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==Parking Lot Friction Testing==

==Parking Lot Friction Testing==

[https://sustainabletechnologies.ca/app/uploads/2021/05/Friction-and-Parking-Lots.pdf LSRCA's Technical Bulletin: Alternatives to Salt]<ref>LSRCA. 2020. Friction and Parking Lots. Technical Bulletin, Volume 3 September 2020. https://sustainabletechnologies.ca/app/uploads/2021/05/Friction-and-Parking-Lots.pdf</ref> is a valuable technical brief which covers BMPs that have been developed specifically for winter maintenance in parking lots. Along with recommendations around the proper use and calibration of equipment, many of these practices relate to plowing the lot and walkways before applying salt, and applying the recommended amount of salt for the conditions. Several studies have been conducted, by industry and academia, to determine what the “right” amount is, and, while “proper” application can vary depending on temperature and conditions. This report talks about main considerations contractors face in maintaining parking lots in winter:

[https://sustainabletechnologies.ca/app/uploads/2021/05/Friction-and-Parking-Lots.pdf LSRCA's Technical Bulletin: Alternatives to Salt]<ref>LSRCA. 2020. Friction and Parking Lots. Technical Bulletin, Volume 3 September 2020. https://sustainabletechnologies.ca/app/uploads/2021/05/Friction-and-Parking-Lots.pdf</ref> is a valuable technical brief which covers BMPs that have been developed specifically for winter maintenance in parking lots. Along with recommendations around the proper use and calibration of equipment, many of these practices relate to plowing the lot and walkways before applying salt, and applying the recommended amount of salt for the conditions. Several studies have been conducted, by industry and academia, to determine what the “right” amount of salt is, and, while “proper” application can vary depending on temperature and conditions 58 g/m2 (or 13 lb/1000 ft2) has been suggested as a reasonable rate to use for “moderate” winter events (Hossain, K. and Fu, L., 2015), while in recent studies of commercial parking lots by LSRCA, the typical real-world application rates tended to be closer to 90 g/m2 (or 18 lb/1000 ft2), and can often be much higher.  

 

This report talks about main considerations contractors face in maintaining parking lots in winter:

*what application rate should be used?  

*what application rate should be used?  

*what is the level of service expected by the client, for which the bare pavement return time is a common measure?  

*what is the level of service expected by the client, for which the bare pavement return time is a common measure?