Guidelines for Design, Construction, and Evaluation of Airport Pavement Drainage

Abstract

This report provides comprehensive guidelines for the design, construction, and evaluation of airport pavement drainage. Procedures for considering climate effects on airport drainage and runoff are described. Summaries of several climatic models which can be used to generate temperature and moisture content conditions in pavements are presented. Pavement surface drainage is discussed in terms of pavement grooving and the use of porous friction courses. Pavement subsurface drainage is discussed in detail. Methods for determining sources and quantity of water flow rate are provided. Procedures for designing subbase drainage layers, blankets and filter layers have been presented. Methods for selecting and sizing subdrainage collectors and outlets are discussed. Types of equipment and procedures for installation of pavement subsurface drainage are presented. Steps necessary for Maintenance of pavement subsurface drainage systems are discussed. Temperature, precipitation, location, and type of cover. The computer program generates water content profiles in a pavement system based on climatic data input. This model also provides data on pavement profile temperature, frost heave, and layer strength.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA239598

Entities

People

  • Barry J. Dempsey
  • Richard A. Pur

Organizations

  • University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil Engineering
  • Concrete
  • Construction
  • Engineers
  • Groundwater
  • Heat Transfer
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Testing
  • Operating Systems
  • Reinforced Concrete
  • Self Assembly
  • Surface Finishing
  • Surface Properties
  • Surface Roughness
  • Tensile Strength
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Pavement Materials Engineering.