Development of Mechanistic Flexible Pavement Design Concepts for the Heavyweight F-15 Aircraft.

Abstract

This technical report describes a mechanistic method proposed for design of flexible airfield pavements. The report reviews the CBR Flexible Airfield Pavements Design currently used by DOD and the FAA. Then follows a description of the ILLIPAVE finite element computer model and pavement performance transfer functions developed using ILLIPAVE. Actual test data using aircraft-sized loads was used to correlate the constants used in the computer model. The proposed method was then used to design a flexible pavement to support a heavyweight F-15 (30,600 lb SWL, 355 psi). Finally, the subsequent design is compared to the design resulting from the CBR method. Keywords: Computer applications, Jet fighters, Air Force operations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA181596

Entities

People

  • Henry F. Kelly

Organizations

  • University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Engineered Resilient Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • California
  • Civil Engineering
  • Databases
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Granular Materials
  • Landing Gear
  • Materials
  • Mechanics
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Moisture Content
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Regression Analysis
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Three Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Pavement Materials Engineering.