Research Article

An Investigation of Geography and Climate Induced Distresses Patterns on Airfield Pavements at US Air Force Installations

Table 3

Data fields within the AF Roll-Up Database.

Data field titleDescription

NameAir force installation name, example: Altus AFB, Nellis AFB
Branch areaTotal area of the branch in square feet
Branch useRunway, taxiway, apron, etc.
Branch IDSpecific name assigned to branch, example: RW1028
SectionsNumber of sections within specified branch
Section IDSimilar to branch ID
Section true areaTotal area of section in square feet
Surface typePCC, AC, AAC, APC
Years since global/major workYears since the pavement section’s PCI was returned to 100
Sample units inspectedWithin the section number of sample units that were surveyed
Total sample units in sectionNumber of pavement samples the section was broken into for the purposes of inspection (based on procedure outlined in ASTM 5340)
Distress codeCode assigned by PAVER which represents a specific pavement distress
Distress descriptionAlligator cracking, rutting, pop-out, weathering, etc.
Distress mechanismForce that causes the distress, example: climate, load, others
PCI deductCalculated value representing the impact the distress has on the overall condition of the section
PCINumerical value between 0 and 100 associated with pavement section’s condition