Melting Snow Using Phase Change Materials (PCM) in Concrete (Reference vs PCM-LWA, 7 °C to 2 °C)

Phase change materials (PCM) can be incorporated in the concrete pavement as a novel methodology to melt ice/snow over the surface of the pavement. In this movie, PCM was incorporated in concrete slab using lightweight aggregate (LWA) and its potential to melt snow was compared with reference slab with no PCM when the ambient temperature varied between 7 °C to 2 °C.