NEW IDEAS AND EQUIPMENT FOR WINTER MAINTENANCE IN FINLAND

New Finnish winter maintenance equipment and methods are summarized. Examples include a station for liquid salt production, liquid salt spreaders for maintenance areas with low traffic volumes, new types of snowplows, the Finnish multifunction road maintenance vehicle, video camera control, an alternative antiskid treatment, and heated-sand tests.

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  • This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1387, Snow Removal and Ice Control Technology; Papers presented at the 3rd International Symposium on Snow Removal and Ice Control Technology, September 14-18, 1992, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved
• Authors:
  • Kuusela, Rauno
  • Raukola, Tapio
  • Lappalainen, Heikki
  • Piirainen, Antti
• Conference:
  • Third International Symposium on Snow Removal and Ice Control Technology
  • Location: Minneapolis Minnesota
  • Date: 1992-9-14 to 1992-9-18
• Publication Date: 1993

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 124-129
• Monograph Title: Snow Removal and Ice Control Technology. Papers Presented at a Symposium, September 14-18, 1992, Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 1387
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cameras; Equipment; Maintenance equipment; Methodology; Pavement grooving; Snowplows; Spreaders; Winter maintenance
• Uncontrolled Terms: Maintenance vehicles
• Geographic Terms: Finland
• Old TRIS Terms: Brine production units; Heated sand
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Vehicles and Equipment; I61: Equipment and Maintenance Methods; I62: Winter Maintenance;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00636271
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309054583
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Sep 3 1993 12:00AM