FAA AC 150/5320-12 : 2007

CHAPTER 1. OVERVIEW
1-1. Purpose
1-2. Background
1-3. Pavement Design Research
1-4. Pavement Maintenance and Evaluation Research
1-5. Friction Measuring Equipment Research
1-6. Additional Background and Information
CHAPTER 2. DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF SKID-RESISTANT
           PAVEMENT
Section 1. Basic Design Considerations
2-1. General
2-2. Surface Texture and Drainage
2-3. Painted Areas On Pavement Surfaces
Section 2. Hot-Mix Asphalt (HMA) Pavement
2-4. Construction Techniques for HMA Pavement
2-5. HMA Pavement Mixtures
2-6. Porous Friction Course (PFC)
2-7. Chip Seals
2-8. Aggregate Slurry Seal
Section 3. Portland Cement Concrete (PCC) Pavement
2-9. Construction Techniques for PCC Pavement
2-10. Timing and Curing
2-11. Brush or Broom Finish
2-12. Burlap Drag Finish
2-13. Wire Combing
2-14. Wire Tined
Section 4. Runway Grooving
2-15. General Grooving Techniques
2-16. Determining Need for Grooving
2-17. Suitability of Existing Pavements for Grooving
2-18. Overlays
2-19. HMA Pavement Grooving
2-20. PCC Pavement Grooving
2-21. FAA Specifications for Runway Grooving
2-22. Grooving Runway Intersections and Angled Exit Taxiways
CHAPTER 3. PAVEMENT EVALUATION
Section 1. Need for and Frequency of Evaluation
3-1. Friction Deterioration
3-2. Scheduling Pavement Evaluations
3-3. Minimum Friction Survey Frequency
3-4. Surveys Without Continuous Friction Measuring Equipment
      (CFME)
3-5. Groove Deterioration
3-6. Measurement of Pavement Surface Texture
Section 2. CFME - General
3-7. General Requirements for CFME
3-8. FAA Performance Standards for CFME
3-9. FAA Qualified Product List.
3-10. Use of Decelerometer
3-11. Federal Funding of CFME
3-12. Training of Personnel
3-13. Calibration
Section 3. Conducting Friction Evaluation with CFME
3-14. Preliminary Steps
3-15. Location of Friction Surveys on the Runway
3-16. Vehicle Speed for Conducting Surveys
3-17. Use of CFME Self-Wetting System
3-18. Friction Surveys During Rainfall
3-19. Friction Level Classification
3-20. Evaluation and Maintenance Guidelines
3-21. Computer Evaluation of Friction Test Data
Section 4. Conducting Texture Depth Measurements
3-22. Recommended Testing
3-23. Recommended Texture Depth
3-24. Location Of Measurements
3-25. Test Methods
3-26. Computation
CHAPTER 4. MAINTAINING HIGH SKID-RESISTANCE
Section 1. Maintenance Considerations
4-1. Need for Maintenance
Section 2. Methods for Removing Contaminants
4-2. Recommended Contaminant Removal Techniques
APPENDICES
Appendix 1. Qualification Process for CFME
Appendix 2. Related Reading Material
Appendix 3. Performance Specifications for CFME
Appendix 4. FAA-Approved CFME
Appendix 5. Training Requirements Outline for CFME