PERFORMANCE STUDIES OF THE MEXICO CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

THE FLEXIBLE PAVEMENTS OF THE MEXICO CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HAVE HAD A VERY SPECIAL PERFORMANCE, DUE TO THE PECULIAR CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SUBSOIL. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PRESENT PAPER IS TO MAKE A BRIEF EXPOSITION OF THE PERFORMANCE EXHIBITED BY SUCH PAVEMENTS, AND THE EXPERIENCE OBTAINED FROM AN EXPERIMENTAL SECTION WHICH, APPARENTLY, SOLVES THE OBSERVED PROBLEMS AND IS INTENDED TO BE USED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF FUTURE RUNWAYS. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Preprint SuPPLEMENT, PP 73-77, 6 FIG, 3 REF
• Authors:
  • Aguirre, L M
  • Sanchez, D
  • Zarate, M
• Conference:
  • Intl Conf Struct Design Asphalt Pvmts
• Publication Date: 1967-8

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airport runways; Experimental roads; Flexible pavements; Pavement performance; Properties of materials; Soils; Subsoil
• Old TRIS Terms: Soil characteristics
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Materials; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00206735
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 21 1994 12:00AM