Implementing Self-Heated Concrete System in Iowa City
Snow and ice removal operations in winter road maintenance are essential for the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) as well as counties and cities in Iowa to ensure the safety, mobility, and efficiency of their transportation infrastructure systems. As an innovative snow and ice removal alternative, the researchers at Iowa State University (ISU) have developed (1) new mix design and production methods of heated concrete (dubbed electrically conductive concrete [ECON], hereafter) and (2) new structural and system design approaches for a heated pavement system (HPS) using the new ECON developed. Based on successful real-world implementation of ECON HPS recently demonstrated by the ISU research team for airport pavement and roadway construction projects, the City of Iowa City has expressed strong interest to the Iowa DOT and ISU research team in implementing ECON HPS for their new bus stop stations as well as the bus stop loading area under an upcoming pedestrian crossing and bus stop enhancement project at Muscatine Avenue in the City of Iowa City. This research is proposed in response to such keen interest by the City of Iowa City. A set of proposed research tasks (to implement ECON HPS for the bus stop s tation application) include the development of ECON mix design and ECON HPS system design options for construction, comprehensive performance monitoring and evaluation, as well as economic analysis of the constructed full-scale ECON HPS at least over two consecutive winter cycles, and a survey and interview on the implementation of heated pavements for winter maintenance and management practices. The primary outcome of this proposed research will be the draft of a technical guide/specification (comparable with the current Iowa DOT specifications and Iowa Statewide Urban Design and Specifications [SUDAS]) that Iowa DOT and Iowa’s counties and cities could use for future ECON HPS implementation projects under their public works departments for enhancing sustainable and resilient winter maintenance and management practices.
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Supplemental Notes:
- The objectives of this research are to implement self-heating ECON HPS for an upcoming pedestrian crossing and bus stop enhancement project at Muscatine Avenue in the City of Iowa City and consequently develop a draft guide or technical specification that the Iowa DOT and Iowa’s counties and cities could use for future ECON HPS implementation projects in their public works departments.
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Active
- Funding: $ 227,051.00
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Contract Numbers:
TR-789
Addendum 739
ISU 148853
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Sponsor Organizations:
Iowa Department of Transportation
800 Lincoln Way
Ames, IA United States 50010Iowa Highway Research Board
Iowa Department of Transportation
800 Lincoln Way
Ames, IA United States 50010 -
Managing Organizations:
Iowa Department of Transportation
800 Lincoln Way
Ames, IA United States 50010 -
Project Managers:
Goetz, Vanessa
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Performing Organizations:
Institute for Transportation
2711 South Loop Drive, Suite 4700
Ames, Iowa United States 50010-8664 -
Principal Investigators:
Ceylan, Halil
Kim, Sunghwan
Taylor, Peter
- Start Date: 20200501
- Expected Completion Date: 20230531
- Actual Completion Date: 0
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Concrete; Conducting materials; Construction; Field studies; Instrumentation; Sustainable transportation; Winter maintenance
- Subject Areas: Construction; Maintenance and Preservation;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01744693
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Iowa Department of Transportation
- Contract Numbers: TR-789, Addendum 739, ISU 148853
- Files: RIP, STATEDOT
- Created Date: Jul 7 2020 8:57AM