Rating the aircraft load and reporting the bearing capacity of rigid airport pavements

Loizos, A; Charonitis, G; Katsoulas, P

dc.contributor.author	Loizos, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Charonitis, G	en
dc.contributor.author	Katsoulas, P	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:25:03Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:25:03Z
dc.date.issued	2006	en
dc.identifier.issn	1468-0629	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/17518
dc.subject	ACN-PCN	en
dc.subject	Airport pavements	en
dc.subject	Bearing capacity	en
dc.subject	Load rating	en
dc.subject	Pavement classification	en
dc.subject	Strength reporting	en
dc.subject.classification	Construction & Building Technology	en
dc.subject.classification	Engineering, Civil	en
dc.subject.classification	Materials Science, Multidisciplinary	en
dc.title	Rating the aircraft load and reporting the bearing capacity of rigid airport pavements	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.3166/rmpd.7.349-367	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.3166/rmpd.7.349-367	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2006	en
heal.abstract	Successful management of airport pavements presumes the existence of a suitable procedure for the structural classification and the continuous monitoring of their bearing capacity. According to the modern trend, it is necessary to utilise a pavement to the maximum extend without risking not only the safety of the flights but also the cost of economic penalties which might arise from busy airports' closures for extensive repairs. Practical applications have shown that the worldwide used classification procedure, the ACN-PCN of ICAO, is inadequate for this; consequently an alternative proposal is introduced and presented in this paper aiming to provide the basis of a methodology for classifying rigid airport pavements and checking their structural adequacy. Investigation of the proposed approach showed that it can be more effective than ACN-PCN since it is compatible with the majority of methods currently used for airport pavement design, evaluation and maintenance. Preliminary application using field data indicates that the proposed approach has several advantages and can be a useful tool for pavement managers and engineers.	en
heal.publisher	LAVOISIER	en
heal.journalName	Road Materials and Pavement Design	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.3166/rmpd.7.349-367	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000240077400005	en
dc.identifier.volume	7	en
dc.identifier.issue	3	en
dc.identifier.spage	349	en
dc.identifier.epage	367	en