Indicative assessment of the load bearing capacity of artificial airfield pavements

Abstract

The load bearing capacity of airfield pavements is currently determined with the ACN-PCN method. It should also be noted that existing studies in the discussed area refer only to assessment of the surface’s current technical condition. Due to the above, actions were taken to collect data from the selected airport facilities in order to analyze changes in its parameters over a longer period of time. The measurements were carried out over a period of several years, on the same airport facilities and on the same airport’s functional elements. The obtained results were used to develop a methodology for index airfield pavement assessment and to determine criteria for technical condition assessment. Knowledge of the above parameters allows to determine the APCI index describing the current, comprehensive technical condition of the surface, allowing for forecasting further activities related to its operation.