AN OVERVIEW OF SHRP'S HIGHWAY OPERATIONS RESEARCH. PROCEEDINGS OF STRATEGIC HIGHWAY RESEARCH PROGRAM AND TRAFFIC SAFETY ON TWO CONTINENTS , GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN, 27-29 SEPTEMBER, 1989. HIGHWAY OPERATIONS. CONCRETE AND STRUCTURES

The Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP) includes research in Highway Operations. The studies making up this subprogram are Maintenance Effectiveness, and Snow and Ice Control. Investigations in Maintenance Effectiveness will determine the efficacy of different preventive maintenance tretments for flexible and rigid pavements. Surface dressings, crack sealing, and thin overlays will be evaluated for flexible pavements. Undersealing and crack sealing will be evaluated for rigid pavements. Instruments and equipment for identifying and measuring pavement distress which can be addressed with preventive maintenance procedures will be developed. Innovative materials and equipment for pavement maintenance will be evaluated in the program. Safety measures for maintenance workers and highway users in highway work zones will be developed. Finally, training information and training materials for maintenance managers and workers will be produced. US$16.6 million have been budgeted for this work. Snow and Ice Control investigations include fundamental studies to prevent ice bonding to pavements; or, if formed, to destroy the bond. Surface modifications and deicing by chemical means are being investigated. Standardized evaluation procedures for deicing chemicals will be developed for highway agencies to use. More efficient snowplow designs will be produced and prototype plows will be tested. Weather and storm monitoring equipment and communications systems to enable the highway agencies to manage their snow and ice control resources better will be developed. The work in this part of the program is budgeted for US$6.6 million.

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  Swedish National Road and Traffic Research Institute

  Drottning Kristinas Vaeg 25
  S-11428 Stockholm,   Sweden 
• Authors:
  • Harriott, D M
• Publication Date: 1990

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 1-14
• Serial:
  • VTI Rapport
  • Volume: 349A
  • Issue Number: 349A
  • Publisher: Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
  • ISSN: 0347-6030

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cost effectiveness; Defects; Deicing; Flexible pavements; Frost damage; Highway maintenance; Maintenance management; Pavement distress; Pavement maintenance; Pavements; Research; Rigid pavements; Safety; Snow and ice control; Snowplows; Weather forecasting
• Uncontrolled Terms: Maintenance costs
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Pavements; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I23: Properties of Road Surfaces;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00493953
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Swedish National Road and Traffic Research Institute
• Report/Paper Numbers: 352A, HS-040 865
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 30 1990 12:00AM