Presented to: 32nd Annual Airport Conference – Hershey, PA

By: Jeff Gagnon, P.E. Manager AJP-6312

Date: March 4, 2009

Federal AviationAdministrationFAA Testing

Laboratory Update

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Outline

• Background

• Requirements

• Layout

• Testing Equipment

• Schedule

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Background• Design Started – August 2006• Bid Documents Completed – August 2008• 100% design review preformed by

Philadelphia District Army Corps of Engineers

• USACE to administer the construction contract – $1.1 million estimated construction cost

• FAA to provide construction oversight• Projected contract award February 2009

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Requirements

•120 x 48 ft building ( ~5500 sq ft)

•Includes additional restrooms

•Designed for Soils, Aggregates Concrete and Asphalt testing

•AMRL Certified

•CCRL Certified

•Material Testing for others

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NAPTF Laboratory

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Materials Testing Lab

National Airport Pavement Test Facility

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Laboratory Floor Plan

Foyer & Restrooms

Office & Meeting Room

Asphalt Lab

Concrete Aggregates

and Soil

Curing Room

Material storage

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Layout – Curing Room

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Testing Equipment

• Portable Seismic Pavement Analyzer for HMA and Concrete (PSPA)

• Portable Seismic Pavement Analyzer for Soils (D-PSPA)

• Asphalt Pavement Analyzer (APA) Modified or Hamburg Wheel Tracking Device

• Superpave Mix Design Equipment • Marshall Mix design Equipment • Concrete & Aggregates Equipment

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Testing Equipment

Asphalt Pavement Analyzer

Hamburg Wheel Tracking Device

Portable Seismic Pavement Analyzer

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Schedule

• Award – February 2009• Break Ground – March 2009• 6 month Construction• Completion – September 2009• Occupancy – October 2009

NEED – LAB MANAGER