SNOW AND ICE CONTROL IN CALIFORNIA

PART I CONTAINS A DISCUSSION OF PRESENT SNOW AND ICE OPERATIONS THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA INCLUDING GEOGRAPHIC AND CLIMATIC DATA, TYPES OF EQUIPMENT UTILIZED, QUANTITY AND TYPES OF CHEMICALS APPLIED, AND PERSONNEL UTILIZATION. PART II DESCRIBES THE RESEARCH EFFORT TO DETECT FROST CONDITIONS ON BRIDGES IN AREAS THAT ARE USUALLY NOT ASSOCIATED WITH ICE AND SNOW CONDITIONS. POTENTIAL METHODS OF ELIMINATING FROST AND LIGHT ICING CONDITIONS ARE PRESENTED. PART III PRESENTS PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF THE EXAMINATION OF 17 CHEMICALS AS DEICING AGENTS. THE CHEMICALS WERE COMPARED ON THE BASIS OF (1) THEIR EFFECTIVENESS IN MELTING ICE FROST AND SNOW, (2) THEIR EFFECTIVENESS IN MELTING ICE PREVENTING FROST OR ICING, (3) THEIR EFFECT ON CONCRETE AND STEEL, (4) THEIR EFFECT ON THE ECOLOGY AND TOXICITY TO HUMANS, AND (5) THEIR EFFECT ON SKID RESISTANCE. /AUTHOR/

• Corporate Authors:

  California Division of Highways

  Bridge Department
  Sacramento, CA  United States  05914

  Bureau of Public Roads /US

  400 7th Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Forbes, C
  • Stewart, C
  • Spellman, D
• Publication Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Climate; Corrosion; Deicers (Equipment); Deicing chemicals; Frost action; Frost protection; Highway bridges; Skid resistance; Snow and ice control; Snow removal; Snowplows; Toxicity
• Uncontrolled Terms: Deicers
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Materials; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00215923
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Bureau of Public Roads /US
• Report/Paper Numbers: No B-4-3
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 6 1970 12:00AM