Winter Service Session 20 - Special Aspects of Winter Maintenance Management
Friday, March 13
09:30
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11:00
Chair: Frank Rizzardo, Emcon Services Inc., Canada
Room: Hall E
This session highlighted distinctive approaches and research in winter maintenance management, with speakers from the call for papers. Presentations covered efficient methods for managing highway snowbanks in Japan, the historical and regulatory foundations of winter road management in Germany, intelligent snow-melting and ice-prevention systems developed in South China, and evaluations of road surface impacts on vehicle safety using simulation tools. Together, these contributions provided valuable insights into both traditional frameworks and innovative technologies that shaped safer and more effective winter service practices.
Welcome and session introduction
• Frank Rizzardo, Emcon Services Inc., Canada
Presentations
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Research for more Efficient Management Methods of Snowbank on Highways
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100 years of FGSV and 75 years of Germany`s Federal Road Administration: Standing together for the Rules and Regulations of Winter Road Maintenance in Germany
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Research and application of intelligent snow-melting and ice-prevention system in South China
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New Strategies and Techniques for Winter Service in Germany
Questions and Answers
• Moderator: Frank Rizzardo, Emcon Services Inc., Canada
Conclusion
• Frank Rizzardo, Emcon Services Inc., Canada
Organization
Session Organiser: Horst Hanke, Leader of the German Winter Service Committee, Germany
Session Secretary: [To be confirmed]