IMPROVED METHODS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF RUNWAY PAVEMENT SURFACES

Since the advent of turbojet operations at airports, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has been involved through research and experience to improve the construction standards of pavements. This includes the pavements structural capacity as well as its surface integrity for effective braking action. To improve on the latter, FAA has promoted grooving as one of the highest priorities to be considered for improving braking friction and mitigating hydroplaning. Today, almost 100 runways in the U.S. are grooved. Another improvement developed through research and experience is a porous friction curse overlay. There are some 30 runways constructed with this type overlay. In addition a task group within FAA has prepared a list of some 200 runways which are potential candidates for grooving. /Author/

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  • This article appeared in Transportation Research Record No. 622, Skidding Accidents: Pavement Characteristics. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved
• Authors:
  • Morrow, Thomas H
• Conference:
  • Second International Skid Prevention Conference
  • Location: Columbus Ohio, United States
  • Date: 1977-5-2 to 1977-5-6
• Publication Date: 1977

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: References;
• Pagination: pp 60-64
• Monograph Title: Skidding Accidents: Pavement Characteristics. Proceedings of a Conference Conducted by the Transportation Research Board, May 2-6, 1977
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 622
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airport runways; Braking; Construction; Friction; Hydroplaning; Maintenance; Overlays (Pavements); Pavement grooving; Pavement maintenance; Pavements; Paving; Surface course (Pavements); Texture
• Old TRIS Terms: Airside design and operations
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Construction; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Pavements; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00163883
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 309025753
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-021 439
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Oct 13 1977 12:00AM