CHEMICAL MIXTURE TEST PROGRAM IS SNOW AND ICE CONTROL
A TEST AREA ON THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY WAS SELECTED FOR APPLYING CALCIUM CHLORIDE ALONG WITH SALT AND ABRASIVES TO OBTAIN DATA ON (1) MELTING ACTION, (2) ECONOMY OF MATERIALS, AND (3) HANDLING, STORING, AND APPLYING CALCIUM CHLORIDE MIXTURES. CALCIUM CHLORIDE WAS FOUND TO SPEED UP THE SLOWER MELTING ACTION OF ROCK SALT AND A MIXTURE OF THE TWO CHEMICALS COMBINES THE ADVANTAGES OF BOTH CHEMICALS. IN TERMS OF COSTS, THE MIXTURE WITH CALCIUM CHLORIDE RESULTS IN FEWER MAN-HOURS AND A DECREASE IN OVERTIME ALONG WITH CLEARER PAVEMENTS IN A SHORTER TIME AND CONSEQUENTLY FEWER ACCIDENTS AND SLIP-OFFS. (THE ADDITION OF CALCIUM CHLORIDE ADDS TO THE COST OF MATERIALS BY ABOUT 27%, HOWEVER.) A BELT CONVEYOR SYSTEM FOR MIXING THE ROCK SALT AND CALCIUM CHLORIDE PROVED EFFECTIVE.
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Authors:
- Lang, C H
- Dickinson, W E
- Publication Date: 1960
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Pagination: 8p
- Monograph Title: Snow and ice control with chemicals and abrasives
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Serial:
- Highway Research Board Bulletin
- Issue Number: 252
- Publisher: Highway Research Board
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Abrasives; Calcium chloride; Costs; Deployment; Halite; Materials management; Melting; Prevention; Safety; Slipperiness; Snow and ice control
- Uncontrolled Terms: Cost data
- Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00218391
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: Aug 19 1994 12:00AM