The main objective of this study is to develop a new thickness design program for rigid airfield pavements in attempts to accommodate the new Boeing 777 airplanes based on the plate theory approach. The differences of the conventional FAA design method and the newly developed LEDFAA design methodology are investigated. The original concept of pass-to-coverage ratio is reevaluated. The prediction models developed by Lee, et al. are utilized for the estimation of critical edge stresses. The concept of cumulative damage factor is used to account for the combined damages of different aircraft types and departures. Structural deterioration relationships are compared and tentative modification alternatives are investigated. An equivalent stress factor and an alternative structural deterioration model are proposed. The proposed approach has been implemented in a user-friendly computer program (TKUAPAV) and a case study is presented for practical trial applications.
TKUAPAV: A New Thickness Design Program for Rigid Airfield Pavements
27th International Air Transportation Conference ; 2001 ; Chicago, Illinois, United States
Advancing Airfield Pavements ; 77-87
2001-07-24
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
TKUAPAV: A New Thickness Design Program for Rigid Airfield Pavements
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