Rapid Runway Repair Study

Abstract

This report describes a series of tests to evaluate a system for rapidly repairing airfield pavement using polymer concrete (synthetic polymer plus aggregate), thermally cured by microwave power. The technique, developed by the Syracuse University Research Corporation (SURC) for highway maintenance, uses a truck-mounted 50-kilowatt microwave generator to irradiate areas patched with polymer concrete. Test results indicate that the polymer concrete can be cured in a fraction of an hour, bonds well to old pavement material, is very strong, and possesses other qualities which make it naturally suited for airfield use.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA021352

Entities

People

  • Leo L. Boyko
  • Richard G. Sawyer

Organizations

  • SRC Inc.

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Applicators
  • Chemical Properties
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Chlorides
  • Civil Engineering
  • Compressed Air
  • Compression
  • Dielectric Permittivity
  • Energy
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Free Radicals
  • Generators
  • Polymerization

Readers

  • Pavement Materials Engineering.
  • Phased Array Antenna Design.
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.