North American Snow Conference 2019

New Research Perspectives: Two Examples of Current Research Impacting Winter Operations (Room 255A)

21 May 19
10:10 AM - 11:00 AM

Tracks: Anti-Icing, Chemical Usage, & Selection, Emerging Technologies, Innovative Solutions for Snow & Ice Control

Friction Measurements Used as a Metric to Evaluate Deicer

Montana State University’s Western Transportation Institute and EnviroTech Services, Inc. are collaborating to develop a new deicer performance methodology based on friction. The goal is to utilize friction sensors with simulated traffic in a repeatable, controlled environment.

               

Do I Currently Have Snow & Ice on My Road Network?

Vaisala’s team of researchers and scientists are developing a route-based assessment tool to create a network view of road surface temperature and state to help users have a more complete view across their networks without having to worry about having to understand multiple data sources.