AIRPORT RUNWAY EVALUATION IN CANADA, WITH DISCUSSION AND CLOSURE

THIS PAPER OUTLINES THE RESULTS OF AN INVESTIGATION OF THE RUNWAYS AT A NUMBER OF CANADA'S PRINCIPAL AIRPORTS, WHICH WAS CONDUCTED DURING 1945 AND 1946. THE PROGRAM OF TESTING INCLUDED: A PEDOLOGICAL SOIL SURVEY AND THE PREPARATION OF A PEDOLOGICAL SOIL MAP FOR EACH AIRPORT SITE; FIELD MOISTURE AND DENSITY TESTS IN PLACE ON THE BASE COURSE AND ON EACH 6-IN. LAYER OF THE UPPER 18 TO 24 IN. OF THE SUBGRADE; SECURING LARGE DISTURBED SAMPLES OF BASE COURSE AND OF EACH LAYER OF SUBGRADE FOR PHYSICAL AND COMPACTION TESTS IN THE LABORATORY, AND UNDISTURBED SAMPLES FOR CBR (BOTH FIELD AND SOAKED CONDITION), TRIAXIAL COMPRESSION, SHEAR, AND CONSOLIDATION TESTS; CONE BEARING AND HOUSEL PENETROMETER TESTS ON LAYER OF SUBGRADE IN THE FIELD; PLATE BEARING TESTS (REPETITIVE) ON SUBGRADE, BASE COURSE, AND SURFACE, TO DETERMINE THE LOAD SUPPORTING VALUES OF THE RUNWAYS, AND TO OBTAIN INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR THE DESIGN OF EITHER RIGID OR FLEXIBLE PAVEMENTS. /AUTHOR/

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• Authors:
  • McLeod, Norman W
  • Tchebotarioff, G P
  • Pringle, T B
  • Hennion, F B
• Publication Date: 1947

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 141p
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Board Research Reports
  • Issue Number: 4B
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airport runways; Flexible pavements; Geological surveying; Load tests; Maps; Pavement design; Plate bearing test; Rigid pavements; Soil compaction; Soil profiles; Soil science; Soil tests; Soils; Subgrade (Pavements); Testing
• Uncontrolled Terms: Site investigation
• Old TRIS Terms: Pedologic maps
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Geotechnology; Highways; Pavements; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00207399
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: No. 4-B
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: May 29 1972 12:00AM