Federal Aviation Administration Presented to: 2011 Eastern Region Airports Conference By:Al Larkin, Project Manager for Non- Destructive Pavement Testing

Federal AviationAdministration

Presented to: 2011 Eastern Region Airports Conference

By: Al Larkin, Project Manager for Non-Destructive Pavement Testing

Date: March 2, 2011

FAA PAVEAIR

Web-Based Pavement Management Software

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FAA PAVEAIRMarch 2, 2011

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What is an Airport Pavement Management System?

• Discussed in FAA Advisory Circular 150/5380-7A

• A system which identifies optimum strategies to maintain pavements at an adequate level of serviceability

• Includes systematic procedures for scheduling maintenance and rehabilitation activities

• Optimizes benefits while minimizing cost



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History of Airport Pavement Management Systems (APMS)

• Development of Mainframe PAVER was started in 1968 for use on mainframe computers

• Development was by the USACE for use by the Department of Defense (DOD)

• Development of MicroPAVER was started in 1985 -funding was provided by the FAA for development by the ACOE

• FAA version of MicroPAVER was delivered in 1987• FAA PAVEAIR – web-based APMS released on Feb

10, 2011



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Benefits of an Airport Pavement Management System

• Provides an objective and consistent evaluation of the condition of a network of pavements

• Provides a systematic and documentable engineering basis for determining maintenance and rehabilitation needs

• Identifies budget requirements necessary to maintain pavements at various levels of serviceability

• Provides documentation on the present and future condition of the pavements in a network

• Determines life-cycle costs for various maintenance and rehabilitation alternatives

• Identifies the impact on the pavement network as a result of performing no major repairs



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Pavement Management Programs Must Include:

• Pavement Inventory: • Location, type of pavement, dimensions, construction date • Inspection Schedule • Detailed inspection must be performed at least once a year • Drive-by inspection must be performed a minimum of once per

month • Record Keeping: • Inspection date, location, distress types, maintenance scheduled

or performed • Information Retrieval • Program Funding



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FAA PAVEAIR

• FAA PAVEAIR Pavement Management System • Publicly available and free to use (source code

available) • Databases can be made “public” or “private” • Includes similar functionality found in

MicroPAVER version 5.3 • Web-based • Access though the Internet, Intranet, or a

stand-alone PC



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Development

• Development was started in May 2008

• The development and testing contractor is SRA International

• FAA PAVEAIR has been developed from the ground – up as a new application



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Development• Program Requirements

– The FAA is hosting a server installed at the WJHTC to be a repository for civil airport projects funded under the Airport Improvement Program (AIP).

– The complete application is available for free download:

• As a set of installation files.• Full source code.• Documentation for installation and operation.



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Development• Import Databases

– Compatible with MicroPAVER.• Able to import Micro Paver e60 file.• Able to import Micro Paver MDB file.

– Import Steps:• Data is uploaded into PDMSPaverImport.• Data is converted and temporarily stored in PaverToPDMS.• Data is then copied to a new PAVEAIR database.



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Development

• FAA PAVEAIR has been developed using ASTM D 5340, “Standard Test Method for Airport Pavement Condition Index Surveys”

• Another valuable reference has been the currently out of print FAA Advisory Circular FAA-RD-80-55, “Procedure for Condition Survey of Civil Airports”

• The first release of FAA PAVEAIR has the same functionality of MicroPAVER version 5.3



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Development

• Program Requirements– Web-based application

• that provides a system for easy dissemination of information for airport pavement construction, maintenance, and management.

– Data for multiple airports available on a single server connected to the web

– Suitable for installation and use on:• Single PC• Private network• Intranet or Internet.



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FAA PAVEAIR Functionality

• Primary FAA PAVEAIR functionalities– Inventory– Work– Pavement Condition Index (PCI)– Standard Reports – Prediction Modeling– Condition Analysis– Maintenance & Rehabilitation (M&R) Plan

• Additional FAA PAVEAIR Functionalities– Import of MicroPAVER databases– Export of PAVEAIR databases to XML– Security control– User and profile management



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FAA PAVEAIR Release

• The release of FAA PAVEAIR for public use took place on February 10, 2011.

• FAA Hosted Online Version: http://faapaveair.faa.gov

• FAA PAVEAIR can also be accessed at the National Airport Pavement Test Facility website:

http://www.airporttech.tc.faa.gov/naptf/



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FAA Hosted Online Version http://faapaveair.faa.gov

• Advantages Disadvantages • No installation required • Requires internet

access;• Always the most current cannot be used offline

version • Data stored on FAA Servers • Data can be Public or Private • Data can be accessed from

any computer with internet access



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Intranet Version

• Advantages Disadvantages • No Installation required • Need dedicated

server

for clients • Must be maintained• Data stored on company • Requires access to

servers (Private) intranet servers; • Data can be accessed cannot be used

offline from any computer with

access to the intranet server



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Locally Installed Version

• Advantages Disadvantages • Can be used off-line • Must be maintained• Data is stored directly • Requires installation

on your computer of IIS and SQL server express

• IIS is only available on premium versions

of Windows• Can only be

accessed from the computer it

is installed on.



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Capabilities

• FAA PAVEAIR is able to:

– Collect:

• Divide airport pavements into uniform sections

• Record PCI data for each section

– Store:

• Pavement condition history i.e. Pavement Condition Index (PCI)

• Pavement construction and maintenance history



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Capabilities

• FAA PAVEAIR is able to:

– Analyze

• Generate network level reports for planning, budgeting, inspection scheduling, and pavement condition at any time,

• Provide project level analysis for M & R requirements and perform economic analyses for different M & R alternatives

– Share Data



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Home Page



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Registration

Various user security and access rights

Executive summary/review

Administrator (establish rights)

Data input (owner), etc.



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Database Screen



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Inventory Update Screen



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Network Inventory Screen



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Work History Screen



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PCI Input Screen



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Condition Analysis Screen



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M&R Plan Screen



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Report Screen



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FAA PAVEAIR Mapping Function



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User Profile Screen



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Future FAA PAVEAIR Work

• Track and correct bug fixes after release

• Evaluate the feasibility of upgrading FAA PAVEAIR to comply with the FAA Airport Geographical Information System (AGIS)

• Conduct User’s Group meetings to improve the application

• Develop procedures for disaster recovery and continuity of operations plans in the event normal operations are interrupted



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Future FAA PAVEAIR Work

• Develop User Interface to manage users and profiles

• Evaluate automated Pavement Condition Index feasibility

• Continued support and development after initial deployment

• Provide a Spanish and French language version

• Support for MicroPAVER e65 files



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Integration

• Possible Implementations– By the FAA for AIP projects.– By large Airport Authorities.– By state DOT’s for GA airports (NASAO interest).– By consulting and engineering services companies

for private or customer only access.

• FAA will continue support and development after initial deployment; for example include functions to comply with existing FAA GIS Standards.



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Integration of FAA PAVEAIR with Existing Pavement Applications:

• – BAKFAA (Strength Evaluation) • – COMFAA (PCN Load Rating) • – FAARFIELD (Thickness Design) • – ProFAA (Roughness Condition Evaluation)



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Integration of FAA PAVEAIR

FAARFIELD Thickness

Design

BAKFAA Strength

Evaluation

ProFAA Roughness Condition Evaluation

COMFAA PCN Load

Rating

PAVEAIR Web-Based

PMS



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FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION FWD-HWD ROUND-UP 2010

•Evaluate specifications and methodologies for existing FWD-HWD equipment for use in pavement design and construction.

•Specially constructed rigid and flexible test sections will be available inside the NAPTF.

•The round-up was conducted in Oct. and Nov. 2010.

•Website: http://www.airporttech.tc.faa.gov/Roundup2010



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FAA PAVEAIR Project Manager

Albert Larkin

FAA Airport Technology R & D Branch

AJP-6312, Building 296

William J. Hughes Technical Center

Atlantic City, NJ 08405

Phone: (609) 485-5552

Email: [email protected]



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Federal Aviation Administration Presented to: 2011 Eastern Region Airports Conference By:Al Larkin, Project Manager for Non- Destructive Pavement Testing