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2. Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Use Salt on Concrete - AOL

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   Michigan Concrete Association recommends a regular salt like Morton table salt instead of an ice melter because it’s 100 percent sodium chloride (NaCl). This, however, is recommended for ...

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

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   Salt grains, used for melting ice and snow, seen on an icy sidewalk. (Getty Images) (Dima Berlin via Getty Images) Ice has a semi-liquid surface layer; When you mix salt onto that layer, it slowly ...

4. Why road salt isn't the best solution for removing snow and ice

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5. Snow removal - Wikipedia

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   The salt, via freezing point depression, helps melt the snow and ice and also gives vehicles more traction. Later, usually when the snow has ceased falling, snow plows, front end loaders with snowplow attachments, and graders cover every street pushing snow to the side of the road. Salt trucks often then return to deal with any remaining ice ...

6. Thermal energy storage - Wikipedia

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   Thermal energy storage using ice makes use of the large heat of fusion of water. Historically, ice was transported from mountains to cities for use as a coolant. One metric ton of water (= one cubic meter) can store 334 million joules (MJ) or 317,000 BTUs (93 kWh). A relatively small storage facility can hold enough ice to cool a large building ...

7. 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.