Investigate plow blade optimization : executive summary.

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• Creators:
  Schneider, William
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Akron
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Blades (Machinery) Cost Effectiveness Field Tests Level Of Service Optimization Snow And Ice Control Snowplows Winter Maintenance
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA/OH -2015/24
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Geographical Coverage:
  Ohio
• Corporate Publisher:
  Ohio. Dept. of Transportation. Office of Statewide Planning and Research
• Abstract:
  Snow and ice management is the single largest expenditure in the maintenance budget for the Ohio
  
  Department of Transportation (ODOT), with an annual cost including labor, equipment, and materials
  
  reaching approximately $86 million. Given the current financial climate, it is essential to minimize costs
  
  while simultaneously maximizing efficiency, especially for winter maintenance operations. The main
  
  technique employed by ODOT for removing accumulated snow from roadways is by using snow plows
  
  and snow plow blades, or cutting edges. The plow blade, which is bolted to the snow plow, is the
  
  component of the plowing system that makes contact with the roadway surface. Multiple blades are
  
  currently on the market that may last longer than flame-hardened steel blades, which are the standard
  
  blades that ODOT is currently using. ODOT was encouraged to pursue further research to compare the
  
  cost-effectiveness of using the specialty blades in place of the standard blades and to identify safe and
  
  efficient procedures for replacing the standard blades that are currently in use. As with any new
  
  equipment, a thorough assessment of the various specialty blades is needed in order to determine which, if
  
  any, of the specialty blades are prudent to implement in ODOT’s winter maintenance fleet.
  
  
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  134817
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:ba2e95954e3bd4f9871433061a58f456cf28085db769b5c468225d9e63f09fac
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/29365/dot_29365_DS1.pdf
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