An Analysis of the Literature Data on the Impact of Steel and Polypropylene Fibers on the Thickness Design of Airfield Concrete Pavements
The construction of concrete airfield pavements aims to ensure sufficient load-bearing capacity for the safe operation of aircraft. In order to reduce the pavement thickness and the associated costs, materials with improved properties compared to conventional concrete mixtures are generally used. Th...
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| description | The construction of concrete airfield pavements aims to ensure sufficient load-bearing capacity for the safe operation of aircraft. In order to reduce the pavement thickness and the associated costs, materials with improved properties compared to conventional concrete mixtures are generally used. This measure also aims to reduce the use of cement raw materials as part of a more sustainable strategy. On this basis, various fibers can be added to conventional concrete to improve the compressive and flexural strength of the concrete. Against this background, the present study aims to quantify the effect of polypropylene and steel fibers on the thickness of airfield concrete pavements. For this reason, international experience on this topic is first summarized in order to select suitable weighted values of concrete flexural strength for further analysis. Subsequently, an airfield concrete pavement for the edge of an airport runway is designed according to the Unified Facility Criteria (UFC) of the US Department of Defense. Comparisons are made between the pavement thicknesses determined using the above method and conclusions are drawn on the effects of using steel and polypropylene fibers on the design of airfield pavements. The analysis showed that the use of steel fibers can lead to a 25% reduction in concrete layer thickness, while the use of polypropylene fibers reduces the concrete layer thickness by 8–16%. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c2f7d2ccc814468f8ffa02fb18a3f8c32025-08-20T03:14:34ZengMDPI AGEng2673-41172025-05-016510310.3390/eng6050103An Analysis of the Literature Data on the Impact of Steel and Polypropylene Fibers on the Thickness Design of Airfield Concrete PavementsAngeliki Armeni0Christina Plati1Laboratory of Pavement Engineering, Department of Transportation Planning and Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), 5, Iroon Polytechniou, 15773 Athens, GreeceLaboratory of Pavement Engineering, Department of Transportation Planning and Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), 5, Iroon Polytechniou, 15773 Athens, GreeceThe construction of concrete airfield pavements aims to ensure sufficient load-bearing capacity for the safe operation of aircraft. In order to reduce the pavement thickness and the associated costs, materials with improved properties compared to conventional concrete mixtures are generally used. This measure also aims to reduce the use of cement raw materials as part of a more sustainable strategy. On this basis, various fibers can be added to conventional concrete to improve the compressive and flexural strength of the concrete. Against this background, the present study aims to quantify the effect of polypropylene and steel fibers on the thickness of airfield concrete pavements. For this reason, international experience on this topic is first summarized in order to select suitable weighted values of concrete flexural strength for further analysis. Subsequently, an airfield concrete pavement for the edge of an airport runway is designed according to the Unified Facility Criteria (UFC) of the US Department of Defense. Comparisons are made between the pavement thicknesses determined using the above method and conclusions are drawn on the effects of using steel and polypropylene fibers on the design of airfield pavements. The analysis showed that the use of steel fibers can lead to a 25% reduction in concrete layer thickness, while the use of polypropylene fibers reduces the concrete layer thickness by 8–16%.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4117/6/5/103airfield pavementssteel fiberspolypropylene fiberspavement design |
| spellingShingle | Angeliki Armeni Christina Plati An Analysis of the Literature Data on the Impact of Steel and Polypropylene Fibers on the Thickness Design of Airfield Concrete Pavements Eng airfield pavements steel fibers polypropylene fibers pavement design |
| title | An Analysis of the Literature Data on the Impact of Steel and Polypropylene Fibers on the Thickness Design of Airfield Concrete Pavements |
| title_full | An Analysis of the Literature Data on the Impact of Steel and Polypropylene Fibers on the Thickness Design of Airfield Concrete Pavements |
| title_fullStr | An Analysis of the Literature Data on the Impact of Steel and Polypropylene Fibers on the Thickness Design of Airfield Concrete Pavements |
| title_full_unstemmed | An Analysis of the Literature Data on the Impact of Steel and Polypropylene Fibers on the Thickness Design of Airfield Concrete Pavements |
| title_short | An Analysis of the Literature Data on the Impact of Steel and Polypropylene Fibers on the Thickness Design of Airfield Concrete Pavements |
| title_sort | analysis of the literature data on the impact of steel and polypropylene fibers on the thickness design of airfield concrete pavements |
| topic | airfield pavements steel fibers polypropylene fibers pavement design |
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