Evaluation of the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) Design Procedures for High Traffic Volume Pavements.

Abstract

The results of a field study of the performance of high traffic volume airfield pavements is presented. Both rigid (portland cement concrete) and flexible (asphalt concrete) pavements were included in the study. Condition surveys and nondestructive testing were performed on the pavement sections in order to measure present performance and estimate load-carrying capacity. Traffic and material properties data were also collected for each pavement section. These parameters were used to compare thicknesses obtained using the current FAA design procedure and the thicknesses of the existing sections in order to evaluate the adequacy of the current design procedures. In general it was found that the design procedures are adequate; however, further field study has been recommended in order to verify collected data.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA163341

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  • Starr D. Kohn

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  • Air Platforms
  • Counter WMD

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  • Aircrafts
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  • Materials
  • Materials Engineering
  • Materials Science
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  • New York
  • Nondestructive Testing
  • Physical Properties
  • Test Methods
  • United States

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