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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:
  • 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
  • Download URL:
    https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/29365/dot_29365_DS1.pdf
  • File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 27.27 KB]
  • Collection(s):
    US Transportation Collection
  • Main Document Checksum:
    urn:sha256:ba2e95954e3bd4f9871433061a58f456cf28085db769b5c468225d9e63f09fac
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