TRAFFIC IMPACT ON THE ICE MELTING

摘要

Most of road agencies have always known that traffic has an accelerating effect on ice melting on a road surface. A physical reaction between a car tire and the road surface creates heat, which may be exploited to reduce salt consumption, or at best cases avoid some salting. Despite, it has not been possible to obtain knowledge that demonstrates the effectiveness.rnIce-carousel is built by a large steel plate, which is divided into three annular lanes, each has synthetic material coating as a replacement for regular pavement. At the centre of the assembly, there is a variable electric motor, which by means of a control device, can be controlled for different speeds. A wide cross-beam made of steel is mounted on the engine, which is intended to reach out to all the lanes, that are clamped six wheels mounted to the cross bar with a profile iron. Each lane is covered by one road sensor in order to measure the parameters in the experiment. Furthermore, all three sensors together with an air and moisture meter are controlled with a complete measuring station.rnThe results would be incorporate in application rate for de-icing agents thus traffic intensity will work as a function for winter service management.