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dc.contributor.authorGiudici, Henri
dc.contributor.authorKlein-Paste, Alex
dc.contributor.authorWåhlin, Johan
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-25T10:38:03Z
dc.date.available2021-10-25T10:38:03Z
dc.date.created2020-02-17T12:32:34Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.issn0887-381X
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11250/2825288
dc.description.abstractSlippery road surfaces are a threat to traffic safety, especially in winter when snow falling on roads forms a hard crust that is extremely difficult to remove. To prevent this hard crust formation, salt is applied to roads. However, large amounts of salt are harmful to the environment and expensive. Therefore, optimization of salt applications has become a priority for transportation agencies. This study evaluates the effects of sodium chloride (NaCl) aqueous solution on compacted snow through a field investigation. A test car was driven on snow mixed with different amounts of aqueous NaCl solution (from 0% to 40% by weight); this experimental run was repeated approximately 20 times. A scraping test was also performed to evaluate the compacted salted snow’s strength. The study found that an aqueous solution content of 10% by weight keeps snow loose and easily removable from the road, but an aqueous solution of 5% by weight weakens the snow substantially, allowing the snow mixture to be more easily plowed.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherAmerican Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)en_US
dc.titleInfluence of NaCl Aqueous Solution on Compacted Snow: Field Investigationen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.description.versionacceptedVersionen_US
dc.rights.holderThis is the authors' manuscript to an article published by American Society of Civil Engineersen_US
dc.source.volume34en_US
dc.source.journalJournal of cold regions engineeringen_US
dc.source.issue1en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1061/(ASCE)CR.1943-5495.0000195
dc.identifier.cristin1794740
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