An overview of the airport pavement management systems (APMS)

Abstract

Airport Pavement Management System (APMS) is a useful tool, including a set of procedures for collecting, analyzing, maintaining, and reporting pavement data, thus assisting airports in finding optimum cost-effective treatments to preserve their pavement assets. The paper provides an in-depth overview of the APMS from an extensive literature review with the aim to identify numerous issues within APMS, such as the components, Pavement Condition Indices, software utilization, and the comprehensive implementation process. The methodology adopted for this research is a descriptive-based study approach on the various airport pavement manuals, guidelines and advisory circulars, journal articles, and book publications for the APMS applications. The airport pavement management systems and the case studies in various airports internationally will be included in the review. The study includes various subjects such as major components, benefit and cost approach, management in different levels, software utilization, maintenance, and rehabilitation (M&R) policies in the implementation of the APMS. Additionally, the research examines the pavement performance indicators that are the key elements for evaluating pavement conditions. Besides, the APMS software programs can store historical information, analyze data, develop models, and generate reports for M&R in association with the budget, including estimating future pavement life. The study summarizes the condition data required for the implementation and operation of an APMS, as well as the information generated by the APMS. The review highlights the benefits of an APMS in providing the airport operators and engineers far more informed position for decision-making to forecast future pavement maintenance requirements for an adequate and timely M&R.

A Review of PCN Determination of Airport Pavements Using FWD/HWD Test

“…The improvement of new optimized tools, which could be easily applied to assess the pavement conditions subjected to aircraft loads without extreme costs, has become a critical objective of airport owners. The gathered data by in situ tests and often collected without comparable conditions, such as the temperature of the asphalt surface and moisture content of subgrades, can be used to estimate structural conditions of airport pavements for the conduction on budgeting, planning, programming, and prioritization of Airport Pavement Management System (APMS) and the selection about the appropriate actions of Maintenance and Rehabilitation (M&R) [14,19]. The load-carrying capacity is the most important indicator adopted to assess airport pavement conditions using the in situ tests to estimate the structural response of stationary dynamic loads [6].…”

“…After that the extra contact pressure can be induced on the runway pavement by the high speed and heavy aircraft during the take-off or landing processes [7]. The maintenance of pavement during the arrival and departure of aircraft is difficult and could cause an increase of the service cost [14]. Therefore, it is important to understand the relevant factors to be considered in the airport pavement management system (APMS).…”

Effect of Swelling Soil on Pavement Condition Index of Airport Runway Pavement

“…These photographs record typical pavement conditions and identify any great or severe distress recognized in the field. ASTM provides the standard for calculating the PCI supported by surveying processes and calculation methods ( 40 , 41 ). PCI offers a rational basis for identifying maintenance and repair requirements, including priorities.…”

Exploring New Computational Strategies for Managing Maintenance Activities of Airport Pavement Systems

“…For this reason, in recent years, various algorithms have been developed for pavement management systems, however, most of them cope with the road field and the network level. Consequently, the optimization process mainly concerned the determination of the budgets and the general allocation of resources, through an overall strategy of the paving network [10]. On the other hand, the research studies carried out at the project level are fewer, especially with reference to the infrastructural characteristics of the airports.…”