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Title:

THE USE OF SALT FOR WINTER MAINTENANCE OF ROADS IN GREAT BRITAIN

Accession Number:

00218563

Record Type:

Component

Abstract:

AN ACCOUNT IS PRESENTED OF DEVELOPMENTS IN THE USE OF SALT WITHOUT GRIT ADMIXTURE FOR WINTER ROAD TREATMENT IN GREAT BRITAIN. CONSUMPTION OF SALT HAS RISEN TENFOLD IN THE PAST 12 YEARS. ANTICAKING TREATMENT OF ROCK SALT MADE LARGE-SCALE PREWINTER STOCKING OF SALT A PRACTICAL PROPOSITION SINCE 1956. MOST STOCKS ARE HELD AS OUTDOOR HEAPS WITHOUT PROTECTION FROM RAIN, BUT THERE IS A GROWING INTEREST IN COVERING SUCH STOCKPILES WITH PLASTIC SHEETING. THE PREFERRED GRADE OF ROAD SLAT CONTAINS BOTH FINE AND COARSE PARTICLES, AND MODERN SPREADING EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN DESIGNATED FOR SUCH A GRADE. THE RATES OF APPLICATION GENERALLY USED ARE 1/2 OZ PER SQ. YD.FOR PRECAUTIONARY SPREADING BEFORE FROST OR SNOWFALL, 2 OZ ON THIN ICE FILMS, AND 2 OZ PER SQ. YD. REPEATED AS NECESSARY, FOR SNOW TREATMENT. IN RURAL AREAS, PLOWING TO PREVENT ACCUMULATIONS CAUSED BY DRIFTING IS NORMAL WHEN SNOW IS ABOUT 2 IN. DEEP. ON SOME MAIN ROADS, CONSIDERABLY GREATER FALLS OF SNOW THAN THIS ARE DEALT WITH BY THE COMBINED EFFECTS OF SALT AND TRAFFIC . /AUTHOR/

Supplemental Notes:

Paper sponsored by Committee on Snow and Ice Control and presented at the 48th Annual Meeting. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.

Monograph Accession #:

01410237

Authors:

Willing-denton, E K

Pagination:

pp 25-32

Publication Date:

1969

Serial:

Highway Research Record

Issue Number: 298
Publisher: Highway Research Board

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

Appendices (2) ; Figures (1) ; References (2)

Geographic Terms:

United Kingdom

Old TRIS Terms:

United Kingdom

Subject Areas:

Administration and Management; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Security and Emergencies; Vehicles and Equipment

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Mar 9 1970 12:00AM

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