CONCRETE AIRPORT PAVEMENT DESIGN - WHERE ARE WE

FOUR METHODS FOR DESIGNING AND DETERMINING THE THICKNESS OF CONCRETE AIRPORT PAVEMENT ARE COMPARED, AND THE REQUIREMENTS FOR EACH LAYER IN THE PAVEMENT SYSTEM ARE DISCUSSED. THE COMPARISONS SHOW THAT CONCRETE PAVEMENT THICKNESSES DERIVED FROM THESE METHODS ARE COMPARABLE WHEN SIMILAR LOADINGS, SUBGRADE SUPPORT, AND SUBBASE SUPPORT CONDITIONS ARE USED. IT IS CONCLUDED THAT CONCRETE PAVEMENT PERFORMANCE IS PREDICTABLE WITHIN A RANGE OF KNOWN LOADINGS AND TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. THE DESIGN LIFE FOR COMPARABLE THICKNESSES VARIES DEPENDING ON SAFETY FACTORS USED. THE NEED FOR RESEARCH IN AREAS RELATING TO PAVEMENT AND AIRCRAFT INTERACTION IS DISCUSSED. /IAA/

• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Civil Engineers

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  New York, NY  United States  10017-2398
• Authors:
  • Ray, G K
  • Packard, R G
  • Crawley, M L
• Publication Date: 1972

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 183-226
• Serial:
  • American Society of Civil Engineers Proceedings
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airport runways; Concrete pavements; Pavement design; Pavement layers; Pavement performance; Pavements; Thickness
• Old TRIS Terms: Pavement course thickness
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00206057
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: International Aerospace Abstracts
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 8 1973 12:00AM