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53:195 Winter Highway Maintenance

Hello, welcome, and thanks for stopping by. This course is being offered as a distance education course through UI's Center for Credit Programs in a web based format for the Fall 1999 semester. (It is also being offered as a regular class at the University of Iowa.) For registration information, see the CCP web site at http://www.uiowa.edu/~ccp/

This page includes a table showing the structure of the class, and a form which you may complete and submit, requesting further information. Thank you very much for coming to visit our web page. I hope to have the privilege of teaching you this Fall.

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By the way, if you want some information about me (Wilfrid Nixon) then feel free to check out my personal web page in the College.

And, in case you wondered what I look like, this is me!

My e-mail is: wilfrid-nixon@uiowa.edu

My phone # is: 319 335-5166

My fax is: 319-335-5660

The class comprises eight modules. The first (Module 0) is introductory only and contains general class management information. Each module will in general last more than one week and have assigned more than one homework set. The following table indicates the modules, lectures, and homeworks through the semester.

Module

Module Topic

Week #

Homework Set #

0

Class Introuction

1: ends August 28, 1999

1

1

Physical Properties of Snow and Ice: The Link to Climate

1: ends August 28, 1999

2

Safety and Economics for Winter Maintenance

2: ends September 4, 1999
3: ends September 11, 1999

2, 3

3

Chemical Usage, Phase Diagrams, and Anti-Icing

4: ends September 18, 1999
5: ends September 25, 1999
6: ends October 2, 1999

4, 5, 6

4

Friction, Abrasives, and Snow removal Equipment

7: ends October 9, 1999
8: ends October 16, 1999

7, 8

5

Blowing Snow and Winter Visibility

9: ends October 23, 1999
10: ends November 6, 1999

9

6

RWIS, Thermal Mapping and Storm Forecasting

11: ends November 13, 1999
12: ends November 20, 1999

10

7

Novel Technologies in Winter Maintenance

13: ends December 4, 1999

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Module	Module Topic	Week #	Homework Set #
0	Class Introuction	1: ends August 28, 1999	1
1	Physical Properties of Snow and Ice: The Link to Climate	1: ends August 28, 1999
2	Safety and Economics for Winter Maintenance	2: ends September 4, 1999 3: ends September 11, 1999	2, 3
3	Chemical Usage, Phase Diagrams, and Anti-Icing	4: ends September 18, 1999 5: ends September 25, 1999 6: ends October 2, 1999	4, 5, 6
4	Friction, Abrasives, and Snow removal Equipment	7: ends October 9, 1999 8: ends October 16, 1999	7, 8
5	Blowing Snow and Winter Visibility	9: ends October 23, 1999 10: ends November 6, 1999	9
6	RWIS, Thermal Mapping and Storm Forecasting	11: ends November 13, 1999 12: ends November 20, 1999	10
7	Novel Technologies in Winter Maintenance	13: ends December 4, 1999