Techno-economic comprehensive review of state-of-the-art geothermal and solar roadway energy systems

Y Cui, F Zhang, Y Shao, S Twaha, H Tong - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Road infrastructure is a vital constituent element in the transportation network; however,
roadway surface ice and snow accumulation leads to huge traffic accidents in winter …

Evaluating the effectiveness of innovative pervious concrete pavement system for mitigating urban heat island effects, de-icing, and de-clogging

M Adresi, AR Yamani, MK Tabarestani - Construction and Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect and water runoff pose significant challenges in
urban environments. This research aimed to mitigate the UHI effect through the …

A more sustainable approach for producing less expensive electrically conductive concrete mixtures: Experimental and FE study

H Dehghanpour, K Yilmaz - Cold Regions Science and Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
For pavement and bridges in cold regions, cost reduction is an important requirement in the
wide applicability of snow-melting and de-icing systems. In their previous work, the authors …

Feasibility study of snow melting system for bridge decks using geothermal energy piles integrated with heat pump in Canada

H Liu, P Maghoul, A Bahari, M Kavgic - Renewable Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Snow melting systems using geothermal energy piles are a clean technology to overcome
the problems of traditional chemical-based snow melting methods. This paper aims to study …

Thermal performance optimisation of Pavement Solar Collectors using response surface methodology

T Ghalandari, A Kia, DMG Taborda, C Vuye - Renewable Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Recent studies have highlighted the factors influencing the thermal performance of
Pavement Solar Collectors (PSC), such as thermophysical properties of materials …

Investigation of long-term performance and deicing longevity prediction of self-Ice-melting asphalt pavement

H Zhang, R Guo - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Based on laboratory tests, the objective of this study is to assess long-term road
performance and to predict deicing longevity of self-ice-melting asphalt pavements …

A critical state-based thermo-elasto-viscoplastic constitutive model for thermal creep deformation of frozen soils

D Amini, P Maghoul, H Holländer, JP Bilodeau - Acta Geotechnica, 2024 - Springer
In northern regions, the long-term serviceability of infrastructure founded on frozen ground is
adversely affected by climate warming. Rates of change in temperature, which are not …

Evaluation of an integrated sewage pipe with ground heat exchanger for long-term efficiency estimation

C Dacquay, HM Holländer, M Kavgic, P Maghoul, H Liu… - Geothermics, 2020 - Elsevier
Extracting heat from a sewage pipe through a typical horizontal ground heat exchanger has
recently been introduced as a renewable energy alternative to reduce fossil fuel usage. This …

Multi-objective optimization of operation strategy in snow melting system for airfield runway using genetic algorithm: A case study in Beijing Daxing International …

H Shi, H Xu, Y Tan, Q Li, W Yi - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
A hydronic snow melting pavement system is an efficient and sustainable snow removal
approach. However, the conventional operation method remained unclear and usually led to …

[HTML][HTML] A simple carbon fiber heating wire design method for preventing ice accretion on stay cables

Y Pei, Z Luo, H Xiao, Z Chen, X Zhou, Z Yang - Case Studies in Thermal …, 2022 - Elsevier
In cold weather, the outer surface of stay cable sheaths easily freezes. When the ambient
temperature increases, the ice on the surface melts easily, and there is a risk of falling ice at …