THE PRODUCTION OF CALCIUM AND MAGNESIUM ACETATES AS ALTERNATIVE DE-ICING AGENTS

High-speed gravel roads merit serious consideration on Alaska's rural highways, particularly where poor foundation conditions--such as permafrost and muskeg--are encountered and in areas where clean gravels unsusceptible to frost are scarce. Asphalt pavements are likely to perform poorly in such areas and to have high construction and maintenance costs. Neither highway users, nor state highway personnel, nor taxpayers will be happy if, a few years after an expensive paving project, a road is as bad as or worse than it was before. Even some parts of Alaska's highways which are now paved might be improved by taking the "backward" step of giving them a high-quality gravel surface--and money could be saved in the process. (Author)

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  Geophysical Institute

  Alaska University
  Fairbanks, AK  United States  99701
• Authors:
  • Economides, M J
  • Ostermann, R D
  • Theuveny, B
• Publication Date: 1982

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 22-28
• Serial:
  • Northern Engineer
  • Volume: 14
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Geophysical Institute
  • ISSN: 0029-3083

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Acetates; Acetic acid; Calcium compounds; Carbonates; Chemical reactions; Chemicals; Deicing; Dolomite; Limestone; Magnesium compounds; Production
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; I62: Winter Maintenance;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00371051
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 31 1983 12:00AM