Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Bureau of Aviation pavement evaluation report : final report, March 2010.

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• Creators:
  Covalt, Maggie ; Fisher, Monika ; Hoerner, Todd E. ; Raczkowski, Laura
• Corporate Creators:
  Applied Pavement Technology, Inc.
• Corporate Contributors:
  Pennsylvania. Bureau of Aviation ; Pennsylvania. Dept. of Transportation. Bureau of Planning and Research
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Pavements
  • Pavement performance
  • Pavement maintenance
  • Airports
  • Airport Pavement Management, PCI
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-PA-2009-016-071109
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Pennsylvania
• Corporate Publisher:
  Pennsylvania. Dept. of Transportation. Bureau of Planning and Research
• Abstract:
  As part of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s (PennDOT) airport pavement management efforts, the Bureau of ; Aviation (BOA) retained Applied Pavement Technology, Inc. (APTech), assisted by DY Consultants, to evaluate the condition of the ; pavements at 95 public-use airports and heliports and to update their existing airport pavement management system (APMS) ; originally implemented in 2001. The results of this project are presented in this report and can be used by the BOA and the Federal ; Aviation Administration (FAA) to identify, prioritize, and schedule pavement maintenance and rehabilitation actions at these airports. ; During this project, the conditions of the pavements were assessed using the FAA pavement condition index (PCI) methodology – ; the industry standard in aviation for visually assessing the condition of pavements. During a PCI evaluation, inspectors walk over ; the pavement and identify visible signs of deterioration. Pavement defects are characterized in terms of type of distress, severity ; level of distress, and amount of distress. This information is then used to develop a composite index (PCI number) that represents ; the overall condition of the pavement in numerical terms, ranging from 0 (failed) to 100 (excellent). The PCI number provides an ; overall measure of condition and an indication of the level of maintenance or rehabilitation work that will be required to maintain or ; repair a pavement. The individual distress information (such as cracking, rutting, and so on) provides insight into what is causing ; the pavement to deteriorate, which in turn can be used to select the appropriate maintenance or rehabilitation action to correct the ; problem. PCI data also serve as the basis for an APMS – a computerized tool used to track pavement condition, identify pavement ; repair needs, and develop prioritized maintenance and rehabilitation programs with associated schedules and budgets.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  355I01/ 071109
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/18269/dot_18269_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.72 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:4c3461e7436986b74b741802661bdd3f80e6ff13902400b9b04db589b729b69c