INFLUENCE OF BRIDGE INSULATION ON THE FORMATION OF BLACK ICE

INFLUENCE DE L'ISOLATION DES PONTS SUR L'APPARITION DU VERGLAS

THE RESEARCH TOOK THE FORM OF OBSERVATIONS ON A SINGLE MOTORWAY BRIDGE. TESTS CONSISTED OF THE MEASUREMENT OF THE EVOLUTION IN TEMPERATURE IN THE STRUCTURE, WHICH COMPRISED TWO SEPARATE BRIDGES, ONE OF THEM BEING INSULATED IN ITS LOWER PART. THE RESULTS OF THE TESTS ARE BRIEFLY EXAMINED TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE BASIC LAWS OF PHYSICS GOVERNING THERMAL EXCHANGES. CONCLUSIONS ARE PRESENTED WITH A VIEW TO CONTINUING FURTHER OBSERVATIONS.

Language

• French

Project

• Status: Completed
• Sponsor Organizations:

  MINISTERE DES TRAVAUX PUBLICS - BUREAU DES PONTS (MINISTRY OF PUBLIC WORKS - BRIDGES OFFICE)

  RUE GUIMARD 9
  BRUXELLES,   Belgium  B-1040

  CENTRE SCIENTIFIQUE ET TECHNIQUE DE LA CONSTRUCTION (SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL CENTER FOR CONSTRUCTION)

  RUE DU LOMBARD 41
  BRUXELLES,   Belgium  B-1000
• Project Managers:

  VERBAKEL, Y

  DUBOIS, J

• Performing Organizations:

  MINISTERE DES TRAVAUX PUBLICS - BUREAU DES PONTS (MINISTRY OF PUBLIC WORKS - BRIDGES OFFICE)

  RUE GUIMARD 9
  BRUXELLES,   Belgium  B-1040

  CENTRE SCIENTIFIQUE ET TECHNIQUE DE LA CONSTRUCTION (SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL CENTER FOR CONSTRUCTION)

  RUE DU LOMBARD 41
  BRUXELLES,   Belgium  B-1000
• Start Date: 19740800
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 19761200
• Source Data: ITRD F500747

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Black ice; Bridges; Frost protection; Research projects; Temperature; Thermal conductivity
• Geographic Terms: Belgium
• ITRD Terms: 8008: Belgium; 2567: Black ice; 3455: Bridge; 5906: Conductivity (heat); 2960: Frost blanket; 8557: Research project; 6722: Temperature
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; I53: Construction of Bridges and Retaining Walls; I62: Winter Maintenance;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01302434
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Institut Francais des Sciences et Technologies des Transports, de l'Aménagement et des Réseaux (IFSTTAR)
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Nov 21 2010 8:40AM