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Snow and Ice Control: Guidelines for Materials and Methods (2004) / Chapter Skim
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... The maintenance actions are directed toward achieving specific pavement condition goals for various highway sections. Examples of LOS for highways, roads, and streets under snow and ice control conditions are given in AASHTO's "Guide for Snow and Ice Control" (5)
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... 4 SNOW AND ICE CONTROL OPERATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS RELATING TO LEVEL OF SERVICE The primary snow and ice control operational considerations relating to LOS are cycle time, available material treatments, weather conditions, site conditions, and traffic considerations. Cycle time is primarily a function of the number of personnel and the amount of equipment available to treat the assigned roadway system or route.
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... What is important for winter maintenance operations in a given area is not so much climatology, but the distribution of precipitation types associated with winter weather events. Winter maintenance forces across the United States need to be prepared to treat a wide variety of precipitation types, even within a given winter weather event.
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Key Terms

  • application rates
  • ice control
  • application rate
  • pavement temperature
  • cycle time

  • weather event
  • highway agencies
  • traffic volume
  • packed snow
  • pavement condition

  • precipitation type
  • operational considerations
  • moderate delays
  • control operational


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