Research Catalog

Title

Snow removal and ice control research : proceedings of an International Symposium held April 8-10, 1970.

Author

International Symposium on Snow Removal and Ice Control Research (1970 : Dartmouth College)

Publication

Washington, D.C. : Highway Research Board, Division of Engineering, National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, 1970.

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Details

Additional Authors

• National Research Council (U.S.). Highway Research Board. Committee on Snow and Ice Control.
• Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (U.S.)

Description

282 pages : illustrations; 25 cm

Summary

References.

Series Statement

Special report / Highway Research Board ; 115

Uniform Title

Special report (National Research Council (U.S.). Highway Research Board) ; 115.

Subject

• Roads > Snow and ice control > Congresses
• Snow removal > Congresses
• Roads > Snow and ice control
• Snow removal
• Deicing chemicals
• Icy roads
• Snow fences

Genre/Form

Conference papers and proceedings.

Note

• Sponsored by National Research Council. Highway Reseach Board. Committee on Snow and Ice Control and U.S. Army Cold Research and Engineering Laboratory.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographies.

Contents

A short history of man's attempts to move through snow -- Classification of snow and ice on roads -- Ice detection, prediction, and warning system on highways -- Prediction of preferential icing conditions on highway bridges -- The profiling radioactive snow gage -- Ice adhesion and abhesion: A survey -- Ionic diffusion at the ice-solid interface -- Ice adhesion studies: Properties of defects in the interfacial region -- Compaction or removal of wet snow by traffic -- Skid resistance of snow- or ice-covered roads -- Effect of salt on reinforced concrete highway bridges and pavements -- Pavement heating -- Control of road snow and ice by salt and electrical road heating -- Liquid treatments of commercial CaCl2 in winter road maintenance -- Chemical melting of ice and snow on paved surfaces -- Snow and ice control in California -- A brief review of snowdrifting research -- Aerodynamic snow fences to control snowdrifting on roads -- Locating snow fences in mountainous terrain -- Model technique for controlling snow on roads and runways -- Principles of snow removal and snow-removal machines -- Snow-removing performance of the snowplow truck -- Plow clean without scrapping -- Engineering studies for snow removal -- Current research on snow removal and ice control on rods in Japan == Models for predicting snow-removal costs and chemicals -- Participants.

ISBN

• 0309018285
• 9780309018289

OCLC

• ocm00766373
• 766373
• SCSB-9221964

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library