Coal-derived electrically conductive asphalt pavements for snow/ice melting: From laboratory to field

Y Wang, Y Li, Y He, H Zhou, B Huang - Construction and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Timely removal of ice and snow from roads is critical to safe, fast, and uninterrupted
transportation networks in cold regions. Constructing electrically conductive asphalt …

[HTML][HTML] Modeling the use of an electrical heating system to actively protect asphalt pavements against low-temperature cracking

QF Adam, E Levenberg, T Ingeman-Nielsen… - Cold Regions Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper addressed the case of an electrically heated asphalt pavement; it explored an
unconventional application of such a system–not for combating snow and ice–but for …

Thermal performance optimization of ribbons-based electrically heated pavements: a numerical study

QF Adam, A Al-Tabbaa - International Conference on Transportation …, 2024 - Springer
Infrastructures in many countries experience accumulations of snow. On pavements, this
causes unsafe conditions for road users. An alternative technology to snow plowing and de …

Enhancing the Performance of Electrically Heated Pavements with Stripes of Thermally Conductive Asphalt Concrete: A Numerical Investigation

QF Adam, P Segui, A Al-Tabbaa… - … Symposium on Asphalt …, 2024 - Springer
Asphalt pavement surfaces in cold regions are exposed to snow and ice build-ups which
require extensive maintenance for safe driving. An alternative and emerging solution to …

A proposed framework for measuring direct and indirect carbon emissions in the operational phase of a construction project: a case study

H Hammad, Y Elhakim, Y Hossam… - International Journal …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The construction sector is one of the most significant contributors to the carbon footprint.
Buildings are primarily responsible for emitting high levels of carbon throughout their entire …

Protecting asphalt pavements against frost action with an electrical heating system: numerical investigation

Q Félix Adam, E Levenberg… - Journal of Cold Regions …, 2022 - ascelibrary.org
This paper is concerned with electrically heated asphalt pavements; it numerically explores
the possibility of such technology to actively suppress frost penetration under seasonal cold …

Hydronic Heating of Parking Areas Instead of Mechanical Clearing of Snow and Ice

MW Schütz, S Böhm, J Liu - International Conference on Future Smart …, 2023 - Springer
Winter weather can severely impact traffic safety for motorised transport, cyclists, and
pedestrians. To combat this, mechanised clearing services and road salt are used. However …

A NOVEL ENGINEERED ROAD SEGMENTS THAT GENERATES PRESSURIZED AIR FOR APPLICATIONS

A Habib - 2023 - ecommons.cornell.edu
The purpose of this work is to introduce a novel method for generating renewable energy
taking advantage of an existing human made phenomenon, road networks. The aim is to …