Profiling Runways

Airport runway roughness assessment is a discretionary activity that is often undertaken in response to known roughness problems or complaints received from pilots or airlines. This article describes how aircraft computer simulation can be used to identify and assess aircraft response to pavement roughness. The author emphasizes that a runway pavement surface must not have any irregularities which create roughness that could adversely interfere with operation of the aircraft, result in loss of friction, or cause downloading or even structural damage to the aircraft itself. Topics include surface roughness and texture wavelength, profile measurement, profile analysis and roughness criteria, smoothness acceptance criteria, the International Roughness Index, Power Spectral Density (PSD), aircraft computer simulations, runway roughness criteria based on aircraft accelerations, and software for aircraft response to roughness. The author concludes that there needs to be an official criteria in place for identifying and assessing aircraft response.

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• Authors:
  • Stet, Marc
• Publication Date: 2006

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 45-50
• Serial:
  • International Airport Review
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Russell Publishing Limited
  • ISSN: 1366-6339
  • Serial URL: http://www.russellpublishing.com/pages/airport/airport1.html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aircraft; Airport runways; Condition surveys; Instruments for measuring roughness; Mechanical acceleration; Power spectra; Ride quality
• Identifier Terms: International Roughness Index
• Uncontrolled Terms: Longitudinal profile (Pavement roughness); Texture wavelenth
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Pavements; Safety and Human Factors; Terminals and Facilities; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01033910
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 3 2006 7:45AM