Alternative aircraft loading index for pavement structural analysis

Loizos, A; Charonitis, G

dc.contributor.author	Loizos, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Charonitis, G	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:14:22Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:14:22Z
dc.date.issued	1999	en
dc.identifier.issn	0733-947X	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/13032
dc.subject	Indexation	en
dc.subject	Structure Analysis	en
dc.subject.classification	Engineering, Civil	en
dc.subject.classification	Transportation Science & Technology	en
dc.title	Alternative aircraft loading index for pavement structural analysis	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1061/(ASCE)0733-947X(1999)125:3(259)	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-947X(1999)125:3(259)	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	1999	en
heal.abstract	The most common practical way to simplify the structural analysis of airfield pavements is the use of equivalent single wheel load models instead of the actual gear of the aircrafts. As the accuracy and reliability of these models strongly affects the design and evaluation of airfield pavements, there is considerable need to investigate both system approaches. The first one, which uses a constant value for the pressure while the radius is variable, is currently under use by the aircraft classification number-pavement classification number method of the International Civil Aviation Organization, but despite this fact it proved to be inadequate to express the aircraft loading in many situations. On the contrary, according to this study, the second model, which has a constant value for the radius while the pressure varies, is more reliable, and it can be an interesting alternative. Thus, based on this model, an aircraft loading index is introduced, which aims to be a simple and reliable factor for expressing the severity of the loading of the aircrafts and a utility for several matters related to the airfield pavement applications.	en
heal.publisher	ASCE-AMER SOC CIVIL ENGINEERS	en
heal.journalName	Journal of Transportation Engineering	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1061/(ASCE)0733-947X(1999)125:3(259)	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000079840400013	en
dc.identifier.volume	125	en
dc.identifier.issue	3	en
dc.identifier.spage	259	en
dc.identifier.epage	264	en