Heating Bridge Decks by Electrical Resistance

Authors

James H. Havens, Kentucky Department of Transportation
Wm. Vernon Azevedo, Kentucky Department of Transportation
Assaf S. Rahal, Kentucky Department of Transportation
Robert C. Deen, Kentucky Department of Transportation

Abstract

The 9th-Street interchange was designed and constructed with an automated electrical heating system for snow and ice removal. This report describes the heating system, its construction, and initial operation. The heating system was capable of keeping the interchange free of ice and snow accumulation. The average daily slab temperature fell below 0°C (32°F) on only one occasion. The average cost of electrical power for heating the interchange was $1,075 per day.

Report Date

2-1978

Report Number

No. 494

Digital Object Identifier

http://dx.doi.org/10.13023/KTC.RR.1978.494

Notes

Prepared for publication by and presentation to Second International Symposium on Snow Removal and Ice Control Research (May 15-19, 1978).

Repository Citation

Havens, James H.; Azevedo, Wm. Vernon; Rahal, Assaf S.; and Deen, Robert C., "Heating Bridge Decks by Electrical Resistance" (1978). Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report. 836.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/ktc_researchreports/836