Designation:D5340−12StandardTestMethodforAirportPavementConditionIndexSurveys1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD5340;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversthedeterminationofairportpavementconditionthroughvisualsurveysofasphalt-surfacedpavements,includingporousfrictioncourses,andplainorreinforcedjointedportlandcementconcretepavements,usingthePavementConditionIndex(PCI)methodofquantifyingpavementcondition.1.2ThePCIforairportpavementswasdevelopedbytheUSArmyCorpsofEngineersthroughthefundingprovidedbytheU.S.AirForce(1,2,3).2ItisfurtherverifiedandadoptedbyFAA(4),andtheU.S.NavalFacilitiesEngineeringCommand(5).1.3Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.Specificprecau-tionarystatementsaregiveninSection6.2.Terminology2.1DefinitionsofTermsSpecifictoThisStandard:2.1.1additionalsample—asampleunitinspectedinaddi-tiontotherandomsampleunitstoincludenonrepresentativesampleunitsinthedeterminationofthepavementcondition.Thisincludesverypoororexcellentsamplesthatarenottypicalofthesectionandsampleunitswhichcontainanunusualdistresssuchasautilitycut.Ifasampleunitcontaininganunusualdistressischosenatrandom,itshouldbecountedasanadditionalsampleunitandanotherrandomsampleunitshouldbechosen.Ifeverysampleunitissurveyed,thentherearenoadditionalsampleunits.2.1.2asphaltconcrete(AC)surface—aggregatemixturewithanasphaltcementbinder.Thistermalsoreferstosurfacescons...
