Technical evaluation of a runway using the deflection method
An aircraft imposes a heavy load on a runway during landing, resulting in deflection of the runway pavement. Therefore, runway performance is influenced by potential deflection levels. Estimating deflection at touch-down point is a challenging task, however. Generally, the applied load depends on th...
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| author | Yadav, Devinder Nikraz, Hamid |
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| description | An aircraft imposes a heavy load on a runway during landing, resulting in deflection of the runway pavement. Therefore, runway performance is influenced by potential deflection levels. Estimating deflection at touch-down point is a challenging task, however. Generally, the applied load depends on the weight and vertical velocity of the aircraft before hitting the touchdown point. Similarly, performance of runway pavement is influenced by many factors such as number of landings, load factor, soil characteristics, etc. This study discusses landing practices, imposed load analysis, and runway pavement evaluation. The study is based on the idealisation of runway characteristics using mechanical elements, and it suggests that the mechanical modelling approach can be applied to estimate runway deflection. As a result, the analytically predicted deflection findings instead of the semi-empirical practices currently followed by various states of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (hereinafter - ICAO) can be used to carry out technical evaluation of a runway pavement. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-363512017-09-13T16:09:43Z Technical evaluation of a runway using the deflection method Yadav, Devinder Nikraz, Hamid flight landing runway regulations deflection aircraft engineering pavement An aircraft imposes a heavy load on a runway during landing, resulting in deflection of the runway pavement. Therefore, runway performance is influenced by potential deflection levels. Estimating deflection at touch-down point is a challenging task, however. Generally, the applied load depends on the weight and vertical velocity of the aircraft before hitting the touchdown point. Similarly, performance of runway pavement is influenced by many factors such as number of landings, load factor, soil characteristics, etc. This study discusses landing practices, imposed load analysis, and runway pavement evaluation. The study is based on the idealisation of runway characteristics using mechanical elements, and it suggests that the mechanical modelling approach can be applied to estimate runway deflection. As a result, the analytically predicted deflection findings instead of the semi-empirical practices currently followed by various states of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (hereinafter - ICAO) can be used to carry out technical evaluation of a runway pavement. 2013 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/36351 10.3846/16487788.2013.861647 Vilniaus Gedimino Technikos Universitetas restricted |
| spellingShingle | flight landing runway regulations deflection aircraft engineering pavement Yadav, Devinder Nikraz, Hamid Technical evaluation of a runway using the deflection method |
| title | Technical evaluation of a runway using the deflection method |
| title_full | Technical evaluation of a runway using the deflection method |
| title_fullStr | Technical evaluation of a runway using the deflection method |
| title_full_unstemmed | Technical evaluation of a runway using the deflection method |
| title_short | Technical evaluation of a runway using the deflection method |
| title_sort | technical evaluation of a runway using the deflection method |
| topic | flight landing runway regulations deflection aircraft engineering pavement |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/36351 |