Performance evaluation of snow and ice plows.

Elhouar, Souhail; Dragoo, Drew; Khodair, Yasser; Lee, Yoon-Si

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Performance evaluation of snow and ice plows.

2015-11-01
By Elhouar, Souhail ; Dragoo, Drew ; Khodair, Yasser

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English

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Creators:

Elhouar, Souhail ; Dragoo, Drew ; Khodair, Yasser ; Lee, Yoon-Si
Corporate Creators:

Bradley University. Dept. of Civil Engineering and Construction
Corporate Contributors:

Illinois. Dept. of Transportation. Bureau of Materials and Physical Research ; United States. Federal Highway Administration
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Publication/ Report Number:

FHWA-ICT-15-007 ; UILU-ENG-2015-2008
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

Illinois
Corporate Publisher:

Illinois Center for Transportation
Abstract:

Removal of ice and snow from road surfaces is a critical task in the northern tier of the United States, ; including Illinois. Highways with high levels of traffic are expected to be cleared of snow and ice quickly ; after each snow storm. This is necessary for maintaining the safety of the public and the efficiency of the ; highway system. In 2011, the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) initiated a research project to ; conduct a comprehensive study to evaluate the performance of snow and ice plows. The project targeted ; several plow performance indicators including blade type, scraping forces, and shock acceleration, among ; other suggested parameters. ; The project involved a literature review, a synthesis of best practices in snow and ice plowing operations, ; development of a plow and blade performance evaluation procedure, instrumentation of a snow plow and ; the carrying out of field tests, development of finite element models to synthesize a comprehensive ; performance database, and documentation of project results.
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PDF
Funding:

R27-094
Download URL:

https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/29587/dot_29587_DS1.pdf
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[PDF - 4.19 MB]
Collection(s):

US Transportation Collection
Main Document Checksum:

urn:sha256:9383baed1a850f52985856b65ce97579d4f1bc18ff349c0a205531e19d7da7e4

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English

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