Performance Evaluation of Snow and Ice Plows

Submitter: Peggy Currid

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Title

Performance Evaluation of Snow and Ice Plows

Contributor(s)

• Elhouar, Souhail
• Dragoo, Drew
• Khodair, Yasser
• Lee, Yoon-Si

Issue Date

2015-11

Keyword(s)

• snow removal
• ice removal
• plow performance
• best practices
• finite element modeling of plows
• plow instrumentation

Geographic Coverage

Illinois; northern tier United States

Abstract

Removal of ice and snow from road surfaces is a critical task in the northern tier of the United States, including Illinois. Highways with high levels of traffic are expected to be cleared of snow and ice quickly after each snow storm. This is necessary for maintaining the safety of the public and the efficiency of the highway system. In 2011, the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) initiated a research project to conduct a comprehensive study to evaluate the performance of snow and ice plows. The project targeted several plow performance indicators including blade type, scraping forces, and shock acceleration, among other suggested parameters. The project involved a literature review, a synthesis of best practices in snow and ice plowing operations, development of a plow and blade performance evaluation procedure, instrumentation of a snow plow and the carrying out of field tests, development of finite element models to synthesize a comprehensive performance database, and documentation of project results.

Publisher

llinois Center for Transportation/Illinois Department of Transportation

Series/Report Name or Number

Illinois Transportation Series 15-007/Research Report FHWA-ICT-15-007

ISSN

0197-9191

Type of Resource

text

Language

en

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Sponsor(s)/Grant Number(s)

Illinois Department of Transportation, R27-094

Copyright and License Information

No restrictions. This document is available to the public through the National Technical Information Service, Springfield, Virginia 22161

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