Airport Pavement Management Systems
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Frank B. Holt, Pavement Management Engineer, Dynatest Consulting Inc., Florida
Stephen Wormald, Managing Director, Dynatest UK Limited, Chesterfield, England.
Peter Tindall, Airport Division, WS Atkins Consultants PLC, Epsom Surrey, England
The Next Ggeneration
PRESENTED FOR THE 1999 FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER CONFERENCE April 1999
Hong Kong Chek Lap Kok Terminal-building
| Introduction | The Airport | The Data | The Testing Equipment | The PMS Background | The PMS Features |
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Pavement Condition | The Airport PMS | Implementation | Conclusion / Bibliography |
The Data |
Prior to opening in July of 1998, the Hong Kong Airport Authority contracted to collect three types of information on the airside pavements at CLK.
1. Pavement Condition Index data was collected to determine the baseline surface condition.
This included the surveys on all airside pavements including Asphalt, Portland Cement concrete, and paver block areas.
The FAA Pavement Condition Index (PCI) (1) procedures were used to collect the data. Most pavement areas were inspected in December of 1997.
The North Runway and associated taxiways were under construction during the survey with completion expected in 1999.
PCI data along with construction data were loaded into a PAVER database allowing for calculation of PCI values and distress forecasts.
2. Profile and roughness data were collected to determine the baseline for future comparisons.
During design and constructions it was assumed that a certain amount of settlement would occur with time. The use of profile/roughness information at airports is new to the commercial airport world but more widely used in the military airport world.
3. Deflection data were collected to determine the structural characteristics of the pavement.
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