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Alex Klein-Paste

Alex Klein-Paste

Professor
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

alex.klein-paste@ntnu.no
+4773594613 Byggteknisk, 2-042, Gløshaugen, Høgskoleringen 7a
About Publications Teaching Media

About

Research interests:

  • Winter maintenance of roads and runways
  • snow plowing, gritting and salting
  • Tire-snow/ice interaction (friction)

Education:

  • TBA4340 Rehabilitation and maintenance of roads (5th year MSc course)
  • BA6061 Maintenance and operation of roads (Experience based master program)
  • BA8617 Maintenance and operation of roads in cold climates (PhD course)

Publications

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2017

  • Nilssen, Kine; Klein-Paste, Alex; Wåhlin, Johan; Delapaz, Michele Ann. (2017) Use of calorimetry to measure ice-melting capacity. Transportation Research Record. volum 2613.
    Academic article
  • Wåhlin, Johan; Klein-Paste, Alex. (2017) The effect of mass diffusion on the rate of chemical ice melting using aqueous solutions. Cold Regions Science and Technology. volum 139.
    Academic article

2016

  • Nilssen, Kine; Klein-Paste, Alex; Wåhlin, Johan. (2016) Accuracy of Ice Melting Capacity Tests - Review of Melting Data for Sodium Chloride. Transportation Research Record. volum 2551.
    Academic article
  • Rekilä, Katja; Klein-Paste, Alex. (2016) Measuring bicycle braking friction in winter conditions. Cold Regions Science and Technology. volum 125.
    Academic article
  • Wåhlin, Johan; Klein-Paste, Alex. (2016) Chemical Melting of Ice: Effect of Solution Freezing Point on Melting Rate. Transportation Research Record. volum 2551.
    Academic article
  • Wåhlin, Johan; Klein-Paste, Alex; Nilssen, Kine. (2016) Ice contact-bonding in air and in the presence of an aqueous sodium chloride solution. Journal of cold regions engineering. volum 30 (4).
    Academic article

2015

  • Klein-Paste, Alex; Bugge, Hans Jørgen; Huseby, Arne. (2015) A decision support model to assess the braking performance on snow and ice contaminated runways. Cold Regions Science and Technology. volum 117.
    Academic article
  • Perez, Ana Patricia; Wåhlin, Johan; Klein-Paste, Alex. (2015) Effect of surface roughness and chemistry on ice bonding to asphalt aggregates. Cold Regions Science and Technology. volum 120.
    Academic article
  • Wåhlin, Johan; Klein-Paste, Alex. (2015) Influence of Microstructure on the Consolidation of Compressed Snow. Journal of cold regions engineering. volum 29 (2).
    Academic article
  • Wåhlin, Johan; Klein-Paste, Alex. (2015) Temperature dependence of solution-induced weakening of compacted snow. Transportation Research Record. volum 2482.
    Academic article
  • Wåhlin, Johan; Klein-Paste, Alex. (2015) The effect of common de-icing chemicals on the hardness of compacted snow. Cold Regions Science and Technology. volum 109.
    Academic article

2014

  • Klein-Paste, Alex; Potapova, Julia. (2014) Thermal Aspects of Melting Ice with Deicer Chemicals. Transportation Research Record. volum 2440.
    Academic literature review
  • Wåhlin, Johan; Leisinger, Sabine; Klein-Paste, Alex. (2014) The effect of sodium chloride solution on the hardness of compacted snow. Cold Regions Science and Technology. volum 102.
    Academic article

2013

  • Klein-Paste, Alex; Sinha, Nirmal K.; Norheim, Armann; Yager, Thomas J.. (2013) Friction, Ice, and Snow. Encyclopedia of Tribology.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Klein-Paste, Alex; Wåhlin, Johan. (2013) Wet pavement anti-icing - A physical mechanism. Cold Regions Science and Technology. volum 96.
    Academic article

2012

  • Klein-Paste, Alex; Huseby, Arne; Anderson, John; Giesman, Paul; Bugge, Hans Jørgen; Langedahl, Tor Børre. (2012) Braking performance of commercial airplanes during operation on winter contaminated runways. Cold Regions Science and Technology. volum 79-80.
    Academic article

2010

  • Breitschädel, Felix; Klein-Paste, Alex; Løset, Sveinung. (2010) Effects of Temperature Change on Cross-Country Ski Characteristics. Procedia Engineering. volum 2 (2).
    Academic article
  • Huseby, Arne; Klein-Paste, Alex; Bugge, Hans Jørgen. (2010) Assessing airport runway conditions—A Bayesian approach. Reliability, risk and safety : back to the future.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Klein-Paste, Alex. (2010) Friction Insights.... when tyres meet ice on the road. Nordic Road and Transport Research. volum 2.
    Academic article
  • Klein-Paste, Alex; Sinha, Nirmal K.. (2010) Comparison between rubber-ice and sand-ice friction and the effect of loose snow contamination. Tribology International. volum 43 (5-6).
    Academic article
  • Klein-Paste, Alex; Sinha, Nirmal K.. (2010) Microstructural investigation of ice surfaces after rubber-ice and sand-ice sliding friction tests. Tribology International. volum 43 (5-6).
    Academic article

Journal publications

  • Nilssen, Kine; Klein-Paste, Alex; Wåhlin, Johan; Delapaz, Michele Ann. (2017) Use of calorimetry to measure ice-melting capacity. Transportation Research Record. volum 2613.
    Academic article
  • Wåhlin, Johan; Klein-Paste, Alex. (2017) The effect of mass diffusion on the rate of chemical ice melting using aqueous solutions. Cold Regions Science and Technology. volum 139.
    Academic article
  • Nilssen, Kine; Klein-Paste, Alex; Wåhlin, Johan. (2016) Accuracy of Ice Melting Capacity Tests - Review of Melting Data for Sodium Chloride. Transportation Research Record. volum 2551.
    Academic article
  • Rekilä, Katja; Klein-Paste, Alex. (2016) Measuring bicycle braking friction in winter conditions. Cold Regions Science and Technology. volum 125.
    Academic article
  • Wåhlin, Johan; Klein-Paste, Alex. (2016) Chemical Melting of Ice: Effect of Solution Freezing Point on Melting Rate. Transportation Research Record. volum 2551.
    Academic article
  • Wåhlin, Johan; Klein-Paste, Alex; Nilssen, Kine. (2016) Ice contact-bonding in air and in the presence of an aqueous sodium chloride solution. Journal of cold regions engineering. volum 30 (4).
    Academic article
  • Klein-Paste, Alex; Bugge, Hans Jørgen; Huseby, Arne. (2015) A decision support model to assess the braking performance on snow and ice contaminated runways. Cold Regions Science and Technology. volum 117.
    Academic article
  • Perez, Ana Patricia; Wåhlin, Johan; Klein-Paste, Alex. (2015) Effect of surface roughness and chemistry on ice bonding to asphalt aggregates. Cold Regions Science and Technology. volum 120.
    Academic article
  • Wåhlin, Johan; Klein-Paste, Alex. (2015) Influence of Microstructure on the Consolidation of Compressed Snow. Journal of cold regions engineering. volum 29 (2).
    Academic article
  • Wåhlin, Johan; Klein-Paste, Alex. (2015) Temperature dependence of solution-induced weakening of compacted snow. Transportation Research Record. volum 2482.
    Academic article
  • Wåhlin, Johan; Klein-Paste, Alex. (2015) The effect of common de-icing chemicals on the hardness of compacted snow. Cold Regions Science and Technology. volum 109.
    Academic article
  • Klein-Paste, Alex; Potapova, Julia. (2014) Thermal Aspects of Melting Ice with Deicer Chemicals. Transportation Research Record. volum 2440.
    Academic literature review
  • Wåhlin, Johan; Leisinger, Sabine; Klein-Paste, Alex. (2014) The effect of sodium chloride solution on the hardness of compacted snow. Cold Regions Science and Technology. volum 102.
    Academic article
  • Klein-Paste, Alex; Wåhlin, Johan. (2013) Wet pavement anti-icing - A physical mechanism. Cold Regions Science and Technology. volum 96.
    Academic article
  • Klein-Paste, Alex; Huseby, Arne; Anderson, John; Giesman, Paul; Bugge, Hans Jørgen; Langedahl, Tor Børre. (2012) Braking performance of commercial airplanes during operation on winter contaminated runways. Cold Regions Science and Technology. volum 79-80.
    Academic article
  • Breitschädel, Felix; Klein-Paste, Alex; Løset, Sveinung. (2010) Effects of Temperature Change on Cross-Country Ski Characteristics. Procedia Engineering. volum 2 (2).
    Academic article
  • Klein-Paste, Alex. (2010) Friction Insights.... when tyres meet ice on the road. Nordic Road and Transport Research. volum 2.
    Academic article
  • Klein-Paste, Alex; Sinha, Nirmal K.. (2010) Comparison between rubber-ice and sand-ice friction and the effect of loose snow contamination. Tribology International. volum 43 (5-6).
    Academic article
  • Klein-Paste, Alex; Sinha, Nirmal K.. (2010) Microstructural investigation of ice surfaces after rubber-ice and sand-ice sliding friction tests. Tribology International. volum 43 (5-6).
    Academic article

Part of book/report

  • Klein-Paste, Alex; Sinha, Nirmal K.; Norheim, Armann; Yager, Thomas J.. (2013) Friction, Ice, and Snow. Encyclopedia of Tribology.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Huseby, Arne; Klein-Paste, Alex; Bugge, Hans Jørgen. (2010) Assessing airport runway conditions—A Bayesian approach. Reliability, risk and safety : back to the future.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

Teaching

Courses

  • BYGT2322 - Area and Infrastructure
  • TBA4345 - Sustainability Issues in Transport
  • BA6061 - Maintenance and Operations
  • TBA4340 - Operation, Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Roads
  • BA8617 - Operation and Maintainance of Roads in Cold Climates

Media

2017

  • Academic lecture
    Wåhlin, Johan; Fjærestad, Janne Siren; Kaj, Thomsen; Klein-Paste, Alex. (2017) Thermodynamics of deicing chemicals. TRB annual meeting 2017 . Transportation research board; Washington DC. 2017-01-08 - 2017-01-13.

2016

  • Lecture
    Giudici, Henri; Wåhlin, Johan; Klein-Paste, Alex. (2016) Uniaxial Compression of Salted Snow. 35th Annual Meeting and Conference on Tire Science and Technology . The Tire Society, Inc.; Akron, Ohio. 2016-09-13 - 2016-09-14.
  • Academic lecture
    Klein-Paste, Alex. (2016) Airplane braking friction on dry snow, wet snow or slush contaminated runways. 8th international conference on Snow Engineering . CSTB; Nantes. 2016-06-14 - 2016-06-17.

2013

  • Academic lecture
    Wåhlin, Johan; Klein-Paste, Alex. (2013) The Effect of Common De-Icing Chemicals on Ice-Bond Formation in Compacted Snow. TRB 92nd Annual Meeting 2013 . Transportation Research Board; Washington DC. 2013-01-13 - 2013-01-17.

2010

  • Academic lecture
    Klein-Paste, Alex; Wåhlin, Johan. (2010) Controlling the Properties of Thin Ice Layers on Pavement Surfaces - An Alternative Explanation for Anti-icing. 12th international conference on the Physics and Chemisty of Ice . Hokkaido University; Sapporo. 2010-09-05 - 2010-10-10.
  • Poster
    Wåhlin, Johan; Klein-Paste, Alex. (2010) The effect of supercooling on the mechanical properties of thin saline ice layers. 12th International Conference on the Physics and Chemistry of Ice ; Sapporo. 2010-09-05 - 2010-09-10.
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