SNOW REMOVAL AND ICE CONTROL

CURRENT IDEAS AND PRACTICE IN SNOW REMOVAL AND ICE CONTROL AS THEY AFFECT MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION ARE SUMMARIZED. THE EVER-RISING DEMANDS FOR SWIFT, HIGH-CAPACITY SNOW REMOVAL HAVE BEEN MET CHIEFLY BY INCREASING THE SIZE OF EXISTING MACHINES AND SUPPLYING MORE POWERFUL ENGINES AND TRACTIVE ELEMENTS. ALMOST ALL OF THE MACHINES NOW IS USE ARE BASED ON LONG-ESTABLISHED PRINCIPLES, AND FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH ON SNOW CLEARANCE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN SOMEWHAT NEGLECTED. THERE IS HOPE, HOWEVER, THAT STUDIES NOW BEING MADE IN NORTH AMERICA AND EUROPE WILL LEAD TO RADICAL IMPROVEMENT OF TECHNIQUES AND EQUIPMENT. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED INCLUDE' CLIMATOLOGICAL ASPECTS, SIGNIFICANT SNOW PROPERTIES, EQUIPMENT FOR MECHANICAL SNOW REMOVAL, SNOW PLOW DESIGN, ICE CONTROL, MELTING CHEMICALS AND ABRASIONS, THERMAL METHODS, SNOW CLEARING COSTS, HIGHWAY DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Part Iii-a3B, 37 PP
• Authors:
  • Mellor, M
• Publication Date: 1965-4

Media Info

• Serial:
  • CRREL REPORT
  • Publisher: THE LABORATORY

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Chemical substances; Climate; Costs; Deicing; Design; Highway design; Highways; Melting; Snow removal; Snowplows; Transportation
• Old TRIS Terms: Chemical means
• Subject Areas: Design; Maintenance and Preservation; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00218159
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 6 1994 12:00AM