@Article{fdmp.2023.028652,
AUTHOR = {Zhiyong Yang, Jiacheng Zhang, Henglin Xiao, Zhi Chen, Tian Bao, Yin Liu},
TITLE = {Assessment of the Mechanical Properties of Carbon-Fiber Heating Cables in Snow and Ice Melting Applications},
JOURNAL = {Fluid Dynamics \& Materials Processing},
VOLUME = {19},
YEAR = {2023},
NUMBER = {9},
PAGES = {2267--2288},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/fdmp/v19n9/52763},
ISSN = {1555-2578},
ABSTRACT = {The use of carbon-fiber heating cables (CFHC) to achieve effective melting of snow and ice deposited on roads is a
method used worldwide. In this study, tensile and compressive tests have been conducted to analyze the mechanical properties of the CFHC and assess whether the maximum tensile and compressive strengths can meet the
pavement design specifications. In order to study the aging produced by multiple cycles of heating and cooling,
in particular, the CFHC was repeatedly heated in a cold chamber with an ambient temperature ranging between
−20°C and +40°C. Moreover, to evaluate how the strength of the pavement is affected by its presence, the CFHC
was embedded at different depths and concrete blocks with different curing ages were subjected to relevant compression and splitting tensile tests. Numerical simulations based on the ANSYS software have also been performed
and compared with the outcomes of the static loading tests. The results show that the CFHC embedded in the
concrete does not affect the compressive splitting tensile strengths of the pavement. Overall, the CFHC meets
the conditions required for continued use for road ice melting applications.},
DOI = {10.32604/fdmp.2023.028652}
}