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Presented to: VIII ALACPA Airport Pavement Seminar & VI FAA Airport Pavement WorkshopBuenos Aires, Argentina
By: David R. Brill, P.E., Ph.D.
Date: 2 September 2011
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Acknowledgments
• Gordon Hayhoe, Rodney Joel and Jeff Rapol, FAA.
• Ken DeBord and Mike Roginski, Boeing Commercial Airplane Co.
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Outline
• Brief review of ACN/PCN system and ICAO definitions.
• FAA guidance on PCN calculation.
• Draft AC 150/5335-5B and computer programs (COMFAA 3.0 and new support program).
• Flexible example using COMFAA 3.0.
• Rigid example using COMFAA 3.0 for a large hub airport.
• Using COMFAA 3.0 additional features.
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The ACN/PCN System - General
• Aircraft Classification Number (ACN) is specified as a standard by ICAO in Annex 14 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation.
– Aircraft manufacturers are required to publish properly computed ACN values for all of their aircraft.
• Pavement Classification Number (PCN) procedures are given in the ICAO Aerodrome Design Manual, Part 3, Pavements.
– The PCN procedures in the manual are for guidance only and a great deal of latitude is provided.
– Airport operators are responsible for determining and publishing PCN values for runways.
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ICAO Documents Annex 14 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation
ICAO Aerodrome Design ManualPart 3 – Pavements
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ACN/PCN System - Definitions
• ACN – A number expressing the relative effect of an aircraft on a pavement for a specified standard subgrade strength.
• PCN - A number expressing the bearing strength of a pavement for unrestricted operations.
• Therefore, if a particular aircraft at a given weight has an ACN less than, or equal to, the PCN of a particular pavement (ACN PCN), then no restrictions need to be placed on operation of that aircraft on that pavement.
• Special provisions for overload evaluation.
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ACN Computation
• ACN is computed as the ratio of a computed (derived) single-wheel load to a reference single-wheel load.– Flexible: Based on the US Army Corps of Engineers ESWL
CBR method of design using alpha factors adopted by ICAO October 2007. Thickness is computed for 10,000 coverages.
– Rigid: PCA Westergaard interior stress method of design. Thickness is computed for 10,000 coverages.
• These are fixed, standard procedures. Other design procedures or traffic levels cannot be substituted.
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Subgrade Strength for ACN Computation
• Flexible: The CBR of the subgrade soil.
• Rigid: The k-value at the top of the support, including all subbase layers. – It is not the same as the k-value of the subgrade
soil.
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PCN Reporting Format
• PCN values are reported in a coded format using 5 parts separated by “/”
Sample 39/F/B/X/T
• Information includes:– Numerical PCN Value (39 in this example)
– Pavement Type (F = Flexible, R = Rigid)
– Subgrade Strength Category (A, B, C or D)
– Allowable Tire Pressure (X 1.5 MPa = 218 psi)
– PCN Evaluation Method (U = Using, T = Technical)
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Proposed Change to ICAO PCN Tire Pressure Limits (Flexible Only)
Tire Pressure Category
Current ICAO Designations and Limits
Proposed ICAO Designations and Limits
W High: no pressure limit Unlimited
X Medium: pressure limited to 1.50 MPa (217.6 psi)
High: pressure limited to 1.75 MPa (253.8 psi)
Y Low: pressure limited to1.00 MPa (145.0 psi)
Medium: pressure limited to 1.25 MPa (181.3 psi)
Z Very low: pressure limited to 0.50 MPA (72.5 psi)
Low: pressure limited to0.50 MPA (72.5 psi)
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PCN – Using Aircraft Method
• Find the ACN of all of the aircraft regularly using the pavement and pick the largest ACN to be the PCN of the pavement.
• But see page 3-27 of the ICAO manual:“Support of a particularly heavy load, but only rarely, does not necessarily establish a capability to support equivalent loads on a regular repetitive basis.”
Where is the line between “regular” and overload operation?
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PCN – Technical Method
• The ICAO manual covers in detail a very broad range of methods, including:– Any rational design procedure developed specifically
for airport pavements but applied in reverse for pavement evaluation.
– Pavement surface deflection measured under the load from a representative aircraft.
– Non-destructive test results with backcalculation.
– Allows for design and evaluation procedures not in use when the manual was written.
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FAA Guidance on PCN Calculation
• The FAA is responsible for certifying all commercial airports in the U.S. and is the organization generally responsible for complying with international agreements on aviation.
• Well defined procedures are therefore required for determining and publishing PCN values for runways at all commercial airports in the U.S.
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AC 150/5335-5A (2006)Standardized Method of Reporting Airport Pavement Strength – PCN
• Complete rewrite of AC 150/5335-5.
• Standardized the procedures for computing and reporting PCN values for inclusion in the 5010 database.
• AC 150/5335-5A is based in large part on the procedures described in Boeing Report D6-82203 “Precise Methods for Estimating Pavement Classification Number,” 1998.
• D6-82203 is, in turn, based largely on recommendations contained in the ICAO Aerodrome Design Manual.
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Draft Advisory Circular 150/5335-5B
• AC 150/5335-5A, PCN, to be replaced by AC 150/5335-5B.
• Draft AC was posted for comment October 2009.
• Comment period has ended.
• Copy of draft AC is included on the CD.
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AC 150/5335-5B STANDARDIZED METHOD OF REPORTING AIRPORT PAVEMENT STRENGTH - PCN
• The Pavement Classification Number (PCN) field has been added to FAA Form 5010 and data collection is underway.
• During each airport inspection, the airport owner will be asked to provide runway PCN information.
• WHY? – With release of AC 150/5320-6E, the “design aircraft” concept
has been replaced.
– This means the Aircraft Gross Weight fields on the 5010 will no longer be used to describe load carrying capacity of runways.
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AC 150/5335-5B …PCN
• The Master Record is required to be updated periodically.
• PCN is now mandatory and Gross Weight data will possibly be phased out with time.
Gross Weight data
may transition.
PCN data request now part of all airport inspections
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Draft AC 150/5335-5B - Changes from AC 150/5335-5A
• The procedure for selecting the critical aircraft has been substantially revised.
• The procedure for computing equivalent departures has been replaced by a new procedure based on cumulative damage factor (CDF).
• Except for obtaining the structure and aircraft properties, the procedure has been completely automated in a revised version of the computer program COMFAA (COMFAA 3.0).
• A spreadsheet application has been developed to facilitate determining the evaluation thickness.
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Draft AC 150/5335-5B
• The design procedures recommended in the new AC are:– CBR ESWL with the new alpha factors for flexible pavements.
– Edge stress Westergaard as implemented in AC 150/5320-6C and -6D.
– The PCA center stress method can also be selected in COMFAA 3.0.
• These were selected for backward compatibility with established methods and compatibility with the ACN computation procedure.
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New PCN Methodology• The current methodology (-5A) finds the critical
aircraft and then finds the ACN of that aircraft at the maximum allowable gross weight. That ACN is then the PCN.
• The new methodology is the same except that the ACN at maximum allowable gross weight is calculated for all of the aircraft in the mix. The CDF procedure is used for equivalent coverages.
• The largest ACN value is then selected as the PCN.
• There is a need to eliminate “occasional or overload” aircraft from the mix.
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ACN-PCN – Technical Evaluation
7 Basic Steps to Determine Pavement Classification Number in AC 150/5335-6B:
1. Identify pavement features and properties.
2. Determine traffic mixture.
3. Convert traffic to equivalent traffic of “critical” aircraft.
4. Determine allowable operating weight of critical airplane.
5. Determine ACN of critical airplane at allowable weight.
6. Repeat with each airplane as the critical airplane.
7. Report PCN.
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AC 150/5335-5B Computer Programs
• COMFAA 3.0 Program
• Support Spreadsheet for COMFAA (Excel)Input Support:
– Flexible Layer Equivalency Worksheet
– Rigid Pavement k-Value Worksheet
Output Support:
– Output Data Parsing
– Rigid and Flexible Chart Creation
– FAA Form 5010 Preparation
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COMFAA Support Spreadsheet
Flexible Layer Equivalency
– The equivalent pavement has three layers:
• 5 in. P-401,
• 8 in. P-209,
• P-154.
– The spreadsheet determines the maximum thickness for the equivalent pavement based on the user-defined layer equivalency factors.
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Fig. A2-2 Figs. A2-1, A2-2Flexible Pavement Convert Convert
Structure Items to P-209 to P-154
P-401 and/or P-403 1.6 2.0ENTER P-401 and/or P-403 6.0 in.
P-306 1.2 1.6 ENTER P-306 0.0 in.
P-304 1.2 1.6 ENTER P-304 0.0 in.
P-209 1.0 1.4 ENTER P-209 12.0 in.
P-208 and/or P-211 1.0 1.3ENTER P-208 and/or P-211 0.0 in.
P-301 n/a 1.0 ENTER P-301 0.0 in.
P-154 n/a 1.0 ENTER P-154 13.0 in.
Equivalent Thickness, in. 9.0
Existing Flexible
Pavement Layers
ENTER Subgrade CBR
Reference Guidance AC 150/5335-5B Appendix A-2Existing
Layer Thickness
1.41.51.6
1.81.92.0
1.21.31.4
1.31.41.5
1.61.71.8
1.61.71.8
1.01.11.2
1.21.31.4
1.31.41.5
COMFAA Support SpreadsheetFlexible Pavement Input
• ENTER (or confirm) layer equivalency factors.– Refer to Table A2-1.
• ENTER all existing pavement layers starting at the surface of the pavement.
• ENTER the subgrade CBR value.
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P-401P-401
P-209
P-209
P-154
P-154
Subgrade CBR 9.0
Subgrade CBR 9.0
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
Existing Pavement Equivalent Pavement
Dep
th f
rom
Su
rfac
e, i
n.
COMFAA Support SpreadsheetFlexible Pavement Output
• The spreadsheet determines and consolidates COMFAA software input values and recommends three of five necessary PCN codes.
• The spreadsheet updates the graphical representation of the existing and equivalent pavement.
PAVEMENT TO BE EVALUATED IN COMFAA
COMFAA Evaluation Criteria
Evaluation thickness t = 33.8 in.
Evaluation CBR = 9.0
Recommended PCN Codes: F/B/W or Recommended PCN Codes: F/B/X
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Using the COMFAA 3.0 Program
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COMFAA Input
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Aircraft Window – COMFAA Input
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Main Window - COMFAA Input
Click “PCN Flexible Batch”
Click “CBR” – Enter 9.0 in the dialog box.
Enter the evaluation thickness = 33.8 in.
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COMFAA Output
Click “Details” to view the detailed output.
Message “Flexible Computation Finished”
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COMFAA Detailed Output Screen
Summary Aircraft Table with -6D Thickness
Requirements
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COMFAA Output – Details (I)
• PCN based on using aircraft ACN can be reported as 54.
COMFAA generates an aircraft ACN table. CBR 9 indicates B subgrade designation.
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COMFAA Output – Details (II)
CBR 9 indicates B subgrade designation.
COMFAA generates a table based on the CDF method. For each aircraft, allowable gross weight and corresponding PCN are identified.
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COMFAA Output – Details (III)
• CDF method identifies (3) aircraft that contribute substantial structural damage based on pavement structure: 727-200, 747-400, and A300-B4.
• PCN based on technical CDF method can be reported as the highest PCN of these aircraft = 73.
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COMFAA Detailed Output Screen
Copy and paste data into COMFAA support
spreadsheet.
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COMFAA Support Spreadsheet
Data Parse• Copy/Paste output
data into Cell B5
• Click “Create Flexible Pavement Charts”
• Airplanes are ordered by PCN number, with the aircraft at top giving the highest PCN when treated as critical.
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COMFAA Support SpreadsheetFlexible Charts
Thickness Comparison
• Compare thickness and gross weights.
• When CDF thickness (yellow) is less than evaluation thickness (red), excess PCN is available.
AC 150/5335-5B Example
0 in.
5 in.
10 in.
15 in.
20 in.
25 in.
30 in.
35 in.Most Demanding Aircraft in Traffic Mix
Rig
id P
avem
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Thi
ckne
ss
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
Airp
lane
Gro
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eigh
t, lb
s. (
thou
sand
s)
1. 6D thickness at traffic mixGW
25.7 25.7 25.5 27.5 28.8 23.1
2. CDF thickness at max.GW
33.2 31.4 31.9 29.5 29.3 27.5
3. Evaluation thickness fromequivalent pavement
33.8 33.8 33.8 33.8 33.8 33.8
4. Max.Allowable AircraftGW from CDF
378,158 365,739 646,354 443,728 992,902 253,830
5. Aircraft GW from trafficmix
370,000 330,000 600,000 370,000 820,000 185,000
767-200 ER
DC8-63 777-200 A300-B4 747-400 727-200
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COMFAA Support SpreadsheetFlexible Charts
PCN Comparison
• PCN needed for using traffic is 54.
• PCN based on CDF analysis can be reported as high as 73.
AC 150/5335-5B Example
4549
51 52 54
4847
57 57
68 7173
PCN= 0
PCN= 10
PCN= 20
PCN= 30
PCN= 40
PCN= 50
PCN= 60
PCN= 70
PCN= 80
PCN= 90 Most Demanding Aircraft in Traffic Mix
Sub
gra
de c
ode=
B a
t C
BR
= 9
.0,
t= 3
3.8
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
Ann
ual
Dep
artu
res
1. Aircraft ACN at traffic mixGW
45.2 48.8 51.3 52.4 53.9 48.2
2. Calculated PCN at CDFmax. GW
46.6 56.7 57.0 68.3 70.6 72.8
3. Annual Departures fromtraffic mix
2,000 800 300 1,500 3,000 400
767-200 ER
DC8-63 777-200 A300-B4 747-400 727-200
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Technical Method Example – Case 1
• International hub airport.
• Rigid pavement.
• Large number of narrow-body, dual-wheel-gear aircraft.
• Example courtesy of Rodney Joel.
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CASE 1
Traffic Data
AIRCRAFTACN gear
Operating Weight, lb
Gear Load. lbs.
Wheel Load, lbs.
Avg Annual Departures
Total Coverages
20 yrs
DC-9-30/40 D 109000 51775 25888 8 44
B717-200 D 122000 57950 28975 301 1701
A318-100 std D 124500 59138 29569 654 3593
A319-100 std D 142500 67688 33844 13,002 70663
A320-100 D 151000 71725 35863 15,280 79583
MD-80/83/88 D 161000 76475 38238 739 4322
MD-90 D 168500 80038 40019 213 1283
B727-200 basic D 185200 87970 43985 111 760
B737-700 D 188200 89395 44698 18,133 96709
B757-300 2D 271000 128725 32181 10,079 51555
DC-8-60/70 2D 358000 170050 42513 79 472
A300-b4 std 2D 365750 173731 43433 831 4579
B767-300 2D 413000 196175 49044 2,521 14006
DC-10 2D 458000 217550 54388 115 622
B787-8 2D 478000 227050 56763 32 169
A330-200 std 2D 509000 241775 60444 88 936
A340-300 std 2D 608000 243200 60800 179 1884
MD-11 2D 633000 245288 61322 44 240
B747-400 2D 877000 208288 52072 754 4358
A380 (2D) 2D 1235000 469300 117325 59 309
B777-200 base 3D 537000 255075 42513 1,095 5153
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CASE 1
Existing Pavement Data
17″ PCC, R = 775 psi
8″ CTB
k-value = 160 psi/in
Effective k at top of base = 323 psi/in
The original design based on procedures in AC 150/5320-6D called for 16.3 inches of PCC. This value was rounded to 17.0 inches.
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CASE 1 Pavement thickness requirements based on actual annual departures:
•FAA AC 150/5320-6D
•PCA method
• B737-700 appears to be the “design” airplane based on 5335-5A procedures.
• B737-700 is comprised of several D gear airplanes.
AIRCRAFTACN gear
Operating Weight (lb)
Annual Departures
-6D Edge Load Thickness (in)
PCA Design Thickness (in)
DC-9-30/40 D 109000 8 8.04 7.24
B717-200 D 122000 301 9.66 8.65
A318-100 std D 124500 654 9.23 8.18
A319-100 std D 142500 13,002 12.17 10.14
A320-100 D 151000 15,280 12.98 10.73
MD-80/83/88 D 161000 739 11.67 10.46
MD-90 D 168500 213 11.49 10.27
B727-200 basic D 185200 111 10.92 9.81
B737-700 D 188200 18,133 15.47 12.71
B757-300 2D 271000 10,079 10.85 10.31
DC-8-60/70 2D 358000 79 10.05 9.72
A300-b4 std 2D 365750 831 10.78 10.62
B767-300 2D 413000 2,521 11.62 11.26
DC-10 2D 458000 115 9.52 9.21
B787-8 2D 478000 32 10.57 10.1
A330-200 std 2D 509000 88 10.84 10.28
A340-300 std 2D 608000 179 10.99 10.45
MD-11 2D 633000 44 10.65 10.27
B747-400 2D 877000 754 11.17 11.07
A380 (2D) 2D 1235000 59 10.60 10.13
B777-200 base 3D 537000 1,095 8.85 9.46
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CASE 1 – Current Procedure
• Following 5335-5A procedures the B737-700 would become the “Critical Aircraft” due to its individual pavement thickness requirement.
• This is true for either the 5320-6D procedure or the PCA center slab procedure.
• It was speculated that the B737 was artificially elevated as the design airplane due to high departure levels caused by lumping several D-gear airplanes into one.
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CASE 1 AIRPLANEACN gear
Allowable Operating
Weight
Equiv.Annual
Departures5335-5A PCN/R/B
DC-9-30/40 D 148600 739535 45.4
A318-100 std D 181000 345027 46.1
B717-200 D 158900 386168 50.1
A319-100 std D 189250 168314 52.1
A320-100 D 189500 125753 55.2
B737-700 D 201400 45167 59.8
MD-80/83/88 D 184000 92089 60.1
MD-90 D 189100 74317 61.4
B727-200 basic D 222200 48463 65.7
B757-300 2D 385300 130968 68.7
A300-b4 std 2D 481000 32997 84.9
DC-8-60/70 2D 457500 36135 85.6
B767-300 2D 553000 20131 87.3
A330-200 std 2D 672000 9296 89.3
A340-300 std 2D 806000 10907 90.1
A380 (2D) 2D 1568000 20322 92.0
B747-400 2D 1148000 15972 92.8
DC-10 2D 653600 13572 93.0
B787-8 2D 608500 11612 96.4
MD-11 2D 820500 9462 100.6
B777-200 base 3D 920500 23190 115.2
• PCN values calculated by following the procedures in AC 150/5335-5A and assuming that each airplane is the “design airplane.”
• In this mix, the B737-700 is comprised of several D gear airplanes, some with lower operating weights.
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CASE 1
ACN values for each airplane (from COMFAA)
Assuming the B737-700 as the design airplane per the procedures in 5335-5A
Calculated PCN 59.8/R/BPCN = (60/R/B)
Airp
lane
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Wei
ght
Res
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AIRPLANE
Gear type for
ACNOperating
WeightAirplane ACN/R/B
A318-100 std D 124500 29.5
DC-9-30/40 D 109000 31.3
B717-200 D 122000 36.5
A319-100 std D 142500 37.2
B757-300 2D 271000 41.4
A320-100 D 151000 42.2
B777-200 baseline 3D 537000 47.4
MD-80/83/88 D 161000 51.3
B727-200 basic D 185200 52.7
MD-90 D 168500 53.5
B737-700 D 188200 55.2
DC-10 2D 458000 56.4
A300-b4 std 2D 365750 57.3
B767-300 2D 413000 57.4
DC-8-60/70 2D 358000 60
A330-200 std 2D 509000 61.2
A340-300 std 2D 608000 61.4
B747-400 2D 877000 63
A380 (2D) 2D 1235000 65.8
B787-8 2D 478000 68.3
MD-11 2D 633000 69.6
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Case 1 – New CDF PCN Procedure
• The procedure for finding equivalent coverages in AC 150/5335-5A is based on gear equivalency factors and the ratio of wheel loads.
• An alternative procedure based on cumulative damage factors (CDF) gave more consistent, and rational, results.
• The new procedure for finding equivalent coverages has been incorporated in the new AC 150/5335-5B.
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COMFAA 3.0 – Case 1
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COMFAA Support Spreadsheet
Rigid Pavement k-Value
– Each subbase layer contributes to an improved subgrade support k-value.
– ENTER all existing pavement layers.
– ENTER the flexural strength of the concrete and the subgrade support k-value.
– The spreadsheet updates the graphical representation of the existing and equivalent pavement.
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COMFAA 3.0 – Aircraft Window
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COMFAA 3.0 – Case 1 ResultsSubgrade Category B
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COMFAA 3.0 – Case 1 Results
Copy and Paste Data into Support Spreadsheet
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COMFAA Support SpreadsheetCase 1
Data Parse• Copy/Paste output
data into Cell B5
• Click “Create Rigid Pavement Charts”
• Airplanes are ordered by PCN number, with the aircraft at top giving the highest PCN when treated as critical.
• Next, click Rigid Chart tab.
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COMFAA Support SpreadsheetRigid Charts – Case 1
Thickness Comparison
• Compare thickness and gross weights.
• When CDF thickness (yellow) is less than evaluation thickness (red), excess PCN is available.
AC 150/5335-5B Example
0 in.
2 in.
4 in.
6 in.
8 in.
10 in.
12 in.
14 in.
16 in.
18 in. Most Demanding Aircraft in Traffic Mix
Rig
id P
avem
ent
Th
ick
ness
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,400
1,600
1,800
Airp
lane
Gro
ss W
eig
ht,
lbs.
(th
ous
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s)
1. 6D thickness at traffic mixGW
11.1 10.8 11.1 10.6 10.5 10.6
2. CDF thickness at max. GW 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 14.9 14.9
3. Evaluation thickness fromequivalent pavement
17.0 17.0 17.0 17.0 17.0 17.0
4. Max.Allowable Aircraft GWfrom CDF
1,076,982 657,683 785,764 1,558,981 590,004 792,982
5. Aircraft GW from traffic mix 877,000 509,000 608,000 1,235,000 478,000 633,000
B747-400A330-200
stdA340-300
stdA380-Wing
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COMFAA Support SpreadsheetRigid Charts – Case 1
PCN Comparison
• 6 most demanding aircraft in mix.
• PCN needed for using traffic is 70.
• PCN based on CDF analysis can be reported as high as 96.
• Next, click on Form 5010 tab.
AC 150/5335-5B Example
63 61 6166 68 70
85 87 8791 92
96
PCN= 0
PCN= 10
PCN= 20
PCN= 30
PCN= 40
PCN= 50
PCN= 60
PCN= 70
PCN= 80
PCN= 90
PCN= 100
PCN= 110 Most Demanding Aircraft in Traffic Mix
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B32
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t=
17.
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100
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Ann
ual D
epar
ture
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1. Aircraft ACN at traffic mixGW
63.0 61.2 61.4 65.8 68.3 69.6
2. Calculated PCN at CDFmax. GW
84.6 86.6 87.0 91.2 92.2 95.8
3. Annual Departures fromtraffic mix
754 88 179 59 32 44
B747-400A330-200
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stdA380-Wing
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Form 5010 • Enter PCN Number.
• PCN can be reported as:
96/R/B/W/T
Project info
FLEXIBLE PAVEMENT MAXIMUM TIRE PRESSURE METHOD USED TO DETERMINE PCN
RIGID PAVEMENT AIRCRAFT GEAR TYPE IN TRAFFIC MIX
FAA Form 5010 Data Element
Gross Weight and PCN
#35 S 100#36 D 280
#37 DT 793#38 DDT#39 PCN 96 / R / B / W / T
96Enter PCN
S (single wheel gear)
D (dual wheel gear)
2D OR 3D (dual tandem OR triple tandem wheel gear)
W/B (tandem gear under wing AND tandem gear under body)
A Subgrade Category (CBR 15)
B Subgrade Category (CBR 10)
C Subgrade Category (CBR 6)
D Subgrade Category (CBR 3)
A Subgrade Category (k 552 pci)
B Subgrade Category (k 295 pci)
C Subgrade Category (k 147 pci)
D Subgrade Category (k 74 pci)
Using Aircraft
Technical
W Unlimited
X 218 psi
Y 145 psi
Z 73 psi
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Case 1 – PCN ComparisonPCN calculated assuming each airplane is treated as the design airplane
0
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0 200,000 400,000 600,000 800,000 1,000,000 1,200,000 1,400,000
Reported Operating Weight, lbs. (not the weight used for PCN calculation)
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5335-5A PCN/R/B
5335-5B PCN/R/B
Airplane ACN/R/B
D Gears 2D Gears
A380B747
B777B757
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COMFAA 3.0 – Options
• Batch– Runs all airplanes in
succession.
– Automatically invoked by PCN Flex and Rigid Batch function.
• Metric
• PCA Thick– Equivalent coverages
computed with the PCA interior stress design method.
• PCA GW– Maximum gross weight
computed with the PCA interior stress design method.
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COMFAA 3.0 – Computational Modes
• ACN – Computes ACN at indicated gross weight & strength.
• PCN – Computes PCN using CDF-based procedure.
• Thickness – Computes by AC 150/5320-6D procedure.
• MGW – Computes maximum gross weight for airplane.
• Life – Computes coverages to failure for indicated thickness.
• Interior Stress
• Edge Stress
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More Information
• Contact Dr. Gordon Hayhoe– Gordon.Hayhoe@faa.gov
• FAA Airport Technology R&D Group– www.airporttech.tc.faa.gov
– Click on “Downloads” then “Pavements”
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