Network Level Airfield Pavement Management Program at ATL: A Historical Perspective

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) is the world’s busiest airport handling over 80 million passengers annually and serves major international and domestic markets around the globe. ATL experienced tremendous growth in the late 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. As a result of this growth, rout runways and several taxiways have been constructed during this period. A new fifth runway is presently under construction to meet the ever-growing needs of the air traffic. Typically each of the runways at ATL was constructed for a 20-year design life. However, using periodic maintenance program involving repair and rehabilitation of airfield pavement structures, the life of these pavements has been extended to well beyond the initial design life. As part of the maintenance program for these runways and taxiways, a network level pavement evaluation program was initiated in 1984. Since the program’s inception, ATL runways and taxiways have been periodically evaluated at an average interval of every three years. The range of testing and evaluation conducted on ATL pavements has grown considerable, since the original evaluation. This paper presents a unique historical perspective of the pavement evaluation program conducted at ATL with a focus on the role of this program in maintaining and extending the life of runways and taxiways.

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• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Civil Engineers

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  Reston, VA  United States  20191-4400
• Authors:
  • Watkins, Quintin
  • Hayes, Frank
  • Molloy, Dan
  • Kuchikulla, S R
  • Boudreau, Richard L
• Conference:
  • Airfield and Highway Pavements. The 2006 Airfield and Highway Pavement Specialty Conference
  • Location: Atlanta GA, United States
  • Date: 2006-4-30 to 2006-5-3
• Publication Date: 2006

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 936-947
• Monograph Title: Airfield and Highway Pavements: Meeting Today’s Challenges with Emerging Technologies

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air bases; Airport operations; Airport runways; Airport terminals; Design; Pavement maintenance; Pavement performance; Pavements; Service life; Taxiways
• Identifier Terms: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
• Uncontrolled Terms: Pavement testing; Periodic maintenance
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Design; Highways; Pavements; Terminals and Facilities; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01037738
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0784408386
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 1 2006 8:10AM