Research Projects
The Clear Roads Technical Advisory Committee
proposes new research projects for funding at the
beginning of every year. Below is a list of
current research efforts.
Projects to Award Soon
1) Understanding the True Costs of Snow and Ice Control Operations
2) Developing a Training Video for Field Testing of Deicing Materials
Research in Progress
1) Development
of Standardized Test Procedures for Carbide
Insert Snowplow Blade Wear
2
) Development of a Toolkit for Cost-benefit Analysis of Specific Winter Maintenance Practices, Equipment and Operations
3) Correlating Lab Testing and Field Performance for Deicing and Anti-icing Chemicals (Phase I)
4) Identifying the Parameters for Effective Implementation of Liquid-only Plow Routes
Completed Projects
1) Synthesis of Best
Practices for Eliminating Fogging and Icing
on Winter Maintenance Vehicles
2) Calibration
Accuracy of Manual and Ground-Speed-Control
Spreaders
3) Determining
Effectiveness of Deicing Materials and
Procedures
4) Developing and Evaluating Safe Winter Driving
Messages
5
) Development
of Standardized Test Procedures for
Evaluating Deicing Chemicals
6) Development of Interface Specifications for Mobile Data Platforms on DOT Vehicles
All Proposed Projects
The Clear Roads Technical Advisory Committee members propose projects every year for funding consideration. View the list of projects proposed and discussed in 2004-2007 using the links below. Additional research ideas emerged during the meeting discussions.All Proposed Projects in 2010
(79 KB)All Proposed Projects in 2009
(256 KB)All Projects Proposed in 2008
(2.5 MB) All Projects Proposed in 2007
(1.4 MB) All Projects Proposed in 2006
(189 KB) All Projects Proposed in 2005
(71 KB) All Projects Proposed in 2004
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