River Ice Measurements for Transportation Safety in Rural Communities

Stuefer, Svetlana; Richards, Elizabeth

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River Ice Measurements for Transportation Safety in Rural Communities

2021-06-10
By Stuefer, Svetlana ; Richards, Elizabeth

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Creators:

Stuefer, Svetlana ; Richards, Elizabeth
Corporate Creators:

University of Alaska Fairbanks ; Pacific Northwest Transportation Consortium (PacTrans) (UTC)
Corporate Contributors:

United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology ; United States. Department of Transportation. University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program
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Publication/ Report Number:

2019-S-UAF-2
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

Alaska;United States
Edition:

Final report 8/16/2019 – 8/15/2021
Corporate Publisher:

Pacific Northwest Transportation Consortium (PacTrans) (UTC)
Abstract:

This project is relevant to the cold areas of Federal Region 10, where transportation routes occur on the frozen surfaces of lakes and rivers for three to four months each year Transportation safety on ice roads is a complex problem that involves people, vehicles, river ice, and weather conditions. While all these factors must be considered, this study focused on river ice measurements for ice road construction and transportation safety. Ice thickness measurements are critical in determining the bearing capacity of river ice cover and assessing the risk of breakthrough on ice roads. The project team collaborated with the city of Tanana, a rural Alaska community that builds a winter ice road across the Yukon River to connect to the state road system.
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Funding:

69A3551747110
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https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/58696/dot_58696_DS1.pdf
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[PDF - 3.34 MB]
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University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
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