A DEMONSTRATION PROJECT FOR DEICING OF BRIDGE DECKS
An experimental facility to study the use of gravity operated heat pipes to couple earth heat to a bridge deck for snow and ice control has been developed at a site in southeastern Wyoming. Fifteen heat pipes of three different designs were incorporated in the design and construction of a composite bridge deck. Nine standard heat pipes 24.4 m (80 ft.) long and 2.5 cm (1 in.) outside diameter were installed transverse to the direction of traffic flow 5 cm (2 in.) below the deck surface on 15 cm (6 in.) centers. These pipes extend from depths of 15 m (50 ft.) in the earth up through the earth surface and through the edge of the deck to the bridge centerline. The performance of the heat pipe system has been monitored and recorded continuously at one minute intervals for over one year using a variety of instrumentation transducers and a digital data acquisition system. In addition the surface conditions on the deck and the adjacent roadway were recorded photographically at five minute intervals during daylight hours. The results obtained demonstrate that heat pipes can be an effective means of snow and ice control on bridge decks. /Author/
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- This paper appeared in Transportation Research Record No. 664, Bridge Engineering, Volume 1. Proceedings of a conference conducted by the Transportation Research Board, September 25-27, 1978. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved
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Authors:
- Wilson, Charles H
- Pope, David H
- Cundy, Vic A
- Nydahl, John E
- Pell, Kynric M
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Conference:
- Bridge Engineering Conference, 1st, 1978, St Louis, Missouri, USA
- Location: St Louis Missouri, United States
- Date: 1978-9-25 to 1978-9-28
- Publication Date: 1978
Media Info
- Media Type: Print
- Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
- Pagination: pp 189-197
- Monograph Title: Bridge Engineering. Volume 1
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Serial:
- Transportation Research Record
- Issue Number: 664
- Publisher: Transportation Research Board
- ISSN: 0361-1981
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Bridge decks; Bridge design; Bridges; Composite structures; Couplers; Deicing; Demonstration projects; Heat pipes; Monitoring; Photography; Snow and ice control; Structural design; Traffic flow
- Old TRIS Terms: Ground heat
- Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00183764
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 0309026962
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: Dec 3 1978 12:00AM