The course Winter Road Maintenance It offers a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in a booming sector with high demand for labour. The efficient management of road infrastructure during the winter is crucial to ensuring the road safety and mobility. This course will equip you with the skills needed to understand and implement winter road maintenance strategies, from an introduction to the service through to the handling of de-icing agents and machinery, as well as the development of effective operational plans. Taking a comprehensive approach, you will learn to anticipate adverse conditions winter weather conditions, optimising resources and improving road safety. The online course will enable you to acquire specialist knowledge in a flexible and accessible way, positioning you as an indispensable professional in winter road management. Don’t miss this opportunity to excel in this vital field!
Winter Road Maintenance
Civil Engineering and Structures
40 hours
Introduction
Objectives
- To understand the winter road maintenance service and its importance for road safety.
- Identify the different types of fluxes and their use in different conditions.
- To understand the operation and handling of machinery used for spreading fluxes.
- To recognise the appropriate storage methods for fluxes.
- To develop the skills required to draw up effective operational plans for winter road maintenance.
- To analyse strategies for optimising the use of resources in winter operations.
- To assess the effectiveness of the plans put in place to improve road safety.
Table of Contents
TEACHING UNIT 1. INTRODUCTION TO THE WINTER ROAD MAINTENANCE SERVICE
The need for a winter road maintenance service
History of winter road maintenance
Meteorological terms relating to winter road conditions
Types of treatment
Service levels
TEACHING UNIT 2. FLUXES
Types of fluxes
Characteristics of the application of solid-state fluxes
Characteristics of the application of solid fluxes with pre-wetting
Characteristics of the application of liquid fluxes
Characteristics of the application of abrasives and other fluxes
TEACHING UNIT 3. FLUX MACHINERY AND STORAGE
Propulsion elements (I)
Thrust elements (II) and dynamic elements
Flux and/or abrasive spreaders
Liquid flux spreaders and equipment maintenance requirements
Management and storage of fluxes
TEACHING UNIT 4. OPERATIONAL PLANS
Weather factors: ice
Weather factors: snow
Curative treatments using snow-like precipitation
Traffic management. Imposing restrictions on vehicle movement
Winter Road Maintenance Operational Plan
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