Sustainable snow and ice control of parking lots, plaftorms, and sidewalks (SICOPS) for improving winter pedestrian safety

停车场、平台和人行道的可持续冰雪控制 (SICOPS)，以提高冬季行人安全

• 批准号: 478085-2014
• 负责人: Fu, Liping
• 金额: $ 4.89万
• 依托单位: University of Waterloo
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Collaborative Research and Development Grants
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2017-01-01 至 2018-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=618063
• 关键词: Sustainable; snow; ice; control; parking

The proposed research is a continued effort of a recent NSERC CRD project entitled "Optimum Snow and Ice Control for Parking Lots and Sidewalks" which focused on identifying the appropriate maintenance strategies, materials and application rates to address the specific maintenance needs of parking lots and sidewalks under specific winter conditions. Based on results from approximately 5000 tests over 100 winter snow events, a comprehensive set of new guidelines have been developed for the maintenance industry. The project was considered as a significant success, showcasing how high quality academic research can help address practical problems of significant stake. Our industry partners - Landscape Ontario, Go Transit, and Snow and Ice Management Association (SIMA, US) - have already started to promote the new guidelines as the best available decision support tool. It is expected that many maintenance contractors will start to use the guidelines, especially, the recommended salt application rates in the coming winter seasons. The ultimate value of the guidelines and their acceptance by the industry can only be realized after they are fully field validated and further improved under a majority of real world conditions and operating constraints. The proposed research will therefore focus on the following objectives: a) field validate the application methods and rates developed in the previous project; b) develop improved snow and ice control methods for parking lots, platforms and sidewalks; c) develop improved understanding of pedestrian risk and contributing factors under winter conditions; d) develop cost effective countermeasures for improving winter pedestrian safety. The research will make substantial contributions to the improvement of the winter maintenance guidelines and practices, which will in turn enhance the professionalism and environmental stewardship. This collaborative project will therefore benefit all Canadians by improving pedestrian safety, reducing slip and fall litigations, and minimizing the environmental effect of salting.

拟议的研究是最近NSERC CRD项目的持续努力，该项目名为“停车场和人行道的最佳冰雪控制”，重点是确定适当的维护策略，材料和应用率，以解决特定冬季条件下停车场和人行道的特定维护需求。基于100多个冬季雪事件的约5000次测试结果，为维护行业制定了一套全面的新指南。该项目被认为是一个重大成功，展示了高质量的学术研究如何有助于解决重大利益的实际问题。我们的行业合作伙伴-景观安大略，去过境，和冰雪管理协会（SIMA，美国）-已经开始推广新的指导方针，作为最好的决策支持工具。预计许多维修承包商将开始使用该指南，特别是在即将到来的冬季的建议盐施用量。准则的最终价值及其被工业界接受的程度，只有在经过充分的实地验证并在大多数真实的世界条件和操作限制下得到进一步改进之后才能实现。因此，拟议的研究将侧重于以下目标：a）现场验证在以前的项目中开发的应用方法和比率; B）开发改进的停车场，平台和人行道的冰雪控制方法; c）提高对冬季条件下行人风险和影响因素的理解; d）开发提高冬季行人安全的成本效益对策。该研究将为改进冬季维护指南和实践做出实质性贡献，从而提高专业性和环境管理能力。因此，这一合作项目将通过改善行人安全、减少滑倒和跌倒诉讼以及最大限度地减少盐渍对环境的影响，使所有加拿大人受益。