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Eine Plattform für die Wissenschaft: Bauingenieurwesen, Architektur und Urbanistik
Superpave for Airfields
Asphalt pavements have a long history of outstanding performance in airfield applications. One of the first modern airport projects in the country was Washington National Airport. Upon its completion in 1940, more than one million square yards hot-mix asphalt (HMA) pavements had been constructed to meet the bright future of commercial aviation. Much has changed in both the asphalt and airfield pavement industries over the last 63 years. Larger and more powerful aircraft have changed how we design pavement structures and mixes. Enhanced production, laydown, and quality control technology has led to increased quality and higher production capability on airfield paving projects. Finally, with the advent of Superpave, we now have a mix design system that is capable of developing improved HMA mixes for airfield projects. During this long period of success with asphalt pavements, the Asphalt Institute has assisted the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Corps of Engineers, the US military departments and other agencies in developing best practices for the design and construction of HMA pavements. The Asphalt Institute continues to work in partnership with the airport community as it transitions to the Superpave system. This paper discusses the status of the transition and offers a description of the Superpave mix design system for airfields. Specifically, we address the differences between airport and highway pavements, current HMA specifications for airfields, and a strategy for implementing the new Superpave binder and mix design system, and finally, a brief look at some cases where Superpave has been successfully adopted.
Superpave for Airfields
Asphalt pavements have a long history of outstanding performance in airfield applications. One of the first modern airport projects in the country was Washington National Airport. Upon its completion in 1940, more than one million square yards hot-mix asphalt (HMA) pavements had been constructed to meet the bright future of commercial aviation. Much has changed in both the asphalt and airfield pavement industries over the last 63 years. Larger and more powerful aircraft have changed how we design pavement structures and mixes. Enhanced production, laydown, and quality control technology has led to increased quality and higher production capability on airfield paving projects. Finally, with the advent of Superpave, we now have a mix design system that is capable of developing improved HMA mixes for airfield projects. During this long period of success with asphalt pavements, the Asphalt Institute has assisted the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Corps of Engineers, the US military departments and other agencies in developing best practices for the design and construction of HMA pavements. The Asphalt Institute continues to work in partnership with the airport community as it transitions to the Superpave system. This paper discusses the status of the transition and offers a description of the Superpave mix design system for airfields. Specifically, we address the differences between airport and highway pavements, current HMA specifications for airfields, and a strategy for implementing the new Superpave binder and mix design system, and finally, a brief look at some cases where Superpave has been successfully adopted.
Superpave for Airfields
Buncher, Mark (Autor:in) / Duval, John (Autor:in)
Airfield Pavements Specialty Conference 2003 ; 2003 ; Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Airfield Pavements ; 316-326
06.02.2004
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
| British Library Conference Proceedings | 2003
| Engineering Index Backfile | 1956
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| Engineering Index Backfile | 1957