Program Date 04/30/04

Rigid Pavement Design For AC Method

Airport Name: Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Date: today's date
Associated City: Madrid, España
Design Firm: Dragados y FCC. Designer: Richard Rogers y Antonio Lamela
AIP Number: 3-11-754-55

New Pavement Section Required Stabilized Subbase Is Required

12,0 PCC Thickness 650 psi New Concrete Flexural Strength
7,0 Stabilized Base
5,0 Subbase
3,0 Non-Frost Layer (free draining material)
Large Aircraft Parallel to Joints (standard design)
Overlay Sections
13,31" Asphalt Overlay Thickness 7" Existing Slab Thickness
8,29" Unbonded PCC without leveling course 12,04" PCC needed for existing section
10,12" Unbonded PCC with leveling course 7" Existing Stabilized Subbase
5,04" Bonded PCC 5" Existing Aggregate Subbase
650 psi Existing Slab Flexural Strength
1 F- Factor used in design
0,87 Cr Factor
0,96 Cb Factor

Frost Considerations (for new pavement section)

Dry Unit Weight of Soil (lb/cf ) 120
Degree Days ºF 382
Soil Frost Code FG-2 40 Frost group k-value
Frost Depth Penetration (in) 30,82
k value on top of stabilized layer 161
k value on top of subbase layer 60
Original subgrade k value 100

Design Aircraft Information

C-130 20 Design Life (years)
155000 lbs Gross Aircraft Weight
15.000 Equivalent Annual Departures

See Appendix 5 to AC 150/5320-6D for application of this software.

 Required thickness for C-130 at 155000 lbs k on top of all subbase = 161 psi PCC
Flexural Strength = 650

11

10,8

10,6

10,4

10,16
10,13
PCC THICKNESS (in)

10,11
10,08
10,2

10,04
10,01
9,98
9,94
10

9,9
9,86
9,81
9,76

9,8
9,7
9,64
9,58

9,6
9,5

9,4

9,2

9
3000

3400

3800

4200

4600

5000

5400

5800

6200

6600

7000

7400

7800

8200

8600

9000
ANNUAL DEPARTURES