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3. Procedures for identifying alternative maintenance and reha-
bilitation strategies
4. Mechanisms for predicting and evaluating the impact of pave-
ment maintenance and rehabilitation strategies and alternatives
on pavement condition, serviceability, and useful service life
5. Procedures for estimating and comparing the costs of various
strategies and alternatives
6. Techniques for identifying the optimal strategy or alternative
based upon relevant decision criteria
Essential to an effective PMS is the maintenance of a pavement
database which should include
1. Information about the pavement structure, including when it
was originally constructed, the structural components, the
soil conditions, a history of subsequent maintenance and reha-
bilitation, and the cost of these actions.
2. A record of the airport pavement traffic including the number
of aircraft operations by various types of aircraft using the
pavement over its life.
3. The ability to regularly track pavement condition, including
measures of pavement distress and the causes of distress. A
pavement rating system should be developed based upon the
quantity, severity, and type of distress affecting the pavement
surface condition. This rating system measures pavement
surface performance and has implications for structural per-
formance. The periodic collection of condition-rating data is
essential to tracking pavement performance
As part of an effective PMS, the evaluation of airport pavements
should be a methodical process, which includes a thorough review of
construction data and usage history, routine site inspections, and
pavement sampling and testing. Types of sampling and testing pro-
cedures include: direct sampling, nondestructive testing (NDT),
ground penetrating radar, and infrared thermography.

References
1. Airport Pavement Design and Evaluation, Advisory Circular AC 150/5320-6E,
Federal Aviation Administration, Washington, D.C., 2008.
2. Airport Pavement Design and Evaluation, Advisory Circular AC 150/5320-6D
includes changes 1 through 4, Federal Aviation Administration, Washington,
D.C., 2006.
3. FAA Finite Element Design Procedure for Rigid Pavements, FAA AR-07/33, Federal
Aviation Administration, Washington, D.C., 2007.
4. “Evolution of Concrete Road Design in the United States,” Pavement Digest,
Vol. 1. Issue 2, 2005.