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Unified methodology for airport pavement analysis and design. Vol. 1, state of the art
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1991-06-01
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By Zaniewski, J
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Edition:Final report. Jan. 1989-Jan. 1990
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Abstract:This report presents an assessment of the state of the art of airport pavement analysis
and design. The objective is to identify those areas in current airport pavement
analysis methodology that need to be substantially improved from the perspective of
airport pavement design and management needs. The foundations of current design
practice are examined with emphasis on the last twenty years of research and
advancement in the area of pavement response prediction and cross section/layer
thickness design. The author presents a review of empirical methods of design for
rigid and flexible pavement design, and quasi-mechanistic analyses that are based on
layercd-elastic theory or finite element methods. Weakness of current methods as
applied to airport operational needs are discussed. The report presents a rational
argument for developing a unified pavement analysis and design procedure that can be
used for pavements of any material type and that are based on mathematical formulations
of the actual stress/strain response processes in airport pavement materials.
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