Airfield Pavement Management Framework Using Advanced Modeling Techniques

Project Details
STATE

LA

SOURCE

RIP

START DATE

04/01/22

RESEARCHERS

Momen Mousa

SPONSORS

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

KEYWORDS

Airports, landing fields, Pavement maintenance, Pavement management systems, Pavements, Service life

Project description

Airport authorities constantly collect pavement condition data and utilize life-cycle cost analysis to select construction and maintenance alternatives. The current Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Advisory Circular 150/5380-7B recommends using pavement condition index (PCI) to assess airfield pavement condition for planning of maintenance and rehabilitation (M&R) treatments. It is well-recognized that structural and functional performance of airfield pavement may deteriorate differently, and hence, two pavement sections with the same PCI may have different deteriorations and need different M&R treatments. As such, the structural condition index (SCI) and foreign object damage (FOD) should be considered along with the PCI to help airport authorities determine the time and type of pavement repair. This project aims to develop a comprehensive airfield pavement management framework that can predict the service life of airport key components (runway, taxiway, and apron) in terms of PCI, SCI, and FOD based on airport conditions and without the need for frequent monitoring of pavement conditions.
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