Title: Performance of Concrete Pavements Subjected to Wide-Body Jet Aircraft Loadings

Author(s): Ronald L. Hutchinson

Publication: Symposium Paper

Volume: 51

Issue:

Appears on pages(s): 135-160

Keywords: airports; concrete construction; concrete pavements; construction joints; deflection; fiber reinforced concretes; foundations; insulation joints (junctions); loading rate; loads (forces); performance tests; portland cements; reinforced concrete; runways

DOI: 10.14359/17812

Date: 1/1/1975

Abstract:
During the period 1969 through 1973, three full-scale tests tracks were subjected to accelerated traffic with load carts simulating the main landing gear configurations on wide-bodied jet aircraft. The performance studies included plain concrete, fibrous concrete, various construction joint systems, insulating materials, and several base or subbase types including a membrane encased soil layer.