{"id":3509,"date":"2022-07-27T10:42:21","date_gmt":"2022-07-27T08:42:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.qroad.com\/working-areas\/airports\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T11:47:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T09:47:17","slug":"airports","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.qroad.com\/en\/working-areas\/airports\/","title":{"rendered":"Airports"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3509\" class=\"elementor elementor-3509 elementor-614\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3993fac elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3993fac\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc4a897\" data-id=\"bc4a897\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc2a4ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dc2a4ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pavement Classification Rating (PCR)<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5fe8707 elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"5fe8707\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d12f1dd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d12f1dd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-46243de\" data-id=\"46243de\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0632cf2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0632cf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Airport Pavement Testing for Safety and Operational Continuity<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e86d255 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e86d255\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Airport pavements must have sufficient structural capacity to safely support aircraft operations. The <a title=\"Pavement Classification Rating (PCR)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.faa.gov\/airports\/resources\/advisory_circulars\/index.cfm\/go\/document.current\/documentnumber\/150_5335-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pavement Classification Rating (PCR)<\/a> is the standardized <a title=\"International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.icao.int\/about-icao\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)<\/a> rating used to report the load-bearing capacity of runway, taxiway and apron pavements.<\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">As global air traffic grows and aircraft loads increase, reliable information about pavement strength and condition becomes increasingly important. QRoad performs non-destructive <a title=\"Heavy Weight Deflectometer (HWD)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qroad.com\/en\/services\/hwd-testing\/\">Heavy Weight Deflectometer (HWD)<\/a> testing to determine pavement response, structural capacity and remaining service life, providing the data required for reliable PCR assessments.<\/p><p>QRoad\u2019s specialist airport pavement service combines HWD and <a title=\"Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qroad.com\/en\/services\/gpr-testing\/\">Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR)<\/a> testing. HWD applies controlled loads representative of heavy aircraft wheel loads, including aircraft such as the Airbus A350 and Boeing 777. GPR provides continuous information about pavement layer thickness, structural variability and possible subsurface anomalies. Together, these technologies provide a comprehensive assessment of airport pavement condition and support safe operations, maintenance planning and rehabilitation design.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6cfcf30\" data-id=\"6cfcf30\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82a9520 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"82a9520\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.qroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/diensten-hwd.jpg\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Existing pavements: PCR assessment, layer stiffness, remaining service life, continuous layer thickness and anomaly detection<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">New pavements: baseline structural and thickness data for future pavement management and performance monitoring<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Concrete pavements: Load Transfer Efficiency (LTE) assessment at joints and verification of slab thickness and structural uniformity<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">During construction: structural verification of stiff bound layers, such as cement-treated base, and completed pavement structures, combined with GPR verification of layer thickness and uniformity<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Independent verification: confirmation of design assumptions, construction quality and suitable maintenance or rehabilitation measures<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9a06fdc elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"9a06fdc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pavement Classification Rating (PCR) Airport Pavement Testing for Safety and Operational Continuity Airport pavements must have sufficient structural capacity to safely support aircraft operations. The Pavement Classification Rating (PCR) is the standardized International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) rating used to report the load-bearing capacity of runway, taxiway and apron pavements. 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