Optimal design of conductive asphalt pavement electrode based on snow melting effect
The design and optimization of electrode is the key work in the design of conductive asphalt concrete structure.On the basis of preliminary experimental research,two most representative electrode forms were selected for influencing factor analysis and optimization scheme design.Then the distance,length and material of electrodes were changed respectively to compare the snowmelt effect of conductive asphalt specimens.The optimization results demonstrate that copper is selected as the electrode material,considering the cost and the influence of the later stage on the pavement performance,and single beam copper electrode is recommended as the best electrode form,with spacing of 4cm and the heating effect of asphalt pavement is the best.
road engineeringasphalt pavementconductiveelectrodesnow and ice clearing