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dc.contributor.authorHeymsfield, Ernest-
dc.contributor.authorTingle, Jeb S.-
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-10T15:56:34Z-
dc.date.available2021-05-10T15:56:34Z-
dc.date.issued2021-05-
dc.identifier.govdocERDC/GSL MP-21-1-
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11681/40542-
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/40542-
dc.descriptionMiscellaneous Paperen_US
dc.description.abstractAn airfield pavement structure is designed to support aircraft live loads for a specified pavement design life. Computer codes are available to assist the engineer in designing an airfield pavement structure. Pavement structural design is generally a function of five criteria: the pavement structural configuration, materials, the applied loading, ambient conditions, and how pavement failure is defined. The two typical types of pavement structures, rigid and flexible, provide load support in fundamentally different ways and develop different stress distributions at the pavement – base interface. Airfield pavement structural design is unique due to the large concentrated dynamic loads that a pavement structure endures to support aircraft movements. Aircraft live loads that accompany aircraft movements are characterized in terms of the load magnitude, load area (tire-pavement contact surface), aircraft speed, movement frequency, landing gear configuration, and wheel coverage. The typical methods used for pavement structural design can be categorized into three approaches: empirical methods, analytical (closed-form) solutions, and numerical (finite element analysis) approaches. This article examines computational approaches used for airfield pavement structural design to summarize the state-of-the-practice and to identify opportunities for future advancements. United States and non-U.S. airfield pavement structural codes are reviewed in this article considering their computational methodology and intrinsic qualities.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipUnited States. Army. Corps of Engineers.en_US
dc.format.extent18 pages / 1.11 MB-
dc.format.mediumPDF/A-
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherGeotechnical and Structures Laboratory (U.S.)en_US
dc.publisherEngineer Research and Development Center (U.S.)-
dc.relation.ispartofseriesMiscellaneous Paper (Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.)) ; no. ERDC/GSL MP-21-1-
dc.relation.isversionofHeymsfield, Ernie, and Jeb S. Tingle. "State of the practice in pavement structural design/analysis codes relevant to airfield pavement design." Engineering Failure Analysis 105 (2019): 12-24. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engfailanal.2019.06.029-
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dc.subjectRigid pavement designen_US
dc.subjectFlexible pavement designen_US
dc.subjectPavement computer codeen_US
dc.subjectPavement designen_US
dc.titleState of the practice in pavement structural design/analysis codes relevant to airfield pavement designen_US
dc.typeReporten_US
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