EXPERIENCE WITH AUTOMATIC DE-ICING SPRINKLER INSTALLATIONS

Automatic de-icing sprinkler installations are integral parts of stationary winter road maintenance equipment. They are designed to decrease the danger on sections of road considered problematic by winter road maintenance departments and to provide road users with uniform driving conditions on the roadways. They cannot replace the snow fighting vehicles in the event of snowfall, but they can make the job considerably easier. Their profitability should be determined by running a cost-benefit analysis which takes account of accident statistics as well as the costs of traffic congestion to the economy as a whole. These systems have been perfected and have been shown to operate with a high degree of reliability.

• Corporate Authors:

  Bundesministerium fur Wirtschaftliche Angelegenheiten

  Wien,   Austria 
• Authors:
  • KUTTER, M
• Conference:
  • Ninth PIARC International Winter Road Congress, Technical Report, Volume 1
  • Location: Seefeld, Austria
  • Date: 1994-3-21 to 1994-3-25
• Publication Date: 1994-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 304-312

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Deicing; Deicing chemicals; Driving; Irrigation; Maintenance equipment; Watering; Winter maintenance
• Uncontrolled Terms: Driving conditions
• Old TRIS Terms: Sprinkling
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Vehicles and Equipment; I62: Winter Maintenance;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00662974
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 18 1994 12:00AM