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2. Snowmelt system - Wikipedia

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   A heated sidewalk in Holland, Michigan Installation of a geothermal snowmelt system on a street in Reykjavík, Iceland.. A snowmelt system prevents the build-up of snow and ice on cycleways, walkways, patios and roadways, or more economically, only a portion of the area such as a pair of 2-foot (0.61 m)-wide tire tracks on a driveway or a 3-foot (0.91 m) center portion of a sidewalk, etc.

3. Snow removal - Wikipedia

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   It includes both mechanical means, such as plowing, vacuuming or scraping, and chemical means, such as application of salt or other ice-melting chemicals. Anti-icing is treatment with ice-melting chemicals before or during the onset of a storm in order to prevent or delay the formation and adhesion of ice and snow to the surface.

4. How to Make Walkways Safe in Icy Conditions - AOL

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   Salt works in temperatures above 12 degrees Fahrenheit, but can be tough on grass and shrubs and can eat away at concrete and steel. • Sand does not melt ice and is an abrasive material that is ...

5. Frost damage (construction) - Wikipedia

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   Frost damage of early-age concrete is particularly harmful for the concrete mechanical resistance because the ice volume expansion causes micro-cracks in the concrete structures, and as a consequence it lowers the compressive strength of concrete. [4]

6. Deicing - Wikipedia

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   An Aeroflot Airbus A330 being deiced at Sheremetyevo International Airport Econ Salt Spreader. Deicing is the process of removing snow, ice or frost from a surface. Anti-icing is the application of chemicals that not only deice but also remain on a surface and continue to delay the reformation of ice for a certain period of time, or prevent adhesion of ice to make mechanical removal easier.

7. Why salt melts ice — and how to use it on your sidewalk - AOL

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   Ice has a semi-liquid surface layer; When you mix salt onto that layer, it slowly lowers its melting point. The more surface area salt can cover, the better the chances for melting ice. Ice ...