RUNWAY FRICTION CHANGES DUE TO HIGH-PRESSURE WATER-JET CLEANING OPERATIONS, HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL AIRPORT, HOUSTON, TEXAS

The subject effort was to evaluate a new method of removing rubber from airport runways in terms of its effect on runway surface friction. This rubber removal method consisted of jetting water at high velocities to remove the rubber deposits from the surface. The results of the tests indicated that the contractor's equipment and method of operation removed all the above-the-surface rubber deposits, did not visibly damage the runway surface, and increased friction in the rubber-laden aircraft touchdown areas. (Author)

• Corporate Authors:

  National Aviation Facilities Experimental Center

  Federal Aviation Administration
  Atlantic City, NJ  United States  08405

  Federal Aviation Administration

  Systems R&D Service, 800 Independence Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States 
• Authors:
  • Hiering, W A
  • Grisel, C R
• Publication Date: 1975-9

Media Info

• Pagination: 21 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airport runways; Cleaning; Durability; Equipment; Friction; Landing; Maintenance; Pressure; Rubber; Texture; Waterjets
• Identifier Terms: George Bush Intercontinental Airport
• Uncontrolled Terms: High pressure; Removal
• Old TRIS Terms: Aircraft landing; Water jet cleaning
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Maintenance and Preservation; Pavements; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00092377
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: FAA-RD-75-129 Intrm Rpt., FAA-NA-75-20
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Nov 5 1976 12:00AM