EXPERIENCE WITH ELECTRICALLY HEATED PAVEMENT

ELECTRICAL PAVEMENT HEATING SYSTEMS FOR SNOW AND ICE CONTROL ARE FEASIBLE BUT ARE EXPENSIVE ENOUGH TO REQUIRE A GOOD WARRANT FOR INSTALLATION. A TEST IN NEW JERSEY IS DESCRIBED. ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS EMBEDDED IN THE PAVEMENT WERE USED IN HIGH TRAFFIC AREAS WHERE BOTTLENECKS DEVELOP WITH SNOW CONDITIONS. THE PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SYSTEM ARE DESCRIBED. /HSL/

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/1606878
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 1008 No 8, PP 97-100
• Corporate Authors:

  Public Works Journal Corporation

  P.O. Box 688
  Ridgewood, NJ  United States  07451
• Authors:
  • Pittmann, J M
• Publication Date: 1969-8

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Public Works
  • Volume: 100
  • Issue Number: 8
  • Publisher: Hanley Wood
  • ISSN: 0033-3840
  • Serial URL: http://www.pwmag.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Costs; Electric heating; Pavements; Snow and ice control
• Old TRIS Terms: Conductors
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00225652
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-006 735
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 18 1971 12:00AM