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Numerical Modeling of Electrically Conductive Pavement Systems
Confronting snowfall at airports is a long-standing challenge for the aviation industry. To address these concerns, electrically conductive portland cement concrete (ECON) is currently a focus in pavement design. This method applies a potential difference to a surface or near-surface conductive concrete layer, heating the pavement to melt the snow. Due to the complex nature of performance measurements, most studies use experimental methods to examine the ability to remove accumulated snow. However, these methods are resource intensive. This study addresses this challenge through the development of an experimentally-validated 3D finite element (FE) model of ECON for evaluating its thermal performance. Predicted surface temperatures of the FE model are consistent with the data, indicating that a FE model is a promising method for feasibility studies and control strategy development.
Numerical Modeling of Electrically Conductive Pavement Systems
Confronting snowfall at airports is a long-standing challenge for the aviation industry. To address these concerns, electrically conductive portland cement concrete (ECON) is currently a focus in pavement design. This method applies a potential difference to a surface or near-surface conductive concrete layer, heating the pavement to melt the snow. Due to the complex nature of performance measurements, most studies use experimental methods to examine the ability to remove accumulated snow. However, these methods are resource intensive. This study addresses this challenge through the development of an experimentally-validated 3D finite element (FE) model of ECON for evaluating its thermal performance. Predicted surface temperatures of the FE model are consistent with the data, indicating that a FE model is a promising method for feasibility studies and control strategy development.
Numerical Modeling of Electrically Conductive Pavement Systems
Sajed Sadati, S. M. (author) / Cetin, Kristen (author) / Ceylan, Halil (author)
17th International Conference on Cold Regions Engineering ; 2017 ; Duluth, Minnesota
Congress on Technical Advancement 2017 ; 111-120
2017-09-07
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English