EVALUATION OF LONG-TERM ASPHALT PAVEMENT PERFORMANCE ON NORWEGIAN AIRFIELDS

During the past 40 years, the Norwegian Civil Aviation Administration (NCAA) has constructed some 50 flexible pavement runways with bituminous surfacing. Experience indicates that flexible pavement distresses such as cracking and ravelling are occuring prematurely, resulting in shortened pavement life. Since only a minority of Norwegian airfields are exposed to large volumes of traffic, the early deterioration of bituminous airfield surfaces is presumed to be caused by extreme climatic influences. One of the near term thrusts of the NCAA is to prolong asphalt airfield pavement life by developing more weather resistant asphalt mixes.

• Corporate Authors:

  Minnesota Department of Transportation

  395 John Ireland Boulevard
  St Paul, MN  United States  55155
• Authors:
  • Hagen, A
  • AURSTAD, J
  • Andersen, E
• Conference:
  • 4th International Conference, Bearing Capacity of Roads and Airfields
  • Location: Minneapolis, MN
  • Date: 1994-8-17 to 1994-8-21
• Publication Date: 1994

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 1473-1489
• Serial:
  • Volume: 2

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airport runways; Asphalt mixtures; Asphalt pavements; Bituminous materials; Climate; Cracking; Deterioration; Distress; Evaluation; Flexible pavements; Pavement performance; Pavements; Service life; Surface treating; Temperature; Time duration; Weather resistance
• Uncontrolled Terms: Long term
• Geographic Terms: Norway
• Old TRIS Terms: Bituminous surfacing; Pavement life
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Design; Highways; Materials; Pavements; Terminals and Facilities; I31: Bituminous Binders and Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00730579
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Feb 3 1997 12:00AM