Snow and Ice Control by Pavement Heating

The Intent of this report Is to summarize the progress which the Division of Research and Evaluation of the New Jersey Department of Transportation has made In the field of snow and ice control by means of a heated pavement. The present research has been primarily concerned with finding a more economical source of heat energy in place of conventional organic fuels or electricity. Toward this goal the authors have concentrated on the possibility of using the heat available in the earth, either below or adjacent to roads and bridges. At a depth of ten feet the soil temperature averages 50 °F with a seasonal variation of ±7 °F with the minimum occurring in March or April. At deeper depths the temperature gradually increases with depth and exhibits even less seasonal variation.

• Record URL:
  • http://www.nj.gov/transportation/business/research/reports/FHWA-NJ-1969-014.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  New Jersey Department of Transportation

  1035 Parkway Avenue
  Trenton, NJ  United States  08625

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Bellis, W R
  • Borup, R E
  • Winters, Frank
• Publication Date: 1969

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Progress Report
• Pagination: 4p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Snow and ice control
• Uncontrolled Terms: Geothermal energy; Heated pavements
• Geographic Terms: New Jersey
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01665510
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA/NJ-69-014
• Files: TRIS, ATRI, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Apr 2 2018 12:31PM