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http://dx.doi.org/10.6106/KJCEM.2015.16.6.136

Development of block-type sidewalk pavement system using snow-melting system  

Park, Kyungmo (ERICA Industry-University Cooperation Foundation, Hanyang University)
Lee, Jeonguk (Green Life Innovation Co., Ltd.)
Kim, Changduk (Department of Architectural Engineering, Kwangwoon University)
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Korean Journal of Construction Engineering and Management / v.16, no.6, 2015 , pp. 136-143 More about this Journal
Abstract
Snow-melting system has been applied not only to roads for car traffic but also to pavement for the pedestrians safety reason in some of the developed countries such as USA and Canada based on countermeasures against Natural Disasters Act revised in 2000. Even though this system was introduced in korea in 2006 and has been partly applied to car traffic roads, there is few places that the system has been applied. Therefore, in this research a snow-melting system with a block-type to cover a pavement that efficiently transfers heat form heat rays to the top of a pavement and protects the heat rays. A quality check showed that compression and bending strength was improved approximately 5 times stronger and 7 to 10 times more absorption rate than the KS(Korea Industrial Standard) requirement. Moreover, only 10 minute was required to increase temperature above zero with a block-type snow-melting system whereas approximately 180 minute was spent with the existing system. This research is expected to contribute to environmental issues and reduce accidents on a slippery road.
Keywords
Snow-melting; Block-type snow melting system; Environmental-friendly; Safety;
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