The FAA is funding the study, which concludes at the end of March.
A bigger plot developed by Tuan’s team has proven its ice-melting abilities for 15 years in southern Lancaster County, where the 150-foot Roca Spur bridge became the world’s first bridge to use conductive concrete.
Before the concrete is cast, steel rods are put in place and connected to an external electrical power source. The steel and carbon create millions of minute paths through the slab, Tuan said. “The entire concrete becomes a heating element.” And, hopefully someday, at airports everywhere, preventing bottlenecks that occur when mechanics, fuel teams and luggage loaders can’t get their work done because of slick conditions. The possibilities for airports and roadways are huge, Tuan said.
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