ABOUT SNOW DRIFTS

This article discusses some geomorphological-climatic aspects in snow-drifting control. The growing consciousness about the importance of coping with snow drifting on roads causes highway construction and maintenance engineers to look for systematic, long-term data and more effective methods of snow-drifting control than what is now available that could be used in updating design criteria, for operation of existing roads, or included in a project for a new road alignment. It appears that, besides artificial methods of snow-drifting control, more attention than hitherto should also be paid to the natural ones, such as geomorphology of the terrain. To cope effectively with snow-drifting problems, a comprehensive theoretical and experimental research on geomorphologial and climatic factors is suggested in this article. Reliable parameters for practical use, classification of snow drifting, and regional snow-drift maps delineating the regimen of the snow cover, should be the aim in these researches. Such researches should find an important place in the programs of various institutions, agencies, transportation boards and transportation departments, and authorities administering snow-drifting control work of various transportation facilities. With reference to the suggested research, some geomorphological aspects pertaining to snow drifting on roads are discussed in this article. /Author/

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  • This Paper appeared in TRB Special Report 185, Snow Removal and Ice Control Research.Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved
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• Authors:
  • Jumikis, Alfreds R
• Conference:
  • Second International Symposium on Snow Removal and Ice Control Research
  • Location: Hanover New Hampshire, United States
  • Date: 1978-5-15 to 1978-5-19
• Publication Date: 1979

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: References;
• Pagination: pp 254-258
• Monograph Title: SNOW REMOVAL AND ICE CONTROL RESEARCH
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Board Special Report
  • Issue Number: 185
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0360-859X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Drift; Geomorphology; Highway maintenance; Road construction; Snow; Terrain; Transportation operations
• Old TRIS Terms: Transportation administration
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00193887
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jun 13 1979 12:00AM