools to develop a quantitative understanding of the conditions that influence the effectiveness of various maintenance treatment options and to facilitate the establishment of a set of recommended treatment options and application rates for a wide variety of winter events. A majority of the tests covered deicing application of different salts. The performance of a given treatment has been measured as the time needed to reach 80% bare pavement status from the time salt was applied on top of snow. With the performance data from the deicing operations, an extensive exploratory data analysis has been conducted to investigate the factors that influence the performance of salt as a deicer. From this analysis, it was found that salt application rate, pavement temperature, snow depth, snow density and traffic are highly correlated with the snow melting performance of salt. A multivariate regression analysis was then conducted for a more rigorous analysis, quantitative information of effect, and statistical reliability of the influencing factors. The results of the regression has confirmed that all the initial factors suspected are statistically significant on the snow melting performance of salt at a 95% confidence level. With the understanding gained on physical behavior of the snow melting of salt and from the collected empirical data, a physical-empirical model has been developed. This model was then used to determine minimum application rate for a given snow event. Factors to adjust the base application rate have also been developed for some facility or treatment specific conditions such as different traffic patterns, pavement types, or using alternative salt as a deicer. In addition to deicing treatments, a significant amount of anti-icing tests have been conducted using various common and emerging anti-icers. Since, the main objective of anti-icing is to prevent bonding between snow and the pavement's surface form occurring, the co-efficient of friction was measured on treated sections and control sections using a friction tester after the end of a snow event. The friction data and event conditions data were then rigorously analyzed using various statistical tools to determine the optimal application rate for anti-icing purposes. In summary, this research first investigated the direct link between the snow melting performance of salt and weather characteristics. The results derived from this work were based on impressive amount of field testing data that reflected real-world conditions. With the collected performance and weather data, a snow melting model has been developed that is the first of its kind based on the literature reviewed. The model was then used to determine minimum salt application rates for a number of given scenarios. The performance model has also been used to prescribe adjustments to the recommended application rates based on some external or site specific factors (e.g., traffic, pavement type). This research is also the first to conduct an in-depth analysis on the investigation of the effectiveness of anti-icing operations and tested both common and emerging anti-icers. Based on a significant amount of data, an analysis of variance on the friction data has been conducted to determine the effectiveness of treatment and determine optimal application rates with statistical reliability. The field test results and insight that have been gained from this research have been used to develop a decision support tool for snow and ice control in the real world. These tools are the first of their kind and are currently in use among a number of winter maintenance contractor for parking lots and sidewalks. This research also provides deep insights on the optimal winter maintenance of other types of transportation facilities, such as roadway winter maintenance operations.
Book Synopsis Anti-icing Operations with Prewetted, Fine-graded Salt by : Thomas J. Martinelli
Download or read book Anti-icing Operations with Prewetted, Fine-graded Salt written by Thomas J. Martinelli and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Managing Roadway Snow and Ice Control Operations by : David A. Kuemmel
Download or read book Managing Roadway Snow and Ice Control Operations written by David A. Kuemmel and published by Transportation Research Board. This book was released on 1994 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This synthesis report will be of interest to transportation agency maintenance engineers, managers, and operators and others involved with roadway snow and ice control including safety engineers, traffic engineers, and law enforcement agency personnel. It presents information on the state of the practice in managing roadway snow and ice control considering both rural and urban locations. The document describes the developments that have occurred during the past 20 years to improve winter maintenance. This report of the Transportation Research Board discusses winter maintenance policies and provides examples for state, city, and county agencies. Included in the discussion of winter maintenance policies are issues such as: levels of service, public relations, liability for services, and experimenting with new policies. Additional information is included on estimating winter maintenance benefits and costs; personnel and management issues; weather information systems; and materials, equipment, and facilities for winter maintenance."--Avant-propos.
Book Synopsis Sustainable Winter Road Operations by : Xianming Shi
Download or read book Sustainable Winter Road Operations written by Xianming Shi and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2018-03-27 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first and only comprehensive guide to best practices in winter road operations Winter maintenance operations are essential to ensure the safety, mobility, and productivity of transportation systems, especially in cold-weather climates, and responsible agencies are continually challenged to provide a high level of service in a fiscally and environmentally responsible manner. Sustainable Winter Road Operations bridges the knowledge gaps, providing the first up-to-date, authoritative, single-source overview and guide to best practices in winter road operations that considers the triple bottom line of sustainability. With contributions from experts in the field from around the world, this book takes a holistic approach to the subject. The authors address the many negative impacts on regional economies and the environment of poorly planned and inadequate winter road operations, and they make a strong case for the myriad benefits of environmentally sustainable concepts and practices. Best practice applications of materials, processes, equipment, and associated technologies and how they can improve the effectiveness and efficiency of winter operations, optimize materials usage, and minimize cost, corrosion, and environmental impacts are all covered in depth. Provides the first up-to-date, authoritative and comprehensive overview of best practices in sustainable winter road operations currently in use around the world Covers materials, processes, equipment, and associated technologies for sustainable winter road operations Brings together contributions by an international all-star team of experts with extensive experience in designing, implementing, and managing sustainable winter road operations Designed to bring professionals involved in transportation and highway maintenance and control up to speed with current best practice Sustainable Winter Road Operations is essential reading for maintenance professionals dealing with snow and ice control operations on highways, motorways and local roads. It is a valuable source of information and guidance for decision makers, researchers, and engineers in transportation engineering involved in transportation and highway maintenance. And it is an ideal textbook for advanced-level courses in transportation engineering.
Author :Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Publisher :Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ; [Washington, D.C. : OECD Publications and Information Centre ISBN 13 : Total Pages :136 pages Book Rating :4.3/5 (91 download)
Book Synopsis Curtailing Usage of De-icing Agents in Winter Maintenance by : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Download or read book Curtailing Usage of De-icing Agents in Winter Maintenance written by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and published by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ; [Washington, D.C. : OECD Publications and Information Centre. This book was released on 1989 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Snow and Ice Control by : Robert R. Blackburn
Download or read book Snow and Ice Control written by Robert R. Blackburn and published by Transportation Research Board. This book was released on 2004 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Evaluation of the Performance of Deicing and Anti-icing Using Organic Alternatives for Sustainable Winter Road Maintenance by : Chaozhe Jiang
Download or read book Evaluation of the Performance of Deicing and Anti-icing Using Organic Alternatives for Sustainable Winter Road Maintenance written by Chaozhe Jiang and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Large amounts of salts are applied every winter to highways, streets, parking lots and sidewalks. Despite its effectiveness, the use of salt has increasingly become a public concern because of the detrimental effect it has on the environment and the corrosion it causes to infrastructure and vehicles. Transportation agencies therefore are actively seeking ways to reduce salt use while keeping their roads safe. As an alternative to regular salt, new chemicals and additives, mostly agriculture byproducts or agro-based organic alternatives, that have fewer environmental side effects than regular road salts, are being developed by the industry and are increasingly available in the market. However, information on the field performance of these new organic alternatives as compared to regular salts is still limited. Questions concerning optimal application rates, mixing ratios, and the role of weather and traffic conditions still need to be answered for some newly available products. In this study, two organic agro-based products, namely, Fusion and Geomelt, for deicing/anti-icing treatments, were selected and their performance was tested through a series of field tests. The goal of this research is to investigate how well they would perform in field as compared to regular salt brine. A field test was conducted to collect performance data of these materials when used in prewetting and anti-icing operations. A total of nine snow events were covered in this experiment. The maintenance treatments that were tested followed the common maintenance operation protocols recommended by the two municipalities. Traction levels and visual conditions were used as the main performance metrics along with other road weather and pavement condition data. Three main findings were obtained from an analysis of the test data. First, salts prewetted with these organic compounds performed similarly to those using regular salt brine. In most cases, the performance differences were not statistically significant, indicating that there was little evidence supporting the superiority of the organic materials for a prewetting purpose. The test data also indicated that this was true under low temperatures (~-10°C), contrary to the common beliefs about the performance of these products. However, it should be noted that performance similarities could also be influenced by the fact that the organic liquids were used for prewetting salt at a much lower ratio (5% vs. 20% for brine). Also, the dominant compound in these prewet mixes is still regular salt - sodium chloride (95% for organic treated salt and 85% for brine treated salt). When used for prewetting purposes, Geomelt and Fusion showed similar performance in terms of traction level. However, when used as additives to brines for Direct Liquid Application (DLA), both organic products largely outperformed pure salt brine despite being applied at a half its application rate. Field tests also showed that the tested compounds could help maintain up to 20% higher traction and could maintain safer friction levels for up to an hour longer. Fusion outperformed Geomelt by up to 10 % in terms of traction level. Lastly, in general the sections treated with DLA performed significantly better than the untreated sections, confirming the advantage of anti-icing strategy for snow and ice control. The field data was further used to estimate a performance model that can be used by maintenance practitioners facing similar conditions. Two different models were explored, the first set of models focused on assessing the relative snow melting rate of Geomelt and Fusion as compared to regular brine. In its final form, the model suggests that the difference in the friction number on a surface maintained with Fusion or Geomelt and one maintained with Brine will increase at a rate of 1.76 per hour and 1.95 per hour respectively on identical test sections if no further maintenance actions are taken. The second set of models estimated were general purpose models that can be used to estimate the friction level on a roadway after maintenance has been conducted. In these models, the effects of weather, wind, and chemical type were found to be significant.
Download or read book Winter Operations written by Geza Pesti and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Optimizing Anti-icing Operation for Winter Roadway Treatment Using a Decision-making Too by : Jyoti B. Das
Download or read book Optimizing Anti-icing Operation for Winter Roadway Treatment Using a Decision-making Too written by Jyoti B. Das and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author's abstract:Managing winter roadway treatment can be a challenge where winter is not severe, but snowfall is experienced a few times a year. Winter weather makes the road dangerous and challenging to travel. Most US states have approached and implemented different winter road maintenance practices to make transportation of goods, services, and people uninterrupted. However, the state of Georgia has always struggled to deal with winter weather. Recently, there has been some progress. The Georgia Department of Transportation prepared a winter road treatment plan in 2019, and they are still working on improving it. Increasing emphasis on pre-treating the road rather than relying heavily on snow plowing and other post-treatment is the current trend in winter road maintenance. Pre-treatment reduces chemical use and has several other benefits. In this research, a pre-treatment requirement model was developed to calculate the amount of brine required to melt different snow and ice amounts. In the last three years, Georgia faced a few snow events; three were selected for analysis using the developed model. The study revealed that adjusting the pre-treatment amount at smaller snow events can eliminate the need for post-treatment. The model suggests that different parts of a route require different amounts of pre-treatment. The application of the brine amount can be adjusted based on snow accumulation prediction by the model. The model sensitivity analysis showed that more snow is accumulated at lower temperatures, and the effectiveness of brine in melting snow diminishes. Higher wind speed increases snowmelt resulting in lowered brine application requirements. The decision-making tool can optimize the amount of brine used by suggesting location and pre-treatment amount. The output of the model can be used in better decision making on winter road pre-treatment.
Download or read book Highway Winter Maintenance written by and published by Thomas Telford. This book was released on 2000 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: - Introduction - Operational requirements - Weather forecasting - Support technology, research and development - Specialist plant and transport - Privatization - Appendix
Book Synopsis Procedures for Winter Storm Maintenance Operations by : S. Edward Boselly
Download or read book Procedures for Winter Storm Maintenance Operations written by S. Edward Boselly and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Winter Highway Operations by : Steven M. Conger
Download or read book Winter Highway Operations written by Steven M. Conger and published by Transportation Research Board. This book was released on 2005 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 344: Winter Highway Operations examines changes that occurred between 1994 and 2004 to practices and strategies used to control the impacts of winter weather on the safe and efficient movement of traffic.
Book Synopsis Synthesis of Best Practices for Eliminating Fogging and Icing on Winter Maintenance Vehicles by :
Download or read book Synthesis of Best Practices for Eliminating Fogging and Icing on Winter Maintenance Vehicles written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Snow and Ice Control written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Using Data Analytics to Determine Best Practices for Winter Maintenance Operations by : Mallory J. Crow
Download or read book Using Data Analytics to Determine Best Practices for Winter Maintenance Operations written by Mallory J. Crow and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an effort to provide safe roadways for the traveling public, transportation agencies are challenged with combating snow and ice events throughout certain regions of the country. In order to combat these events, winter maintenance fleets are designed to mechanically and chemically remove the snow and ice from the roadways. These snow and ice removal practices require labor, equipment, and materials; therefore, snow and ice removal requires much of the transportation maintenance budget. This dissertation examines how to use winter maintenance operational data in various methods in order to improve, optimize, or justify winter maintenance operations.This dissertation will review three areas within the winter maintenance practices that may benefit from data analytics. The first analysis conducted reviewed the mechanical snow removal equipment, specifically the plow blades. These plow blades makes contact with the roadway and eventually will wear down and need to be replaced. There are several types of blades on the market which have been shown to wear at a lower rate in comparison to the current standard flame harden steel blades. Using these blade data and county data (truck number, lane-miles treated, and weather received), the probability of failure for each blade type at different quantities used per year (1 to 10 blades) for each county may be modeled. Overall these findings present that the specialty blades have a much lower probability of failure due to the low wear rate on each of them. Chemically removing snow and ice from roadways to keep the traveling public safe is highly expensive for transportation agencies. Liquid deicers have been shown to assist in chemical removal process. One common liquid deicer utilized is brine because it is made with NaCl and water in-house at a low cost. Using in-field data and lab data these chemical removal practices may be determined. These results may highly impact winter maintenance operations. The field data analysis consists of an analysis of mean, linear regression, and image processing models were conducted using these extensive field data. These models linear regression also shows that none of the deicers are significantly better then brine. Brine is the less expensive liquid deicer; therefore, when combating weather similar to what was received in 2016-2017, brine is the optimal deicer. These results may be utilized to justify current chemical practices and prevent agencies from purchasing unneeded liquid deicers. The lab testing consist of using the standardized ice melting capacity test (SHRP H-205.2). Using these data, an analysis of means and linear regression models were completed in order to compare the performance of each deicer to the control, brine. As well as, see the effects of time, temperature, and concentration on each individual deicer. The mean analysis shows that deicer D, H and E are significantly different from brine. Deicer H and E have been showed to work much better than brine in these lower temperature (0oF). These analyses may assist transportation agencies in determining the optimal winter maintenance practices, and potentially result in a cost savings.
Book Synopsis Performance Measurement for Highway Winter Maintenance Operations by : Lin Qiu
Download or read book Performance Measurement for Highway Winter Maintenance Operations written by Lin Qiu and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The goal of this research project was to develop a method to measure the performance of a winter maintenance program with respect to the task of providing safety and mobility to the traveling public. Developing these measures required a number of steps, each of which was accomplished. First, the impact of winter weather on safety (crash rates) and mobility (average vehicle speeds) were measured by a combination of literature reviews and analysis of Iowa Department of Transportation traffic and Road Weather Information System data. Second, because not all winter storms are the same in their effects on safety and mobility, a method had to be developed to determine how much the various factors that describe a winter storm actually change safety and mobility. As part of this effort a storm severity index was developed, which ranks each winter storm on a scale between 0 (a very benign storm) and I (the worst imaginable storm). Additionally a number of methods of modeling the relationships between weather, winter maintenance actions and road surface conditions were developed and tested. The end result of this study was a performance measure based on average vehicle speed. For a given class of road, a maximum expected average speed reduction has been identified. For a given storm, this maximum expected average speed reduction is modified by the storm severity index to give a target average speed reduction. Thus, if for a given road the maximum expected average speed reduction is 20 mph, and the storm severity for a particular storm is 0.6, then the target average speed reduction for that road in that storm is 0.6 x 20 mph or 12 mph. If the average speed on that road during and after the storm is only 12 mph or less than the average speed on that road in good weather conditions, then the winter maintenance performance goal has been met.
