Constructing Electric Conductive Pavement Using a More Sustainable Method
Publication: Construction Research Congress 2022
ABSTRACT
The accumulation of snow on roads during cold seasons can lead to a dramatic increase in road accidents. To mitigate the impacts of snow accumulation on roads, a sustainable and environment-friendly solution is crucial to increase the safety on the roads, the traffic flow capacity, and economic prosperity. Several studies have been conducted to explore possible alternatives for melting the snow accumulating on the surface of the pavement. Although many of them have succeeded in achieving this objective, they remain impractical from a sustainability point of view due to their high construction, operation, and maintenance cost. Hence, there is a need for more sustainable technological advancement that efficiently remove snow from the pavement surface at lower cost of construction and maintenance, impacts on the environment, and disturbance to the society. This paper proposes a more sustainable construction method to melt snow using electrically conductive pavement systems. The new construction method is comprised of using electrically conductive coatings applied to the surface of rigid pavement. The study findings ensure the effectiveness and the applicability of the proposed approach in terms of heating pavement surface adequately, and consequently melting the snow. Also, the new composite developed for coating the surface is made of relatively inexpensive and environment friendly materials to ensure the economic and environmental sustainability.
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