Studies Review of the Technology for Snow and Ice Control for Winter Road Maintenance

ICTE 2011 ◽  
2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chaozhe Jiang ◽  
Jianchen Zheng ◽  
Jiajun Liu ◽  
Lu Wu ◽  
Jin Yang
Keyword(s):  
Road Maintenance ◽  
Winter Road ◽  
Ice Control ◽  
Snow And Ice ◽  
Winter Road Maintenance

Before-and-After Empirical Bayes Evaluation of Achieving Bare Pavement using Anti-Icing on Urban Roads

2020 ◽  
Vol 2674 (2) ◽  
pp. 92-101
Author(s):  
Maged Gouda ◽  
Karim El-Basyouny
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Bayes ◽  
Cost Savings ◽  
Road Maintenance ◽  
The Road ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Deicing Chemicals ◽  
Winter Road ◽  
Nonfatal Injury ◽  
Ice Control ◽  
Snow And Ice

Canadian municipalities are increasingly choosing to achieve bare pavement (BP) for snow and ice control during fall/winter seasons. When a snowstorm event is forecasted, one strategy is to apply anti-icing chemicals to the pavement surface to prevent the snow and ice from forming a bond with the road surface. Such an approach facilitates a more efficient plowing operation and reduces the amount of deicing chemicals needed to achieve BP. This study assesses the safety performance of achieving BP using anti-icing compared with the traditional reactive winter road maintenance (WRM) approach on urban roads using the before-and-after Empirical Bayes technique. Results suggest that achieving BP significantly reduces all collision types and severities on midblocks with a reduction value in the range of 13.7% to 19.7%. Attaining BP at intersections was found to be very effective in reducing injury collisions with an estimated reduction of 12.5%. When sites were grouped based on a WRM priority-basis, it was found that anti-icing was effective for reducing the majority of collision types and severities at the different priority levels with reductions ranging from 8.7% to 49.83% on midblocks and between 5.37% and 13% at intersections. All reductions were statistically significant. The monetary benefits of the reductions in property-damage only and nonfatal injury collisions were estimated at 60 million Canadian dollars using a 1.92% interest rate and a 2-year service life. These findings provide unequivocal evidence that achieving BP using anti-icing can lead to significant societal safety benefits that economically translate to huge collision cost savings.

Modeling the Snow Deposit Process on the Highways in the Flowvision Software

2020 ◽  
pp. 72-83
Author(s):  
Т. В. Самодурова ◽  
О. В. Гладышева ◽  
Н. Ю. Алимова ◽  
Е. А. Бончева
Keyword(s):  
Hydrodynamic Model ◽  
Geometric Model ◽  
Information Resources ◽  
Road Maintenance ◽  
Snow Removal ◽  
Experimental Section ◽  
Deposit Modeling ◽  
Winter Road ◽  
Highway Embankment ◽  
Winter Road Maintenance

Постановка задачи. Рассмотрена задача моделирования отложения снега во время метелей на автомагистралях с барьерными ограждениями в программе FlowVision . Результаты. В качестве опытного участка рассмотрен участок автомагистрали, проходящий в насыпи. Создана геометрическая модель участка автомагистрали. Обоснованы информационные ресурсы для создания гидродинамической модели обтекания насыпи автомагистрали с барьерными ограждениями снеговетровым потоком во время метелей. Проведено моделирование процесса снегонакопления на опытном участке с использованием программного комплекса FlowVision во время метелей с различными параметрами. Выводы. Сделан вывод о возможности применения программного комплекса FlowVision для совершенствования методики назначения снегозащитных устройств и определения параметров снегоочистки при зимнем содержании автомобильных дорог. Statement of the problem. The problems of snow deposit modeling on the highways with crash barriers during blizzards in the FlowVision was discussed. Results. The highway section passing in the embankment as an experimental section has been considered. The geometric model of the highway section was created. The information resources for designing a hydrodynamic model of a snowflow stream of highway embankment with barriers during blizzard were identified. The modeling of the snow deposit process in the experimental section using the FlowVision software during blizzards with different parameters was carried out. Conclusions. It was concluded that it is possible to use the FlowVision software to improve the methodology for snow protection designing and determining snow removal parameters for winter road maintenance.

Integrated winter road maintenance management — New directions for cold regions research

2016 ◽  
Vol 121 ◽  
pp. 108-117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ville Hinkka ◽  
Eetu Pilli-Sihvola ◽  
Heikki Mantsinen ◽  
Pekka Leviäkangas ◽  
Aki Aapaoja ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Maintenance Management ◽  
Road Maintenance ◽  
Cold Regions ◽  
New Directions ◽  
Winter Road ◽  
Winter Road Maintenance

scholarly journals Assessment model of levels for winter road maintenance

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 127-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomas Ratkevičius ◽  
Alfredas Laurinavičius
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Accidents ◽  
Assessment Model ◽  
Road Maintenance ◽  
The Road ◽  
Road Users ◽  
Foreign Countries ◽  
Winter Road ◽  
Winter Time ◽  
National Significance ◽  
Winter Road Maintenance

The limited funding for the road industry leads to economizing in the planning of road network maintenance, to identifying the appropriate priorities of the activities with the greatest benefit for the society. The level of maintenance is the direct assessment of the road operation and maintenance service provided to the road users; it directly affects the road maintenance and for road users costs the better is road maintenance, the road users incur the fewerexpenses and vice versa. Insufficient road maintenance in the winter time causes not only the danger of traffic accidents but also worsens the driving conditions, increases the fuel consumption, vehicle depreciation, transportation becomes more expensive. Many results of studies showed that the current choice of maintenance levels in the winter time taking into account only the road category and traffic volume does not ensure the indicators of the most advanced world countries and road functional purpose. The principle of the minimal expenses for the society should be the main criterion in identifying the optimal levels of winter road maintenance. The experience of Lithuania and foreign countries helped in creating the model of assessment of winter maintenance levels for Lithuanian roads of national significance, which can be applied in the other foreign countries as well. This model could be an effective tool for the selection of the optimal maintenance levels, which would economically substantiate the winter road maintenance strategy, that best corresponds to the needs of the society.

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