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FAA Testing Laboratory Update. Outline . Background Requirements Layout Testing Equipment Schedule. Background. Design Started – August 2006 Bid Documents Completed – August 2008 100% design review preformed by Philadelphia District Army Corps of Engineers
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Outline • Background • Requirements • Layout • Testing Equipment • Schedule
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
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
Materials Testing Lab National Airport Pavement Test Facility
Laboratory Floor Plan Office & Meeting Room Asphalt Lab Concrete Aggregates and Soil Material storage Curing Room Foyer & Restrooms
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
Testing Equipment Asphalt Pavement Analyzer Hamburg Wheel Tracking Device Portable Seismic Pavement Analyzer
Schedule • Award – February 2009 • Break Ground – March 2009 • 6 month Construction • Completion – September 2009 • Occupancy – October 2009 NEED – LAB MANAGER