Sustainable winter road operations /
Contributor(s): Shi, Xianming [editor.] | Fu, Liping [editor.].
Publisher: Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2018Description: xi, 496 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.Content type: text | text | still image Media type: unmediated | unmediated Carrier type: volume | volumeISBN: 9781119185062; 9781119185062:; 1119185068.Subject(s): Roads -- Snow and ice control -- Environmental aspects | Roads -- Snow and ice control | Roads -- Maintenance and repairDDC classification: 625.763| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction to sustainable winter road maintenance / Xianming Shi and Liping Fu -- A framework for life-cycle sustainability assessment of road salt used in winter maintenance operations / Na Cui, Ning Xie and Xianming Shi -- Winter road operations : a historical perspective / Leland D. Smithson -- Societal and user considerations for sustainable winter road operations / David Veneziano and Laura Fay -- Sustainable winter road operations / Chris Albrecht, Ralph Patterson and Leigh Sturges -- The fundamentals of plowing, anti-icing, de-icing and sanding / Alex Klein-Paste and Rune Dalen -- Safety effects of winter weather and road maintenance operations / Taimur Usman -- Mobility effects of winter weather and road maintenance operations / Liping Fu and Tae J. Kwon -- Economic benefits of winter road operations / David Veneziano, Xianming Shi and Laura Fay -- Environmental risks of snow and ice control material / Laura Fay -- Impact of deicing chemicals on roadway infrastructure : risks and best management practices / Xianming Shi and Gang Xu -- Vehicle risks of winter road operations and best management practices / Mehdi Honarvar Nazari and Xianming Shi -- Strategic planning and management for sustainable WRM / Matthew Muresan, Tae J. Kwon, Liping Fu and Xianming Shi -- Source control tactics for sustainable winter road maintenance / Xianming Shi and Liping Fu -- 1) reactive approaches for environmentally sustainable winter road operations / Xianming Shi, Eric Strecker and Scott Jungwirth -- Innovative winter maintenance equipment / William H. Schneider IV, William A. Holik and Mallory J. Crow -- Pavement treatments for winter maintenance / Xianming Shi, Jiang Huang and Zhengxian Yang -- The search for 'greener' materials for winter road maintenance operations / Xianming Shi, Scott Jungwirth and Daniel Stuart Hoffman -- Performance measures for sustainable winter road operations / Tina Greenfield -- Application guidelines for optimal deicing and anti-icing / S M Kamal Hossain, Matthew Muresan and Liping Fu -- A look into the future / Liping Fu and Xianming Shi.
A comprehensive guide to best practices in winter road operations Winter maintenance operations are essential to ensure the safety, mobility and productivity of transportation systems, especially in cold-weather climates and responsible agencies are continually challenged to provide a high level of service in a fiscally and environmentally responsible manner. 'Sustainable Winter Road Operations' bridges the knowledge gaps, providing the first up-to-date, authoritative, single-source overview and guide to best practices in winter road operations that considers the triple bottom line of sustainability.