SNOW AND ICE CONTROL WITH CHEMICAL MIXTURES AND ABRASIVES

DURING THE WINTER OF 1958-59 THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY AUTHORITY, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CALCIUM CHLORIDE INSTITUTE, CONDUCTED A RESEARCH PROGRAM ON THE USE OF CHEMICAL MIXES OF CALCIUM CHLORIDE AND ROCK SALT WITH OR WITHOUT ABRASIVES IN WINTER MAINTENANCE. RESULTS OF THE ONE- YEAR RESEARCH PROGRAM ON A 32-MI TEST SECTION WERE PROMISING ENOUGH TO JUSTIFY A SECOND ONE-YEAR STUDY, WHICH WAS BASICALLY THE SAME BUT WITH EMPHASIS ON THE REFINEMENT OF APPLICATION WHICH WOULD RESULT IN THE MOST ECONOMICAL USE OF CHEMICAL MIXTURES. THE ANTICIPATED RESULTS OF THE SECOND- YEAR TESTS WERE CONFIRMED AND THE AUTHORITY ADOPTED THE FINDINGS ON A THRUWAY-WIDE BASIS BEGINNING IN THE WINTER OF 1960-61. FOR THE NEXT THREE WINTER SEASONS, THE MIXTURES WERE USED AS A GENERAL POLICY. THIS PAPER REPORTS ON EXPERIENCES OVER THIS PERIOD. AN OUTLINE OF WINTER CONDITIONS, ANALYSIS OF THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS TO BE DERIVED FROM USE OF CHEMICAL MIXTURES, AND GENERAL OBSERVATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SNOW AND ICE CONTROL PROCEDURES ARE INCLUDED IN THE PAPER. REFERENCES' CHEMICAL MIXTURE TEST PROGRAM IN SNOW AND ICE CONTROL, C. H. LANG, HRB BULL. 252, PP. 1-8 /1960/.

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• Authors:
  • Lang, C H
  • Dickinson, W E
• Publication Date: 1964

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 14-18
• Monograph Title: Maintenance practices - 1963; Administration Methods and Materials
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Record
  • Issue Number: 61
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Applications; Calcium chloride; Chemicals; Cold weather; Economic benefits; Expressways; Halite; Maintenance; Methodology; Operations; Research; Snow and ice control
• Identifier Terms: New York State Thruway
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Economics; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Research;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00217983
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Apr 28 1994 12:00AM