Use of Nondestructive Test Deflection Data for Predicting Airport Pavement Performance

Surface deflections using nondestructive tests (NDTs) were measured prior to and throughout the traffic testing at the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration's National Airport Pavement Test Facility (NAPTF). The first series of traffic tests involved repeated loading of six-wheel Boeing 777 and four-wheel Boeing 747 test gears on two different lanes until the pavements were deemed failed. The NAPTF structural failure criterion was defined as at least 25.4 mm (1 in.) surface upheaval adjacent to the traffic lane. A predetermined wander sequence was applied. Two low-strength subgrade and two medium-strength subgrade flexible pavement test sections were tested. Transverse surface profiles were measured periodically to monitor the progression of permanent deformation in pavements. Deflection basin parameters derived from NDT surface deflections were related to pavement rutting performance. An airport pavement functional failure criterion, defined in terms of number of traffic load repetitions to reach specific rut depth levels, was used in characterizing the structural response-performance relations.

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• Authors:
  • Gopalakrishnan, Kasthurirrangan
  • Thompson, Marshall R
• Publication Date: 2007-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 389-395
• Serial:
  • Journal of Transportation Engineering
  • Volume: 133
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0733-947X
  • Serial URL: https://ascelibrary.org/journal/jtepbs

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airport runways; Deflection; Deflection tests; Flexible pavements; Load tests; Nondestructive tests; Pavement performance; Pavement subgrade; Rutting
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Design; Highways; Pavements; Terminals and Facilities; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01051766
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Jun 19 2007 8:28AM