Book Description

This report describes field tests of 19 repairs that showed potential for use in temporary, expedient repair of bomb craters in runways. The test facility consisted of a concrete surface placed over a crushed limestone base which in turn lay over a weak clay subgrade. Three 20-foot by 20-foot square sections were left open in the concrete to serve as test pits. The test facility was so constructed to allow for simulation of small bomb craters in a typical North Atlantic Treaty Organization runway. The test materials were used to repair the 'craters' in the pavement. Upon completion of each repair, the resulting surface was tested with load carts constructed to give the same load that would be experienced from taxiing of a modern fighter aircraft or cargo aircraft. This report describes the result of each of the tests and identifies areas requiring further research. (Author).