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A geothermal de-icing system designed by researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington kept a test bridge mostly clear of snow and ice during the sub-freezing winter storm in February. Now the research team will install its system on an in-service bridge to see how it performs under operational conditions.
Xinbao Yu
A geothermal de-icing system designed by researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington kept a test bridge mostly clear of snow and ice during the sub-freezing winter storm in February. Now the research team will install its system on an in-service bridge to see how it performs under operational conditions.
Xinbao Yu, associate professor of civil engineering, has received nearly $636,000 from the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to test the team’s design of geothermal loops beneath the bridge deck on a full-size bridge. The team is working with TxDOT to determine which bridge to use for the testing phase.
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UT Arlington Researchers Studying Geothermal Energy to De-Ice Bridges By Lupe Zapata Texas UPDATED 5:11 PM CT Dec. 23, 2020 PUBLISHED 4:58 PM CT Dec. 22, 2020 PUBLISHED 4:58 PM CST Dec. 22, 2020
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ARLINGTON, Texas Saving lives and the environment is the goal for a team of researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington using geothermal energy to melt the black ice that makes bridges dangerous.
What You Need To Know
Team at UTA studying geothermal energy as an alternative method to de-ice bridges
Professor Xinbao Yu’s team recently earned $100,000 in funding from the Texas Department of Transportation
Current methods using salts and chemicals currently used to melt roadway ice can lead to polluted soil and water