Transportation infrastructures suffer major damage from ice and snow each year, negatively
affecting the US economy. Bridges, a key element of the transportation network, are the most …

Hydronically heated bridges, whose shallow geothermal energy is extracted from
underground loops, are often used for bridge deicing. However, the existing heated deck …

An external geothermal bridge de-icing system deploys hydronic loops covered in insulation
and attached to bridge decks to heat the bridge using geothermal energy. Several studies …

Geothermal heating of bridge decks is a reliable and sustainable method for bridge de-icing
that has been increasing in demand since conventional de-icing methods were proved to be …

Coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical (THM) processes are of great importance to geothermal,
hydrology, and geotechnical engineering applications. There is a lack of laboratory testing …

Geothermal energy has always been available as a renewable thermal reserve, however,
only recently has it been unlocked as a potential source of energy to de-ice bridges and …

Each year, ice and snow adversely impact US transportation infrastructure during the cold
season, causing an extensive impact on the US economy. Bridges are key elements in the …

Unsaturated soil is an essential consideration for many geotechnical engineering fields, for
example, soil bearing capacity, soil lateral earth pressure, slope stability analysis, and …