Optimizing Winter Roadway Treatments for Georgia Pavements

This research aims to optimize the winter treatment operations and especially to minimize the impact to Georgia pavements. Both anti-icing and de-icing operations will be considered in the research. The objectives of this research are: (1) to examine the effectiveness of commonly used ice-control chemicals in Georgia at different dosages; (2) to evaluate the deterioration of pavement surface course caused by commonly used ice-control chemicals; and (3) to propose practical and optimum solutions for anti-icing/de-icing to Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT).

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $168972
• Contract Numbers:

  GDOT RP 18-28

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Georgia Department of Transportation

  One Georgia Center
  600 West Peachtree Street, NW
  Atlanta, GA  United States  30308
• Project Managers:

  Roney, Brennan

• Performing Organizations:

  Georgia Southern University Research & Service Foundation

  P.O. Box 8005
  Veazey Hall
  Statesboro, GA  United States  30460-8005
• Principal Investigators:

  Shen, Junan

• Start Date: 20190826
• Expected Completion Date: 20201226
• Actual Completion Date: 20210205

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Anti-icing; Deicing; Deicing chemicals; Deterioration; Optimization; Pavement distress; Winter maintenance
• Geographic Terms: Georgia
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01744730
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Georgia Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: GDOT RP 18-28
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jul 9 2020 10:39AM