ELECTRICAL ROAD HEATING

INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM AUTHORITIES OPERATING ROAD HEATING INSTALLATIONS IS USED TO ASSESS THEIR COST AND PERFORMANCE. CONSTRUCTION METHODS ARE DESCRIBED AND POWER REQUIREMENTS ARE GIVEN. THE USE OF UNINSULATED STEEL MESH AS A CONDUCTOR AT NOT MORE THAN 50 VOLTS HAS BEEN FOUND TO BE GENERALLY MORE RELIABLE THAN INSULATED CABLE AT A HIGHER VOLTAGE. THE AVERAGE CAPITAL COST OF ROAD HEATING INSTALLATIONS TO DATE HAS BEEN L4.64 PER SQUARE METRE AND THE AVERAGE OPERATING COST L0.15 PER SQUARE METRE PER ANNUM. THE METHOD COSTS 15 - 30 TIMES THE COST OF CHEMICAL TREATMENT. /HSL/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Report No RRL-LR 303, 36 PP
• Corporate Authors:

  Road Research Laboratory /UK

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• Authors:
  • Williamson, P J
  • Hogbin, L E
• Publication Date: 1969

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction management; Costs; Heating (Structures)
• Subject Areas: Construction; Finance; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00225859
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Nov 9 1970 12:00AM