Anochie-Boateng, Joseph2011-11-172011-11-172011-07Anochie-Boateng, J. 2011. Selection of pavement foundation geomaterials for the construction of a new runway. 15th African Regional Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Maputo, Mozambique, 18-21 July 2011978-1-60750-777-2978-1-60750-778-9http://hdl.handle.net/10204/529715th African Regional Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Maputo, Mozambique, 18-21 July 2011The selection of foundation geomaterials including base/subbase unbound granular aggregate is critical for the design of flexible airfield pavements in the United States. These materials must meet the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) selection criteria for airport pavement construction. A comprehensive testing study was conducted to select granular materials for the construction of a proposed runway North Carolina, United States. The objective was to evaluate granular materials and subgrade soils within the Greensboro area, to establish their pertinent engineering properties including strength and deformation parameters. This paper focused on three granular materials selected for the runway construction. The test results including grading, CBR, shear strength and resilient modulus indicated that all the three samples met the FAA selection criteria as base/subbase materials for the construction of the runwayenResilient modulusGranular materialsPavementsGeomaterialsPaved runwaysPavement foundationSoil mechanicsGeotechnical engineeringConference PresentationAnochie-Boateng, J. (2011). Selection of pavement foundation geomaterials for the construction of a new runway. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5297Anochie-Boateng, Joseph. "Selection of pavement foundation geomaterials for the construction of a new runway." (2011): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5297Anochie-Boateng J, Selection of pavement foundation geomaterials for the construction of a new runway; 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5297 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Anochie-Boateng, Joseph AB - The selection of foundation geomaterials including base/subbase unbound granular aggregate is critical for the design of flexible airfield pavements in the United States. These materials must meet the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) selection criteria for airport pavement construction. A comprehensive testing study was conducted to select granular materials for the construction of a proposed runway North Carolina, United States. The objective was to evaluate granular materials and subgrade soils within the Greensboro area, to establish their pertinent engineering properties including strength and deformation parameters. This paper focused on three granular materials selected for the runway construction. The test results including grading, CBR, shear strength and resilient modulus indicated that all the three samples met the FAA selection criteria as base/subbase materials for the construction of the runway DA - 2011-07 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Resilient modulus KW - Granular materials KW - Pavements KW - Geomaterials KW - Paved runways KW - Pavement foundation KW - Soil mechanics KW - Geotechnical engineering LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2011 SM - 978-1-60750-777-2 SM - 978-1-60750-778-9 T1 - Selection of pavement foundation geomaterials for the construction of a new runway TI - Selection of pavement foundation geomaterials for the construction of a new runway UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5297 ER -