ANTI-ICING FIELD EVALUATION

Anti-icing is the snow and ice control practice of preventing the formation or development of bonded snow and ice by timely applications of a chemical freezing-point depressant. This definition derives from U.S. snow and ice control practice observed in anti-icing field evaluations for the Strategic Highway Research Program and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). The FHWA project and the implications of its results for implementation of an anti-icing program are described. This definition and the diversity of operations that can lead to anti-icing success are the focus of this paper. A framework for communication and technology transfer among practitioners is provided to complement guidance contained in the project's manual of practice.

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• Authors:
  • Ketcham, S A
  • Minsk, L D
• Conference:
  • Snow Removal and Ice Control Technology
  • Location: Reno, Nevada
  • Date: 1996-8-11 to 1996-8-16
• Publication Date: 1997

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 44-52
• Monograph Title: SNOW REMOVAL AND ICE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY. SELECTED PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE FOURTH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM, RENO, NEVADA, AUGUST 11-16, 1996
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
  • Issue Number: 16
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 1073-1652

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Anti-icing; Deicing; Field tests; Snow and ice control; Technology transfer
• Identifier Terms: Strategic Highway Research Program; U.S. Federal Highway Administration
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; I62: Winter Maintenance;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00745784
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309062160
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Feb 24 1998 12:00AM