Smart materials and advanced construction practices Review of Anti-Icing and De-Icing Systems on Urban

Abstract

Snow, ice, in winter conditions can cause harm to transportation. Although much advancement has come in de-icing the pavements of roads, airport runways, hill roads to prevent snow accumulation, but all these processes are costly. So, this paper provides an alternate way to remove snow in the winter season and also the technique being used in the advancement of the traditional de-icing method for making of conductive concrete which is an emerging material Technology. It also helps in preventing snow/ice amassing on road pavements by maintaining temperature above freezing point which is produced by passing the Electric current through cement that has been added with various carbon materials at the Pavement Level. This Study also deals with the heat produced by the concrete when an electric current is passed through the conductive cement paste which contains carbon based material which reduces the electrical resistance of the resulting produce. Thus with the application of ice regulator on different transportation facilities (highways, interchanges, bridges, road pavements, airport runways, hill roads etc.) the safety of users would be increased while there would not be any compromise with the serviceability of the structure.