REHABILITATION OF TAXIWAY "NB" AT IAH WITH CONCRETE OVERLAY

A large and ever increasing portion of the airport pavement system at Houston Intercontinental Airport is past the 20 year design life. By 1995 over 80% of all Portland cement concrete (PCC) pavements in the Houston Airports System had been in service for 20 or more years. Because of budget constraints and user impacts, the "proper fix" for the aging and distressed PCC pavements was not completely obvious. Total reconstruction is costly; successful and documented PCC pavement rehabilitation techniques are few in number. All alternatives result in facility user delays. This paper discusses the rehabilitation design for Taxiway NB; presents expected reconstruction versus rehabilitation costs, including life cycle costs; and incorporates a subjective rating matrix developed to encompass construction, design, performance, and cost factors. The project was initiated to determine the effectiveness of the procedures selected for the rehabilitation of the PCC pavements and to serve as a demonstration project. The long-term outcome of the project will determine the viability of using similar options for future PCC pavement rehabilitation within the Houston Airports System.

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• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Civil Engineers

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  New York, NY  United States  10017-2398
• Authors:
  • Godiwalla, A
  • Chapman, K E
  • Juhasz, C
  • Stamper, W
  • Overman, W
• Conference:
  • Meeting the Challenge: Rebuilding Inner City Airports. 24th International Air Transportation Conference
  • Location: Louisville, Kentucky
  • Date: 1996-6-5 to 1996-6-7
• Publication Date: 1996

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 170-186

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete overlays; Concrete pavements; Costs; Demonstration projects; Driver rehabilitation; Energy absorbing materials; Life cycle costing; Measures of effectiveness; Pavement overlays; Stresses; Taxiways; Thickness
• Identifier Terms: George Bush Intercontinental Airport
• Uncontrolled Terms: Effectiveness; Rehabilitation; Stress absorbing membrane interlayers
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Finance; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00736938
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0784401799
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 30 1997 12:00AM