Development of prefabricated systems of electrically conductive concrete ECC with integrated sensors for intelligent city: pavements, cycle tracks and urban furniture

在气候条件恶劣的地区，除雪的费用相当可观，而且每年都在不断增加。对于魁北克省来说，除雪每年的费用超过10亿美元，这对一个国家来说是一笔可观的预算。目前用于在冬季恶劣天气地区提供机动性的传统方法主要包括在道路和人行道上散布除冰盐，以及使用机械雪铲清除。尽管使用盐是一种有效的除雪和除冰方法，但它们会损坏混凝土，腐蚀桥面等战略基础设施中的钢筋。此外，所使用的盐并非在所有温度下都有效，该项目旨在促进最近有前途的导电混凝土（ECC）技术，以开发北方国家智能城市的预制和控制自动化的导电混凝土除冰系统，重点是目标应用，如：人行道、自行车道和城市家具

In regions under severe climatic conditions, the costs for snow removal is considerable and does not stop increasing each year. For the province of Quebec, snow removal costs more than $ 1 billion a year which is a significant budget for a country. Conventional methods currently used to provide mobility in areas with severe winter weather consist mainly of dispersing de-icing salts on roads and sidewalks, as well as removal using mechanical snow shovels. Despite the fact that the use of salts is an effective method for snow and ice removal, they cause damage to concrete and corrosion to reinforcing steel in strategic infrastructure such as bridge decks. In addition, the salts used are not effective at all temperatures.This project aims at fostering the recent promising technology of Electrical Conductive Concrete (ECC) towards the development of prefabricated and control-automated de-icing ECC systems for intelligent cities in northern countries with emphasis on target applications, such as: pavements, cycle tracks and urban furniture