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Evaluation of the Viking-Cives TowPlow for Winter Maintenance
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Crow, Mallory Joyce
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http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1415605611
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Year and Degree
2014, Master of Science in Engineering, University of Akron, Civil Engineering.
Abstract
To maximize efficiency while minimizing costs within ODOT’s winter maintenance budget, ODOT is evaluating new methods of snow and ice removal. One method is the use of Viking-Cives TowPlow. The TowPlow is pulled behind a tandem axle truck and has the ability to treat an additional lane. A thorough evaluation of the TowPlow is conducted to determine the feasibility for implementation into an ODOT garage, including: level of service (LOS), equipment usage in different types of weather, and impacts on the public. To successfully evaluate the TowPlow, three main areas of data are collected from three counties using the TowPlow in the 2013-2014 winter season: weather, utilization, and speed data. There is an annualized cost savings when compared to the equivalent standard trucks needed to match the TowPlow’s ability.
Committee
William Schneider IV, Dr. (Advisor)
Teresa Cutright, Dr. (Committee Member)
Stephen Duirk, Dr. (Committee Member)
Pages
91 p.
Subject Headings
Civil Engineering
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Transportation
Keywords
TowPlow, snow and ice, winter maintenance
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Crow, M. J. (2014).
Evaluation of the Viking-Cives TowPlow for Winter Maintenance
[Master's thesis, University of Akron]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1415605611
APA Style (7th edition)
Crow, Mallory.
Evaluation of the Viking-Cives TowPlow for Winter Maintenance.
2014. University of Akron, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1415605611.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Crow, Mallory. "Evaluation of the Viking-Cives TowPlow for Winter Maintenance." Master's thesis, University of Akron, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1415605611
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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