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https://hdl.handle.net/11681/20846| Title: | Lateral distribution of aircraft traffic |
| Authors: | Brown, D. N. (Donald N.) Thompson, O. O. (Owen O.) |
| Keywords: | Aircraft operations Pavement design Traffic distribution Runway pavements |
| Publisher: | Soils and Pavements Laboratory (U.S.) Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.) |
| Description: | Miscellaneous Paper Abstract: In the development of pavement design and evaluation criteria for aircraft with complex gear configurations (C-5A, B-747, etc.), it has been revealed that current procedures for relating aircraft operations (passes) to pavement coverages (stress and/or deflection repetitions) are cumbersome and inaccurate. The procedure for converting aircraft passes to pavement coverages has been reexamined by developing theoretical normal traffic distribution curves and fitting these curves to the limited number of actual traffic distribution curves available for four aircraft (B-47, B-52, KC-97, and KC-135). In this manner, more realistic pass-to-coverage (p/c) ratios have been developed for most currently used military and civil aircraft. The revised p/c ratios are presented and are recommended for use in pavement design and evaluation criteria. The amount of actual traffic distribution data is recognized to be minimal, and additional data for new generations of aircraft are needed to verify or revise the presented p/c ratios. |
| Rights: | Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11681/20846 |
| Appears in Collections: | Miscellaneous Paper |
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