PREPARATION FOR THE HIGHWAY SNOW SEASON: A RATIONAL APPROACH

EACH COUNTY AUTHORITY IN GREAT BRITAIN MAKES ITS OWN DECISIONS REGARDING THE PREPARATION OF ITS WINTER MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT. THE DECISIONS TAKEN ARE BASED ON THE EXPERIENCE GAINED IN THE PREVIOUS YEARS AND NOT ON ANY NATIONAL EXAMINATION OF SNOWFALL RECORDS. IT IS SUGGESTED THAT THE INCLUSIVE DATES BETWEEN WHICH WINTER MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR CLEARANCE AND SALTING PURPOSES CAN BE BETTER DETERMINED FROM AN EXAMINATION OF THE METEOROLOGICAL RECORDS. THE MAJOR PART OF THIS PAPER DESCRIBES HOW THE METEOROLOGICAL RECORDS AT 114 OBSERVATORIES IN GREAT BRITAIN WERE EXAMINED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THE EXTREME DATES ON WHICH SNOW FELL OR LAY ON THE GROUND. BASED ON THESE DATA, ISOPLETHS WERE PRODUCED WHICH WILL BE OF CONSIDERABLE INTEREST TO HIGHWAY MAINTNENACE ENGINEERS. RESULTS PREDICTED FROM THE ISOPLETHS ARE COMPARED WITH THE RESULTS OF A QUESTIONNAIRE TO COUNTY AUTHORITIES REGARDING THE DATE ON WHICH THEIR HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT IS READY FOR WINTER USE. /TRRL/

• Authors:
  • O'FLAHERTY, C A
  • Hornigold, P C
  • Bayless, P D
• Publication Date: 1972-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 10-3
• Serial:
  • Highways Design and Construction
  • Volume: 40
  • Issue Number: 1747

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cold weather; Equipment; Highway maintenance; Meteorological phenomena; Operations; Snow and ice control
• Old TRIS Terms: Meteorological data
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00219206
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 12 1973 12:00AM