Comparison of the British Class 60 Trackway and AM-2Mat for Bomb Damage Repair Applications.

摘要

AM-2 and British Class 60 trackway are compared as surfacing materials for bomb damage repair of runways. Each mat was evaluated on the basis of its operational characteristics, performance under load, and dynamic effects on aircraft. A field test was conducted to gather data on the performance of each mat under load, and a computer code, TAXI, was used to calculate aircraft response to the mats. AM-2 showed marginally superior load capacity and aircraft response; however the operational characteristics of the Class 60 trackway are far superior to those of AM-2. Class 60 trackway was concluded to be a superior surfacing materials for bomb damage repair.