THE OVERLAY OF RIGID PAVEMENTS
SOME AIRFIELD PAVEMENTS DESIGNED FOR THE LESSER LOADS OF WORLD WAR II AIRCRAFT NOW HAVE INSUFFICIENT BEARING CAPACITY FOR PRESENT USE. THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS HAS COMPLETED MANY INVESTIGATIONS TO INDICATE THE BEST METHOD OF INCREASING THE BEARING CAPACITY OF SUCH PAVEMENTS. THE MOST INTERESTING OF THESE ARE THREE PARALLEL FULL-SCALE TRAFFIC TESTS CONDUCTED AT MACDILL FIELD, FLORIDA; MAXWELL FIELD, ALABAMA; AND LOCKBOURNE AIR FORCE BASE, OHIO. THE TESTS AT THE THREE SITES WERE CONDUCTED WITH A 60,000-LB. LOAD ON DUAL WHEELS OF THE B-29 AIRCRAFT CONFIGURATION, WITH A RIGID BASE PAVEMENT 6 IN. THICK, UNCOVERED, COVERED WITH FLEXIBLE TYPES OF OVERLAY 3 TO 12 IN. THICK, AND RIGID TYPE OVERLAYS 6 TO 9 IN. THICK. THE SUCESS OF FLEXIBLE TYPE OVERLAYS WAS PRONOUNCED; INDICATING THAT THIS TYPE OF TREATMENT APPEARS TO BE THE MOST SUCCESSFUL METHOD TO INCREASE THE BEARING CAPACITY OF AN EXISTING RIGID PAVEMENT. /AUTHOR/
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Supplemental Notes:
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Authors:
- Philippe, R R
- Publication Date: 1951
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Monograph Title: Proceedings of the Thirtieth Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board Held at Washington, D.C., January 9-12, 1951
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Serial:
- Highway Research Board Proceedings
- Volume: 30
- Publisher: Highway Research Board
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Airports; Bearing capacity; Flexible pavements; Overlays (Pavements); Rigid pavements; Thickness
- Subject Areas: Aviation; Highways; Pavements; Terminals and Facilities;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00205913
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: Jul 25 1971 12:00AM