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... 1 C H A P T E R 1 This guidebook is intended to help airport management at general aviation (GA) airports determine the most efficient and effective maintenance options to optimize pavement life.
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... 2 Pavement Maintenance Guidelines for General Aviation Airport Management Figure 1. Online tool homepage.
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... Introduction to Airfield Pavement Management 3 Climatic Zone Climate affects different pavement stresses, needs, and potential maintenance treatments. Figure 3 shows the climatic zones that were developed as part of the Long-Term Pavement Performance (LTPP)
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... 4 Pavement Maintenance Guidelines for General Aviation Airport Management Source: (Shahin 2005)
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... Introduction to Airfield Pavement Management 5 Use Preventative Maintenance Preventative maintenance should be done during the good to fair range in Figure 4, delaying the significant drop in condition. A rehabilitation treatment should be done before the drop from fair to poor/serious to avoid costly rehabilitation/reconstruction work.
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... 6 Pavement Maintenance Guidelines for General Aviation Airport Management Airport Pavement Program Benefits The use of a PMP can yield many benefits to the airport sponsor. FAA Advisory Circular 150/5380-7B, Airport Pavement Management Program (PMP)
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... Introduction to Airfield Pavement Management 7 • Distress types found, and • Any maintenance performed or scheduled (FAA 2014)

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