AN EVALUATION PROCEDURE FOR RIGID AIRFIELD PAVEMENTS. PROCEEDINGS, 4TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CONCRETE PAVEMENT DESIGN AND REHABILITATION, PURDUE UNIVERSITY, APRIL 18-20, 1989

A method is presented for rigid pavement evaluation using the elastic layer theory with Falling Weight Deflectometer (FWD) data to assess the structural capacity of heavily loaded airfield pavements. Also presented are methods to: (1) determine the number of tests required; (2) consider load transfer at joints; (3) reduce data to a manageable amount for analysis; (4) backcalculate layer moduli; and (5) determine allowable aircraft loads. The Air Force is now committed to the elastic-layered method of pavement analysis. Rigid and flexible pavement design manuals based on this method are scheduled for publication, and an evaluation guide for determining pavement capacity with the FWD is currently being developed.

• Corporate Authors:

  Purdue University

  School of Civil Engineering, 550 Stadium Mall Drive
  West Lafeyette, IN  United States  47907

  Federal Highway Administration

  Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center, 6300 Georgetown Pike
  McLean, VA  United States  22101
• Authors:
  • Bush III, A J
  • Brown, R W
  • Bailey, C E
• Publication Date: 1989-4

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 419-429
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Purdue University
  • Publisher: Purdue University

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aircraft; Airport runways; Backcalculation; Concrete pavements; Data analysis; Elasticity (Mechanics); Falling weight deflectometers; Joints (Engineering); Layer coefficient (Pavements); Live loads; Load transfer; Mathematical analysis; Modulus; Pavement design; Rigid pavements; Structural analysis; Testing
• Uncontrolled Terms: Aircraft loads; Layer moduli
• Old TRIS Terms: Aprons; Elastic layered method; Joint
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Data and Information Technology; Design; Highways; Pavements; Vehicles and Equipment; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00486354
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-RD-89-208, 3C1B1144
• Contract Numbers: DTFH61-87-C-00140
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 31 1989 12:00AM