Guidelines for the Use of Synthetic Fluid Dust Control Palliatives on Unpaved Roads

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• Creators:
  Barnes, David ; Connor, Billy
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Alaska Fairbanks. Center for Environmentally Sustainable Transportation in Cold Climates
• Corporate Contributors:
  Midwest Industrial Supply, Inc.
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Dust control
  • Unpaved roads
  • Highway maintenance Dust Management
  • Dust Palliative Application
  • Road Dust
• Publication/ Report Number:
  INE/AUTC 17.16
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Alaska
• Corporate Publisher:
  University of Alaska Fairbanks. Center for Environmental Sustainable Transportation in Cold Climates
• Abstract:
  The amount of small soil particles, dust, lost from typical unpaved roads to fugitive dust is staggering. A 1 km stretch of unpaved road can contribute over 2400 kg of dust to the atmosphere (4.2 ton/mile) in a typical 3-month summer season. Road managers typically manage dust from unpaved roads with various dust-control palliatives, which are effective for up to 1 year. Synthetic fluids are a relatively new category of dust-control palliatives. Unlike the more commonly used dust-control palliatives, such as salts, engineering guidelines do not exist for the application and maintenance of synthetic fluids on unpaved roads. To fill this void, we present through this document guidelines for road design and maintenance, palliative selection, application, and care of synthetic fluid-treated roadways.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/35799/dot_35799_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.73 MB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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