Have Minnesota's Warmer Winters Increased the Number of Freeze Thaw Cycles?
This study would attempt to quantify the number of freeze/thaw events daily, monthly, and annually from historical temperature records, freeze gauges, and other data. It would also attempt to collect ground/pavement temperature and study its correlation with air temperature during freeze/thaw events.
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Completed
- Funding: $59,984.00
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Contract Numbers:
1036334 WO#4
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Sponsor Organizations:
Minnesota Department of Transportation
395 John Ireland Boulevard
St Paul, MN United States 55155 -
Performing Organizations:
Institute for Transportation
2711 South Loop Drive, Suite 4700
Ames, Iowa United States 50010-8664 -
Principal Investigators:
Ceylan, Halil
- Start Date: 20201016
- Expected Completion Date: 20210831
- Actual Completion Date: 0
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Freeze thaw durability; Surface temperature; Winter
- Subject Areas: Environment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01727581
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Minnesota Department of Transportation
- Contract Numbers: 1036334 WO#4
- Files: RIP, STATEDOT
- Created Date: Jan 14 2020 12:31PM