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AIRFIELD PAVEMENT BASE AND
SUBBASE CONSIDERATIONS
Ludomir Uzarowski, Ph.D., P.Eng., Golder Associates Ltd.
Rabiah Rizvi, B.A Sc. Golder Associates Ltd.
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Introduction
Pavement structural design
Material requirements
Construction considerations
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INTRODUCTION
Airfield Pavement
Structures
Hot Mix Asphalt or
Portland Cement
Concrete Layer
Base Layer
Subbase Layer
Subgrade
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INTRODUCTION
Base Layer
Bound granular material
Unbound granular material
Subbase Layer
Unbound granular material
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ROLE OF BASE AND SUBBASE LAYER
Contribution to overall structural capacity of pavement
Provide a construction platform for subsequent layers
Grade and elevation adjustment
Drainage
Protection against frost damage
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PAVEMENT DESIGN
Design considerations
Anticipated aircraft traffic loading
Soil conditions
Load bearing capacity
Frost protection
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PAVEMENT DESIGN
Design methods
Transport Canada
Federal Aviation Administration
International Civil Aviation Organization
Design includes
Selection of materials for each layer
Design of required thickness of each layer
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TRANSPORT CANADA
ASG-19 Manual of Pavement Structural Design
All materials converted to equivalent granular
thicknesses
Granular layers to provide sufficient thickness of
Non-frost susceptible materials
Engineered materials to provide adequate load
bearing capacity
Good drainage characteristics
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TRANSPORT CANADA
Minimum granular base thickness specified for tire
pressure of critical aircrafts
Subbase thickness to account for remaining
required total pavement structure thickness
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TRANSPORT CANADA
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TRANSPORT CANADA
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FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
FAARFIELD software
Purpose of base and subbase is to
distribute load over wider area on
subgrade surface
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FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
Base and subbase materials are characterized by
their modulus
Automatically calculated using procedure
developed by US Army Corps Waterways
Experiment Station
Depends on modulus and thickness of underlying
layer
Minimum base course thickness depending on
aircraft load and type
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FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
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MATERIAL SPECIFICATIONS
Engineered materials required to have specific properties
Specification for material needs to ensure that material
placed meets design assumption
Material specifications include
Physical property requirements for aggregates
Abrasion resistance
Proportion of crushed faces
Resistance to chemical damage
Proportion of lightweight particles
Particle shape
Gradation requirement for aggregates
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TRANSPORT CANADA SPECIFICATION
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ASG – 06 Pavement Materials Construction and Testing
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FAA AGGREGATE BASE SPECIFICATION
Physical Property Requirements
LA Abrasion ≤ 45%
MgSO4 Soundness ≤ 18%
Flat and Elongated ≤ 15%
2-faces Crushed > 90%
1-face Crushed = 100%
Sieve Size
Design Range
Percentage by
Weight
2 inch
(50 mm) 100
1-1/2 inch
(38 mm) 95-100
1 inch
(25 mm) 70-95
3/4 inch
(19 mm) 55-85
No. 4
(4.75 mm) 30-60
No. 40
(0.45 mm) 10-30
No. 200
(0.075 mm) 0-8
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FAA CEMENT STABILIZED BASE
SPECIFICATION
Sieve Size
Percentage by Weight
Passing Sieves
Gradation A Gradation B
2 inch
(50 mm) 100 1 100 1
No. 4
(4.75 mm) 45 - 100 55 - 100
No. 10
(1.80 mm) 37 - 80 45 - 100
No. 40
(450 m) 15 - 50 25 - 80
No. 80
(210 m) 0 - 25 10 - 35
Aggregate Properties
LA Abrasion ≤ 40%
MgSO4 Soundness ≤ 15%
Liquid limit ≤ 25
Plastic limit ≤ 6
Mix Properties
7-day Compressive Strength
3 MPa minimum
5.5 MPa maximum
28-day Compressive Strength
7 MPa maximum
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FAA SUBBASE SPECIFICATION
Sieve Size
Percentage by
weight passing
sieves
3 inch
(75 mm) 100
No. 10
(2.0 mm) 20-100
No. 40
(0.450 mm) 5-60
No. 200
(0.075 mm) 0-8
Material requirements
Hard durable particles
Free of clay lumps
Free of vegetative matter
Free of deleterious material
Liquid limit ≤ 25%
Plastic limit ≤ 6%
Pit run material is acceptable
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FAA BASE AND SUBBASE SPECIFICATION
CBR requirement
Base course – minimum 80
Subbase – minimum 20
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FAA BASE AND SUBBASE SPECIFICATION
Equivalency factors for subbase course
P-208 Aggregate Base Course 1.0 – 1.5
P-209 Crushed Aggregate Base Course 1.2 – 1.8
Equivalency factors for stabilized subbase
P-301 Soil Cement Base Course 1.0 – 1.5
P-304 Cement Treated Base Course 1.6 – 2.3
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FAA BASE AND SUBBASE SPECIFICATION
P-209, Crushed Aggregate Base Course
Equivalency factors for base course
P-208 Aggregate Base Course 1.0
Equivalency factors for stabilized base
P-304 Cement Treated Base Course 1.2 - 1.6
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BASE AND SUBBASE SPECIFICATION
Customized base and subbase specifications
Locally available materials
Tighter requirements for heavier aircrafts
Additional requirements
Enhanced drainage (drainage blankets)
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CONSTRUCTION CONSIDERATIONS
Construction methods should produce a final
product that meets the design assumptions
Approved methods of construction included in
specifications
Quality Control (QC) and Quality Assurance
(QA)
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CONSTRUCTION CONSIDERATIONS
Compaction requirements
Minimum Compaction (%)
Subbase – unbound 98
Base - unbound 100
- bound 98
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CONSTRUCTION CONSIDERATIONS
QC testing
Minimum Testing Frequency
Base placing
Moisture-density relationship 2 per material type
Gradation and crushed content 2 per day
Base stockpiling
Gradation and crushed content 2 per day
Atterberg limits 1 per week
Subbase placing
Moisture-density relationship 2 per material type
Gradation 1 per day
Atterberg limits 1 per week
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CONSTRUCTION CONSIDERATIONS
Minimum field density testing
Subbase 1 per 3,000 m2/lift
Base 1 per 3,000 m2/lift
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CONSTRUCTION CONSIDERATIONS
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Granular materials and aggregate production
CONSTRUCTION CONSIDERATIONS
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High permeability granular base
CONSTRUCTION CONSIDERATIONS
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Sub-drains construction
CONSTRUCTION CONSIDERATIONS
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SUMMARY
Base and subbase layers significantly impact
pavement long term performance
Structural contribution
Drainage
Frost protection
Do it right the first time
Addressing base and subbase deficiencies is
difficult and expensive
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