This advisory circular ac provides guidance to the public on the design and evaluation of pavements used by aircraft at civil airports. Pdf challenges for australian flexible airport pavements. Flexible pavement design international civil aviation. The primary objective of this book is toserve two purposes.
This advisory circular ac provides guidance to the public on the design and evaluation of pavements at civil airports. The work was completed as part of the georgia aviation system plan update led by jviation, inc. Department of transportation federal aviation administration advisory circular subject. Federal aviation admin istration, airport pavement design and evaluation, advisory circular ac 15053206c, 1978, p.
Icao overloading practice versus airport pavement design. Ac 15053206e, airport pavement design and evaluations, 30. This guide gives advice on the design, evaluation and strengthening of airfield pavements. Most data collected by the faas falling weight deflectometer is populated into the national airport pavement test facility naptf database. This publication is intended solely for use by professional. Innovative pavement research foundation airport concrete pavement technology program report iprf01g0021 best practices for airport portland cement concrete pavement construction rigid airport pavement principal investigators dr. Paul guyer is a registered civil engineer, mechanical engineer, fire protection engineer, and architect with over 35 years experience in the design of buildings and related. The pavement design procedures used today can be broadly grouped into two major categories. Airport pavement rehabilitation the minimum acceptable level of serviceability has been reached andor it is no longer costeffective to perform maintenance activities on the pavement. This advisory circular provides guidance to the public for the design and evaluation of pavements at civil airports.
Office of airport safety and standards airport pavement. What is the difference between highway and airport pavements. Airport pavement design and evaluation road surface concrete. Minimize the intrusion of fines from the subgrade into the pavement structure. Airport pavement structures are characterised by their functional and structural conditions. It functions primarily as structural support but it can also. The author of this engineering bulletin is robert g. Implementation of an airport pavement management system. Icao overloading practice versus airport pavement design life. This advisory circular provides guidance to the public on the design and evaluation of pavements used by aircraft at civil airports. The baa also felt a need to make modifications in pavement design procedures and criteria to handle the new generation aircraft. Pavement design the user chooses a design stress ratio and the appropriate pavement thickness is calculated.
The following link is for the naptffwd data introductory page, which leads to the fwd data search forms from tests performed in support of the naptf. Framework for evaluation and performance of airport. Sep 23, 2016 design and maintenance guide dmg 27 third edition 2011 is the latest guide to be developed by successive uk government departments for the design and evaluation of airfield pavements at. Flexible pavement design july 11, 2012october 2, 20 enter traffic mixture the job file workshop. Pavement design manual section 1 introduction page 1 1 introduction 1.
On the basis of the results of this research, it is. Though the software can calculate the damage within hot mix asphalt hma layer, limited work was conducted to evaluate impact of aircraft types and pavement design on the fatigue within hma layer. Standard test method for nonrepetitive static plate load. Flexible rigid overlay current version is faarfield 1. These evolving requirements combined with changing governmental responsibilities and fiscal regimes have resulted in the need for innovative and sustainable airfield pavement engineering solutions that address all aspects of airport pavement design, construction, and evaluation, such as mix design, material selection, environmental factors.
A reduction in the number of specialised airport pavement engineers has meant that expertise, particularly in spray seal design for airports, has become limited. Airport runways need to be very smooth and free from any loose material that might hurt the plane or people. Federal aviation administration overview ac 15053206f airport pavement design and evaluation whats different faarfield v1. The functional condition of a pavement includes the safety evaluation of the pavement which is related to the properties that are noticeable for the airport user. Design of concrete airport pavement portland cement mi 1 i association old orchard road, skokie, illinois 60077. This advisory circular ac provides guidance to the public on the design and.
The report provides guidance on the structural design and evaluation of airport pavements, and follows previous faa policy in that aircraft should be equipped with landing gear which should not stress pavements more than the referenced 159000 kg aircraft. Framework for evaluation and performance of airport pavements. Airfield pavement design and evaluation guide dmg 27 gov. The charts have been converted to adobe acrobat file format and organized into a series. Charts have been developed for both flexible and rigid pavements. Ac 15053206f airport pavement design and evaluation. A guide to airfield pavement design and evaluation dmg27.
Support of the 1993 aashto guide for the design of pavement structures, report no. The aim of this work is to present the methodologies used nowadays for airport pavement. Airport pavement design and evaluation road surface. Airpave guide american concrete pavement association. Evaluation of airport flexible pavement hma fatigue using. Georgia airport pavement management plan 1 introduction project background during 2018 and 2019, the georgia department of transportation gdot aviation programs office completed an update of the georgia airport pavement management system apms. Airport pavement design and evaluation ac 15053206f overview of changes presented by cindy hirsch, p. Concrete engineering of streets and local roads reference manual, acpa, 2002 or latest update. Federal aviation administration federal aviation administration rigid and flexible iterative elastic layered design faarfield is the standard faa airport pavement thickness design program. Pavement design and evaluation linkedin slideshare. To begin, several key words and concepts used in pavement technology will be defined to provide a mutual basis for discussion and understanding.
Dotfaaar0656 comparative design study for airport pavement. Existing pavements at heathrow and gatwick airports were showing distress, and a need was felt to determine the causes. The objective of the study is to evaluate the impact of new large aircraft nla on airport flexible pavement versus overloading in icao practice. Runway design and the structural design of airfield pavement is a region specific. The aircraftpavement classification system incorporated in this guide is the icao acnpcn. This circular is an initiative of the airport pavement management subcommittee. Computer program for airport pavement design 49 basis of program. To avoid typing the airplane list by hand, try copying the above job file to. Pavement evaluation the user inputs a slab thickness and the analysis provides a calculated stress ratio for the given input parameters. Available options are rehabilitation or wait until the pavement deteriorates to the point it needs reconstruction. The subcommittee mandate is concerned with the development, evaluation, integration, and application of existing and new systems of airfield pavement management and the component concepts and models for all types of airfield pavements. It is not a very big deal for there to be rocks on the highway.
The unified facilities criteria ufc system is prescribed by milstd 3007 and provides planning, design, construction, sustainment, restoration, and modernization criteria, and applies to the military departments, the defense agencies, and the dod field activities in accordance. Runway design and structural design of an airfield pavement. Design and evaluation of rigid airfield pavements rigid slab directly on the subgrade or granular subbase. Area to be served, origin and destination of residents and nonresidents of the area, population growth in that. It is based on empirical and semi empirical methods which are directly linked to the icao international civil aviation organisation acnpcn aircraft classification numberpavement classification number classification method. Airport pavement network requires a huge financial. Ac 15053206f, airport pavement design and evaluations, 10. Airport pavement design and evaluation workshop anchorage, ak day three 8. Sustainable airfield pavement engineering solutions.
It is based on empirical and semi empirical methods which are directly linked to the icao international civil aviation organisation acnpcn aircraft classification number pavement classification number classification method. Introduction to rigid pavement design ced engineering. May 19, 20 the primary objective of this book is toserve two purposes. Ac 15053206f, airport pavement design and evaluations.
The design and evaluation methods presented in this guide are developments of previous methods, incorporating the benefits of additional experience and research. A design paper like this on airport engineering is essential in accomplishing the technical resources required for investment in airways, airport improvements and development of new airports. Airport pavements evaluation abstract the airport pavement deteriorates during service due to traffic and climate effects therefore systematic monitoring is required in order to assess their structural and functional condition. The study is conducted using hurghada, egypt airport air fleet composition at four annual departure levels, four standard subgrade strength categories, and adding nla at five different percentages. In the next subchapter, the main methods of airport pavement design will be presented. Airport pavement design and evaluation free download as pdf file. The aircraft pavement classification system incorporated in this guide is the icao acnpcn. Airport pavement design and evaluation united states.
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