A Study on Evaluation and Application of Snowmelt Performance of Anti-Icing Asphalt Pavement

This paper presents a quantitative estimation of anti-icing asphalt mixture snow-melting performance and provides the application guidance for the mixture under study. The regression model of snowmelt quality evolution was established and experimentally verified for different values of snowfall intensity, temperature and blending content of anti-icing filler. The deicing performance of anti-icing asphalt mixtures was evaluated via the impact load tests. The results obtained indicate that the application temperatures of the anti-icing asphalt mixture should exceed −10 °C for moderate or light snow conditions and exceed 0 °C for heavy or blizzard snow conditions. A linear dependence between the snowmelt quality of anti-icing asphalt mixture and time is observed for all tested values of snowfall intensity and temperature. On the other hand, under the same snowfall intensity conditions, a two- to threefold increase of the melting rate with temperature is observed. The available records for the last 30 years in different regions under study concerning variation ranges of three meteorological factors (namely, the extremely minimum temperature, snowfall intensity and the coldest month’s average temperature), the most suitable temperature for application of anti-icing asphalt pavement was identified for each particular region