MODEL TECHNIQUE FOR CONTROLLING SNOW ON ROADS AND RUNWAYS

SNOW HAS ALWAYS BEEN A MOST DIFFICULT ELEMENT TO PREDICT AND ALSO TO CONTROL IN AREAS WHERE THERE IS HEAVY ACCUMULATION. AN OPEN CHANNEL WATER FLUME AND MODELS HAVE BEEN USED TO PREDICT CONSISTENTLY THE PATTERNS DEVELOPED BY FALLING SNOW. LIGHT, WHITE SAND IS USED TO SIMULATE SNOW. VARIOUS DENSITIES OF SNOW STORMS ARE CREATED WITHIN MINUTES, AND QUALITATIVE ANALYSES ARE MADE FOR REMEDIAL MEASURES. A WIND TUNNEL STUDY IS CARRIED OUT TO ENSURE POSITIVE RESULTS. /AUTHOR/

• Record URL:
  • https://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/sr/sr115/115-020.pdf
• Corporate Authors:

  Highway Research Board (HRB)

  Washington, DC   
• Authors:
  • Theakston, F H
  • Byrd, L G
  • Minsk, L D
• Discussers:
  • Byrd, L G
  • Minsk, L David
• Conference:
  • Symposium on Snow Removal and Ice Control Research
  • Location: Dartmouth New Hampshire, United States
  • Date: 1970-4-8 to 1970-4-10
• Publication Date: 1970

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: pp 226-230
• Monograph Title: Snow removal and ice control research
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Board Special Report
  • Issue Number: 115
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airport runways; Density; Highways; Mathematical models; Open channels; Qualitative analysis; Sand; Simulation; Snow; Snow and ice control; Wind tunnels
• Uncontrolled Terms: Models
• Old TRIS Terms: Water flume
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00218693
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Feb 8 1971 12:00AM