EVALUATION OF THE SAND PROPERTIES AFFECTING SAND SELECTION FOR AIRSIDE APPLICATIONS
Presents background information that was assembled to help develop a guideline for winter maintenance sand used at airports. After a brief outline of the reasons for controlling sand applications, technical information is presented relating to the friction increase provided by sand applications and on the potential for foreign object damage caused by sand. Some operational considerations related to sand selection and use are discussed, and recommendations are made for changes to the current Transport Canada specification for winter maintenance sand.
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Corporate Authors:
BMT Fleet Technology, Limited
311 Legget Drive
Kanata, Ontario Canada K2K 1Z8 Transportation Development Centre, 800 Rene-Levesque Boulevard West, Suite 600
Montreal, Quebec Canada H3B 2X1 -
Authors:
- Comfort, G
- Gong, S Y
- Publication Date: 1999
Language
- English
Media Info
- Pagination: 83 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Airport operations; Cold weather; Materials selection; Sand; Snow and ice control; Winter maintenance
- Geographic Terms: Canada
- Subject Areas: Aviation; Environment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00789404
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Mar 25 2003 12:00AM