USE OF NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING IN THE EVALUATION OF AIRPORT PAVEMENTS

U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Advisory Circular Subject: USE OF NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING IN THE EVALUATION OF AIRPORT PAVEMENTS Date: 12-29-04 Initiated by: AAS-100 AC No.: 150/5370-11A Change: 1. PURPOSE OF THIS ADVISORY CIRCULAR. This advisory circular (AC) focuses on nondestructive testing (NDT) equipment that measures pavement surface deflections after applying a static or dynamic load to the pavement. It also briefly introduces other types of nondestructive measuring equipment to illustrate how supplementing NDT data with other test data may improve the quality and reliability of the pavement evaluation. 2. APPLICATION OF THIS AC. This AC provides guidance and recommendations on data- collection equipment and methods of data analysis that are used to conduct NDT; however, other methods, techniques, and variations of those outlined here may be used provided the appropriate local Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airports Office approves them. 3 CANCELLATION. AC 150/5370-11 Use of Nondestructive Testing Devices in the Evaluation of Airport Pavements, dated June 5, 1976, is cancelled. 4. USE OF METRICS. To promote an orderly transition to metric units, this AC contains both English and metric dimensions. 5. COPIES OF THIS AC. The FAA is in the process of making all ACs available to the public through the Internet. These ACs may be found by selecting the Regulations and Policies link on the FAA home page (www.faa.gov). You may also request a printed copy of this and other ACs from the United States (U.S.) Department of Transportation, Subsequent Business Office, Annmore East Business Center, 3341 Q 75th Avenue, Landover, MD, 20785. David L. Bennett Director, Office of Airport Safety and Standards

USE OF NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING IN THE EVALUATION OF AIRPORT PAVEMENTS

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