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LIGHTNING ROUND: Using Liquids for Snow and Ice Control
(
Room
615-616
)
10 Sep 19
9:45 AM
-
11:00 AM
Tracks:
Engineering, Construction / Project Management, Transp: (Winter Maint, Snow and Ice Control)
Speaker(s):
Mark Devries, Lead Consultant, Vaisala Inc;
Wilfrid Nixon, Presenter, Professional Snowfighters Association;
Kevin Hensley, Superintendent, City of West Des Moines;
Diana Clonch, Owner, D. W. Clonch
From southern states to the northern-most provinces, liquids are part of the public works toolbox for fighting snow and ice. This lightning round presentation will cover topics relating to the use of liquids in winter maintenance, including why we should use them, how to make brine, how to store liquids, pre-treating stockpiles, pre-wetting solids, anti-icings, difficulties with implementation, how to de-ice with liquids, costs and savings in liquid usage, sustainability issues and liquid usage, blending of liquids, and use of liquid-only routes.
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