Fatigue Cracking in Rigid Airfield Pavements at Large Commercial-Service Airports

2000 ◽  
Vol 1703 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael T. McNerney ◽  
B. Frank McCullough
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Cracking ◽  
Condition Index ◽  
Concrete Pavements ◽  
Fort Worth ◽  
Pavement Condition ◽  
International Airport ◽  
Pavement Evaluation ◽  
Pavement Condition Index ◽  
Changes Over Time ◽  
Crack Widths

Fatigue of airport pavements is an important consideration in the analysis of high-traffic pavements. The current pavement condition index (PCI) method of pavement evaluation does not adequately evaluate fatigue cracking of airport pavements and should be considered for modification. Recent field inspections by the authors of Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport, Dallas–Fort Worth International Airport, and Albuquerque International Sunport have shown the fatigue cracking in thick concrete pavements to be prevalent. However, it is not normally recorded in a normal PCI inspection because the crack widths are less than 3 mm (1/8 in.). A properly designed, constructed, and maintained pavement should theoretically fail only in fatigue because all other distresses caused by construction deficiencies, material deficiencies, environmental distresses, and maintenance deficiencies would be avoided. Therefore, it is important for the management of airport pavements that receive high levels of traffic to consider fatiguecracking distress. In practice, it is not possible to sample 100 percent of pavements to fully evaluate all hairline cracking. However, a geographical distribution of pavement control sections can be established and monitored for changes over time. The PCI should be revised or a new distress identification method should be developed to account for fatigue cracking.

Relating Pavement Condition Index and Present Serviceability Rating for Asphalt-Surfaced Pavements

2019 ◽  
Vol 2673 (3) ◽  
pp. 308-312 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Bryce ◽  
Richard Boadi ◽  
Jonathan Groeger
Keyword(s):  
Condition Index ◽  
Ride Quality ◽  
Concrete Pavements ◽  
International Roughness Index ◽  
Pavement Condition ◽  
Transportation Funding ◽  
Surface Transportation ◽  
Roughness Index ◽  
Pavement Condition Index ◽  
Using Data

In response to the two latest transportation funding authorization bills, the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act and the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, rules that require the reporting of specific pavement condition measures have been developed and encoded into federal regulation. Pavement performance rules published to the federal register require the reporting of the International Roughness Index (IRI), percent cracking, rutting (for asphalt-surfaced pavements) and faulting (for jointed concrete pavements). Allowing that the measurement of the IRI on pavements with a speed limit below 40 mph is not expected to provide a reliable estimation of ride quality, the rules permit the reporting of the present serviceability rating (PSR) on these routes. However, many agencies do not measure the PSR or collect the slope variance data required to estimate the PSR. In light of not having the data required to directly estimate the PSR, this paper presents a model to estimate the PSR using data collected during a Pavement Condition Index (PCI) survey. Furthermore, this paper explores the reasons why pavements can have a good PCI and poor PSR and vice versa. The model presented in this paper provides a reasonable estimate of the PSR, though it is noted that agencies who wish to report PSR should conduct an updated assessment of rider satisfaction to develop a stronger correlation of PSR and PCI.

VALIDITY OF GARBER MODEL IN PREDICTING PAVEMENT CONDITION INDEX OF FLEXIBLE PAVEMENT IN KERBALA CITY

2018 ◽  
Vol 09 (02) ◽  
pp. 139-151
Author(s):  
Hussein Ewadh ◽  
◽  
Raid Almuhanna ◽  
Saja Alasadi ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Condition Index ◽  
Flexible Pavement ◽  
Pavement Condition ◽  
Pavement Condition Index

scholarly journals An Investigation of Geography and Climate Induced Distresses Patterns on Airfield Pavements at US Air Force Installations

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauren K. Sahagun ◽  
Moses Karakouzian ◽  
Alexander Paz ◽  
Hanns de la Fuente-Mella
Keyword(s):  
Air Force ◽  
Condition Index ◽  
Portland Cement Concrete ◽  
Climate Zones ◽  
Pavement Condition ◽  
Pavement Distress ◽  
Western Us ◽  
Us Air Force ◽  
Pavement Condition Index ◽  
Predominant Factor

This study investigated climate induced distresses patterns on airfield pavements at US Air Force installations. A literature review and surveys of Pavement Condition Index indicated that the predominant factor contributing to the development of pavement distress was climate. Results suggested that, within each type of pavement distress, a geographic pattern exists which is strongly correlated to conventional US climate zones. The US Air Force Roll-Up Database, housing over 50,000 records of pavement distress data, was distilled using a process designed to combine similar distresses while accounting for age and size of samples. The process reduced the data to a format that could be used to perform krig analysis and to develop pavement behavior models for runways built with asphalt cement (AC) and Portland cement concrete (PCC). Regression and krig analyses were conducted for each distress type to understand distress behavior among climate zones. Combined regression and krig analyses provided insight into the overall pavement behavior for AC and PCC runways and illustrated which climate zone was more susceptible to specific pavement distresses. Distress behavior tends to be more severe in the eastern US for AC and in the western US for PCC runway pavements, respectively.

scholarly journals Proposal and Implementation of a Heliport Pavement Management System: Technical and Economic Comparison of Maintenance Strategies

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (16) ◽  
pp. 9201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paola Di Mascio ◽  
Alessio Antonini ◽  
Piero Narciso ◽  
Antonio Greto ◽  
Marco Cipriani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Management System ◽  
Condition Index ◽  
Pavement Management ◽  
Pavement Management System ◽  
Pavement Condition ◽  
Airport Pavement ◽  
Maintenance And Rehabilitation ◽  
Pavement Condition Index ◽  
Rotary Wing ◽  
Economic Comparison

Maintenance and rehabilitation (M&R) scheduling for airport pavement is supported by the scientific literature, while a specific tool for heliport pavements lacks. A heliport pavement management system (HPMS) allows the infrastructure manager to obtain benefits in technical and economic terms, as well as safety and efficiency, during the analyzed period. Structure and rationale of the APSM could be replicated and simplified to implement a HPMS because movements of rotary-wing aircrafts have less complexity than fixed-wing ones and have lower mechanical effects on the pavement. In this study, an innovative pavement condition index-based HPMS has been proposed and implemented to rigid and flexible surfaces of the airport of Vergiate (province of Varese, Italy), and two twenty-year M&R plans have been developed, where the results from reactive and proactive approaches have been compared to identify the best strategy in terms of costs and pavement level of service. The result obtained shows that although the loads and traffic of rotary-wing aircrafts are limited, the adoption of PMS is also necessary in the heliport environment.

scholarly journals Evaluación Superficial de Vías Urbanas empleando Vehículo Aéreo No Tripulado (VANT)

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 23-32
Author(s):  
Jorge Omar Cruz Toribio ◽  
José Wilfredo Gutierrez Lazares
Keyword(s):  
Condition Index ◽  
Pavement Condition ◽  
Pavement Condition Index

Este trabajo de investigación presenta una metodología alternativa de gestión de pavimentos en vías urbanas, basado en la evaluación superficial del pavimento mediante el uso de imágenes georreferenciadas, obtenidas por un vehículo aéreo no tripulado (VANT) que se procesan generando un ortomosaico y un modelamiento en 3D de alta resolución, que se utiliza para realizar la evaluación superficial por el Método Pavement Condition Index (PCI). Finalmente, con los resultados obtenidos se logra reducir significativamente los tiempos de inspección y costos de evaluación optimizando los recursos de los gobiernos municipales. Además, permite a la entidad determinar los costos de mantenimiento o rehabilitación de tal manera de conservar en buen estado los pavimentos urbanos.  

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