A Review of the APMS Process and Louisiana’s APMS Update

Presented by:Kyle Potvin, P.E.

Louisiana’s Airport Pavement Management System (APMS) Update

Presentation Overview

• APMS Overview

• Public Law and Grant Assurance Requirements

• Louisiana’s APMS Update

• Web-based Pavement Solution Report Demo

• Questions

APMS Process

• Systems Inventory

• Network Definition

• Condition Assessment

• Database Development

• System Customization

• Data Analysis

• Deliverables

• Training and Outreach

APMS Process – Condition Assessment

• Assessed pavement conditions through visual inspection using the pavement condition index (PCI) procedure

• PCI is the most commonly used method for obtaining airport pavement conditions

• Involves identifying the type, severity, and extent of distress visible on the pavement surface

• Distresses observed give an indication of the underlying cause of deterioration

• Distress data are used to calculate an index, which ranges from 0 (failed) to 100 (new)

• The methodology is described in AC 150/5380-6C and ASTM Standard D5340-12

APMS Process – Data Analysis

• Assess current and project future pavement condition throughout an airport or system of airports

• Develop plan to address immediate “reactionary” needs, preservation needs, and long term rehabilitation needs

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Public Law and Grant Assurance Requirements

• Public law 103-305 and Grant Assurance 11 has some minimum requirements for accepting federal money (NPIAS)

– Pavement Inventory

– Pavement Inspections

• Detailed

• Drive-by

– Record Keeping

– Information Retrieval

– Program Funding

Public Law and Grant Assurance Requirements

• The Louisiana APMS update takes care of a majority of the items required

– Pavement Inventory

– Pavement Inspections

• Detailed

• Drive-by

• Maintenance completed or scheduled

– Record Keeping

– Information Retrieval

– Program Funding

Louisiana’s APMS Update

• Louisiana’s last APMS Update was completed in 2008 and 2010

• APTech, with assistance from KSA, is completing the current APMS update

• The current APMS update includes 62 airports

• Results are provided in executive summaries and a web-based pavement solution report

• Pavement Classification Numbers (PCNs) developed for some airports including runways, some taxiways, and a few aprons

• Fulfills a majority of Grant Assurance 11 and Public Law 103-305 requirements for NPIAS airports

Louisiana’s APMS Update – Airports Included

Louisiana’s APMS Update – Deliverables

• Statewide Executive Summary

– Provides a concise summary of overall system results

• Individual Airport Executive Summary

– Provides individual airports a summary of their results

• Web-based Pavement Solution Report

– A web-based interactive site that presents all project results

Web-based Pavement Solution Report

Thank you!

Kyle Potvin, P.E.kpotvin@appliedpavement.com

www.appliedpavement.com

Questions?