Bearing Strength of Unpaved Airport Surfaces Optimization of Number of Measurements

Abstract

the paper deals with the bearing strength operation measurements of unpaved transition surfaces containing the runway strip as well as the runway end safety area. Due to the fact that the defined area is excessively vast, the number of measurements and measuring locations has to be optimized to come with the operational needs to fit into already time constraint interval. The authors proposed a reduction of the total number of measurements based on a statistical survey of runway excursions in areas along runways.