Best Practices for Road Weather Management Version 2.0
Title:
Agricultural By-Products for Anti-icing and Deicing Use in Michigan: Summary
Abstract:
This report combines evaluation of anti-icing as a winter maintenance tool and the use of agricultural by-products (ABP) for antiicing. Evaluation included application of ABPs on trial roadways, analysis of cost-effectiveness, ABP prewetting effect on salt usage, use of ABPs for anti-icing and deicing operations, and accident statistics review. Specifications for ABPs were also developed. This report summarizes the Michigan DOT anti-icing experience using ABPs during 1999?2002 winters in the southwest region which typically experiences heavy lake-effect winter precipitation.
Source(s):
6th International Symposium on Snow Removal and Ice Control Technology, Transportation Research Circular, No. E-C063
http://trb.org/publications/circulars/ec063.pdf
Date: 2004
Author:
Kahl
Keywords:
Anti-icing/deicing chemicals
Benefits
Costs
Crashes
Safety
Winter maintenance
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