Abstract: To effectively fight snow storms in the challenging funding environment, many maintenance agencies in North America have started to produce their own anti-icing liquids, instead of procuring commercial anti-icers. This ...

Abstract: Winter inclement weather negatively influences the safety, mobility, economy, and user experience of roadway transportation systems. Ice and snowfall conditions result in more accidents and casualties and reduce the travel ...

Abstract: Applying prewet deicers to roads during adverse winter weather is a cost-effective strategy to improve transportation safety and mobility. Prewet deicers have a small amount of liquid product applied to solid salt or ...

Abstract: The objectives of this research are to modify an asphalt mixture with two materials—nanoclay and carbon microfiber—and to investigate the interactions of chloride deicer solutions with nano- and/or micromodified and ...

Abstract: The use of chemicals and abrasives for highway winter maintenance operations is an essential strategy for ensuring a reasonably high level of service, yet the performance of such materials has to be balanced with their ...