DETERMINATION AND EVALUATION OF STRESSES ON IN-PAVEMENT RUNWAY LIGHTING.

Abstract

An investigation was made to determine the shock and vibration levels that centerline runway lights experience in normal service. The tests were performed 1500 feet from threshold of Runway 13 at the National Aviation Facilities Experimental Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey. The results indicate that the natural frequency of the light assemblies are excited and the magnitudes of these vibrations are considerably above the test amplitudes that have been employed for product evaluation. The purpose of this study was to measure the actual shock and vibration levels experienced by the light fixtures due to aircraft and ground service vehicles and to determine the effect these levels would have on light failure. Additionally it was desired to develop the information necessary to reevaluate the design criteria for these light fixtures. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0608062

Entities

People

  • Ivan M. Silver

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Amplitude
  • Assembly
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Design Criteria
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Shift
  • Mechanical Waves
  • Motion
  • New Jersey
  • Pavements
  • Resonant Frequency
  • Runways
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Vehicles
  • Vibration

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Structural Dynamics.