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Title: RESEARCH PAYS OFF--BLOWING SNOW--FENCING PARRIES WINTER'S THRUST
Accession Number: 00392182
Record Type: Component
Availability: Find a library where document is available Abstract: To cope with severe snowdrifts on I-80 between Laramie and Walcott Junction in southeastern Wyoming, snowfences were designed for the Wyoming Highway Department using new criteria developed by the U.S. Forest-Service. Innovations included the use of tall (3.8m) fences of a new design, and designing each fence system for a specific storage capacity based on upwind contributing distance (or "fetch"), mean winter precipation, and natural snow retention over the fetch distance. Documented benefits of the fence construction includes a reduction in snow-removal costs of more than a third and a 70 percent reduction in accidents during blowing snow conditions.
Corporate Authors: Transportation Research Board 500 Fifth Street, NW Pagination: p. 12-13
Publication Date: 1984-11
Serial: Features: Photos
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TRT Terms: Identifier Terms: Uncontrolled Terms: Subject Areas: Design; Environment; Finance; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Safety and Human Factors; I62: Winter Maintenance
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Feb 28 1985 12:00AM
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