Subgrade Soil Support and Stabilization -...
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Co-PIs: Erol Tutumluer
Marshall R. Thompson
RA: H.S. Brar
Subgrade Soil Support
and Stabilization
O’HARE Airport Modernization Research Project
Research Progress Presentation – June 30, 2005
Introduction
� Subgrade performance is a key factor in the overall
pavement performance
National Airport
Pavement Test
Facility -
Atlantic City, NJ
� This project provides testing and analysis to establish
subgrade support and stabilization requirements
for O’Hare airport pavements
P154
P209
Introduction (cont’d)
� The preliminary concrete pavement design for the
O’Hare Modernization Program (OMP):
• 15 – 17 inches of PCC Surface
• 6-inch Hot Mix Asphalt Base
• 6-inch Asphalt Treated Permeable Base (!?)
• “Stabilized” Subgrade Zone (SSZ)
• Prepared Subgrade
� North Runway (9L-27R, 7,500 ft) paving is scheduled
first for the Spring 2006 (!?)
• Stockpiles of local soil on runway centerline (excavated
from the “Deep Pond” nearby)
• Primarily fill and cut areas
Research Objectives
� Consider pavement design inputs for subgrade
support
• Modulus of subgrade reaction, k
� Consider subgrade support and stabilization
requirements with respect to:
• Need for subgrade stabilization
• Stabilization admixture(s) stabilization
• Stabilization depth
� Estimate “subgrade support” for various
combinations of subgrade stabilization treatments and prepared subgrade conditions
Project Tasks
Task 1:
Establish the Best Demonstrated Available
Technology (BDAT) for subgrade soil evaluation
and stabilization (Ongoing)
Reports and publications collected & submitted as
“Technical Notes” on:
• Subgrade strength/stiffness evaluation techniques
• Subgrade stability requirements & IDOT Manual
• “Working platform” requirements for pavement
construction
Project Tasks
Task 2:
Evaluate currently available data for the subgrade test
sections constructed in the Fall of 2003 and the
necessity/usefulness of constructing additional subgrade treatment test sections at O’Hare
(Effort completed)
Plate load tests conducted (8/04) on the test sections:
• Plate 1: 12-inch stabilization/compaction – no admixture
• Plate 2: 12-inch quicklime fine (40 lb/yd2) & fly ash (80
lb/yd2) stabilization
• Plate 3: 12-inch quicklime fine stabilization (40 lb/yd2) √√√√ • Plate 4: 12-inch lime kiln dust stabilization (40 lb/yd2) √√√√
Plate Load Tests
Modulus of Subgrade
Reaction, k
Project Tasks
Task 3:
Advise OMP on current and future test section
monitoring and field test evaluation programs
(Effort completed)
Various field tests may be useful to characterize the
treated subgrade (OMP will arrange for testing):
• Dynamic Cone Penetrometer (8/04)
• Light-Weight Deflectometer (8/04)
• Clegg Hammer
• Geogauge
• Heavy Weight Deflectometer (HWD)
• Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR)
• Seismic Pavement Analyzer, SASW, etc.
Light-Weight
Deflectometer
Dynamic Cone
Penetrometer
Project Tasks
Task 4:
Evaluate currently available geotechnical/subgrade
data for the North Runway with emphasis on the
stockpiled “Deep Pond” soils. Recommend further soil sampling & testing to be conducted (by an OMP
designated testing firm) (Ongoing)
Routine tests to establish representative soils
existing for the runway subgrade
• Grain size distribution (including hydrometer)
• Atterberg limits (LL and PL for PI)
• Moisture-density-CBR
• PH value & calcareous content
• If needed, organic matter content
Preliminary Geotechnical Report
Soil sampling & testing conducted by Everest
Engineering on OMP Runway 9L-27R - October 2004
Boring
Logs
Atterberg limits
(LL and PL for PI)
Preliminary Geotechnical Report
Soil sampling & testing conducted by Everest
Engineering on OMP Runway 9L-27R - October 2004
Grain size distribution
(including hydrometer)
Preliminary Geotechnical Report
Soil sampling & testing conducted by Everest
Engineering on OMP Runway 9L-27R - October 2004
Moisture-density-CBR
Preliminary Geotechnical Report
Soil sampling & testing conducted by Everest
Engineering on OMP Runway 9L-27R - October 2004
Unconfined Compressive Strength, Qu
Soil Sampling: Dec. 04 – Feb. 05
Current scheduled soil sampling & testing from the R9L-27R
The Drilling Program
• Auger borings, 17 boreholes, MT-1 to MT-17
• 10’ to 45’ depths through fill & cut areas
• All reaching down to elev. 640’ in the natural subgrade
• 3 North of runway, 3 North edge of runway, 4 under
runway, 2 South edge of runway, 2 between runway and
taxiway, and 3 under taxiway
• SPT and soil sampling at 2.5’
• Moisture content, LL, PI, grain size distribution (%clay)
• Shelby tube samples at each location (638’ to 642’)
• At least 1 bucket for each major soil in each borehole
• Two 5-gallon buckets (60-70 lbs./bucket) for each
representative soil (composite sample) to test at the
University of Illinois
Project Tasks
Task 5:
Based on the data and information gathered in Task 4,
select (in consultation with OMP) the identified
representative soils and recommend an admixture stabilization program (Ongoing)
Tests to be conducted at the UIUC Advanced
Transportation Research and Engineering Laboratory
(ATREL) on both untreated & treated soils
• Moisture-Density-CBR
• Unconfined Compressive Strength
• Resilient Modulus
• Permanent Deformation @ 6-psi deviator stress
Project Challenges
� Proper sampling of the R9L-27R stockpiled soils
� Selecting & identifying representative soil samples
� Adequately characterizing the representative soil samples by conducting tests at the UIUC ATREL for
• Moisture-Density-CBR
• Unconfined Compressive Strength
• Resilient Modulus
• Permanent Deformation @ 6-psi deviator stress
University of Illinois Laboratory
Testing Program at ATREL
Advanced Transportation Research & Engineering Laboratory (ATREL)
Location Bucket No. Depth Soil Description
% Clay LL PI
% Silt pH
Carbonate Reaction
Under N edge of Taxiway 48 6'-10' Gray SILTY SAND 11.9 NP NP 21.5 7.8 Weak
North of Runway 1 1'-3' Brown Sandy Sil t 16 NP NP 47.4 7.4 weak to strong
Under Taxiway 57 15'-18' Gray SILTY SAND 17.4 NP NP 21.5 7.8 Weak
N edge of Runway 20 5'-10' Gray SILTY CLAY with Sand 17.6 22 6 54.8 7.8 Strong
Under Taxiway 53 22'-26' Gray SANDY SILT 18.3 NP NP 42.6 8 Weak
North of Runway 17 1'-5' Brown and Gray SANDY LEAN CLAY 19.2 30 17 35.4 7.2 Weak to Strong
Under Runway 13 3'-6' Gray SANDY SILT CLAY 21.1 22 6 44.2 7.2 Weak to Strong
Under S edge of Runway 43 1'-4' Gray LEAN CLAY with sand 22.1 24 8 52.4 7.9 Strong
Under N edge of Runway 49 24'-28' Gray LEAN CLAY with sand 22.1 31 12 51.2 7.9 Strong
Under Taxiway 54 29'-33' Gray SANDY LEAN CLAY 22.1 30 11 39.7 8.1 Strong
North of Runway 9 3'-6' Brown and Gray SANDY LEAN CLAY 22.2 22 9 45.5 7.6 Weak to Strong
North of Runway 2 6'-10' Gray SANDY LEAN CLAY 22.5 24 11 46.8 6.3 Weak
Under Taxiway 52 6'-10' Gray SANDY LEAN CLAY 22.8 25 8 44.5 7.5 Strong
Under Taxiway 51 2'-6' Gray LEAN CLAY with sand 23.5 27 12 49.9 7.7 Strong
b/w Runway & taxiway 41 16'-20' Gray SANDY LEAN CLAY 23.7 24 8 43.7 7.1 Weak to Strong
Under S edge of Runway 44 8'-12' Gray SANDY LEAN CLAY 23.7 24 8 42.9 8 Strong
Under N edge of Runway 5 1'-5' Brown and Gray LEAN CLAY with Sand 25.1 26 10 53.8 7.1 Weak to Strong
Under N edge of Taxiway 50 33'-36' Gray SANDY LEAN CLAY 25.3 28 10 41.6 8 Weak
Under Runway 22 1'-5' Brown and Gray LEAN CLAY with Sand 25.4 29 13 50.8 7.7 Weak to Strong
b/w Runway & taxiway 42 26'-30' Gray LEAN CLAY with sand 25.6 30 12 46.8 7.8 Strong
North of Runway 11 16'-20' Gray LEAN CLAY with Sand 25.7 26 10 56.4 6.9 Weak
62 Buckets of OMP Soils Arrived at
ATREL from the Drilling Program
MARCH 2005
North of Runway 18 18'-23' Gray LEAN CLAY with sand 25.7 23 8 46.3 7.7 Strong
Under S edge of Runway 28 1'-5' Gray LEAN CLAY with Sand 25.8 23 8 45.3 7.4 Strong
North of Runway 10 8'-12' Gray LEAN CLAY with Sand 27.1 25 10 51.5 7.5 Strong
Under S edge of Runway 45 24'-28' Gray LEAN CLAY with sand 27.6 27 10 46.1 8.2 Strong
Under S edge of Runway 29 13'-18' Gray LEAN CLAY with Sand 27.7 23 8 49.3 8 Strong
Under Runway 33 8'-12' Gray LEAN CLAY with Sand 27.9 26 10 44.7 8.5 Strong
b/w Runway & taxiway 39 2'-6' Gray SANDY LEAN CLAY 28.2 28 9 41.6 8.7 Strong
Under Runway 26 0'-3' Black,Brown and Gray SANDY LEAN CLAY 28.7 41 23 33 8.4 Weak
b/w Runway & taxiway 40 8'-12' Gray LEAN CLAY with sand 28.9 28 10 46.3 8.4 Strong
Under N edge of Taxiway 47 1'-5' Gray LEAN CLAY with sand 29 33 13 43.2 7.5 Strong
Under Runway 32 1'-5' Gray LEAN CLAY with Sand 29.2 24 9 41.4 8.4 Strong
b/w Runway & taxiway 36 1'-5' Gray LEAN CLAY with Sand 29.4 24 11 39.3 7.5 Strong
Under Runway 14 10'-15' Gray LEAN CLAY with sand 29.5 25 10 51.7 7.7 Strong
North of Runway 3 16'20' Gray LEAN CLAY with sand 29.7 32 17 50 7.6 Strong
b/w Runway & taxiway 37 15'-20' Brown and Gray SANDY LEAN CLAY 30.9 27 13 42.7 8.1 Strong
Under S edge of Runway 30 28'-32' Gray LEAN CLAY with Sand 31 27 12 46 8.2 Strong
Under N edge of Runway 6 11'-15' Gray LEAN CLAY with sand 31.1 27 13 49.3 7.4 Strong
Under Runway 23 10'-13' Brown and Gray LEAN CLAY with Sand 31.5 29 14 44.5 8.6 Strong
North of Runway 19 28'-33' Brown and Gray LEAN CLAY with Sand 31.7 29 13 40.1 7.8 Weak
Under Runway 34 24'-28' Gray LEAN CLAY with Sand 31.8 37 18 42.3 8.6 Strong
b/w Runway & taxiway 38 25'-30' Gray LEAN CLAY with Sand 31.9 31 16 44.3 8 Strong
North of Runway 4 22'-27' Gray LEAN CLAY with sand 32.2 34 17 45.6 6.5 Weak
Location Bucket No. Depth Soil Description
% Clay LL PI
% Silt pH
Carbonate Reaction
62 Buckets of OMP Soils Arrived at
ATREL from the Drilling Program- cont’d
MARCH 2005
Boring No.
Bucket No. Depth Soil Description
Clay (%)
LL (%)
PI (%)
Silt (%)
GROUP 1
MT 14 20 5'-10' Gray SILTY CLAY with Sand 17.6 22 6 54.8
MT 16 17 1'-5' Brown and Gray SANDY LEAN CLAY 19.2 30 17 35.4
MT 4 43 1'-4' Gray LEAN CLAY with sand 22.1 24 8 52.4
MT 3 54 29'-33' Gray SANDY LEAN CLAY 22.1 30 11 39.7
GROUP 2
MT 3 52 6'-10' Gray SANDY LEAN CLAY 22.8 25 8 44.5
MT 3 51 2'-6' Gray LEAN CLAY with sand 23.5 27 12 49.9
MT 4 44 8'-12' Gray SANDY LEAN CLAY 23.7 24 8 42.9
MT 5 50 33'-36' Gray SANDY LEAN CLAY 25.3 28 10 41.6
Grouping of Soils at ATREL
Grouping done primarily according to % clay content!..
Boring No.
Bucket No. Depth Soil Description
Clay (%)
LL (%)
PI (%)
Silt (%)
GROUP 3
MT 5 47 1'-5' Gray LEAN CLAY with sand 29 33 13 43.2
MT 15 32 1'-5' Gray LEAN CLAY with Sand 29.2 24 9 41.4
MT 10 36 1'-5' Gray LEAN CLAY with Sand 29.4 24 11 39.3
MT 13 3 16'-20' Gray LEAN CLAY with sand 29.7 32 17 50
GROUP 4
MT 17 24 18'-21'
Brown and Gray LEAN CLAY with Sand 39.4 41 24 39.7
MT 8 16 30'-34'
Brown and Gray LEAN CLAY with Sand 39.7 38 19 43.3
MT 12 12 30'-35'
Brown and Gray LEAN CLAY with Sand 41.9 46 26 42.6
MT 6 27 6'-10'
Brown and Gray LEAN CLAY with Sand 43.7 44 18 38
Grouping of Soils at ATREL
Admixture Types / Sources
� Carmeuse (potential supplier)
�South Chicago (dolomitic lime)
�Buffington, IN (high calcium lime)
� Lime types
�Lime Kiln Dust (LKD)
�Quicklime fines
� Buffington is the primary source
(We will work with this & confirm with S. Chicago)
so far used
in lime treatment
Test Specimen Preparation
Air Drying Pulverizing
Mixing
Moisture-
Density-
CBR Results CBR
(ASTM D1883)
Proctor
Compaction
(ASTM D698,
D1557)
Untreated
Moisture-Density
0 % Lime
5 % Lime
W (%) Dry Density ( pcf ) W (%) Dry Density ( pcf )
10.2 117.89 10.7 110.44
11.9 121.72 13.2 114.30
14.3 118.84 16.3 112.97
16.1 113.27 19.3 107.57
Group 1 Results
0 % Lime
5 % Lime
W (%) CBR W (%) CBR
10.1 44 10.5 77
11.4 22 13.1 61
13.8 5 15.8 16
15.8 2 19.1 5
California Bearing Ratio (CBR)
Group 1 Results
100
105
110
115
120
125
8 10 12 14 16 18 20
Moisture %
Density (pcf)
0% Lime
5% Lime
OMC=12.1%
OMC=13.8%
Group 1 Results
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
10 12 14 16 18 20
Moisture %
CBR 0% Lim e
5% Lime
OMC=12.1%
OMC=13.8%
0 % Lime
5 % Lime
W (%) Dry Density ( pcf ) W (%) Dry Density ( pcf )
12.4 115.36 14 109.81
14.1 119.06 16 114.98
15.8 114.84 18.9 110.23
18.3 108.74 22.4 102.34
Moisture-Density
Group 2 Results
0 % Lime
5 % Lime
W (%) CBR W (%) CBR
11.7 26 13.2 55
13.4 15 15.9 39
15.7 4 18.6 10
17.6 1 22 4
California Bearing Ratio (CBR)
Group 2 Results
95
100
105
110
115
120
125
10 13 16 19 22 25
Moisture Content %
Dry Density (pcf)
OMC =14.1%
OMC=16%
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24
CBR
0% Lime
5% Lime
OMC = 16%
OMC = 14.1%
Group 2 Results
0 % Lime
5 % Lime
W (%) Dry Density ( pcf ) W (%) Dry Density ( pcf )
12.3 112.85 13.6 107.00
14.4 117.61 17.1 107.65
16.4 113.21 19.8 107.53
18.1 108.75 22.7 102.39
Moisture-Density
Group 3 Results
0 % Lime
5 % Lime
W (%) CBR W (%) CBR
11.9 27 13.3 55
13.9 13 16.1 35
15.8 4 19.2 13
18 1 22.2 6
California Bearing Ratio (CBR)
Group 3 Results
Group 3 Results
100.00
104.00
108.00
112.00
116.00
120.00
10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24
Moisture Content %
Density (pcf)
0% Lime
5% LimeOMC=18.8 %
OMC=14.4 %
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24
CBR 0% Lime
5% LimeOMC=18.8 %
OMC=14.4 %
0 % Lime
5 % Lime
W (%) Dry Density ( pcf ) W (%) Dry Density ( pcf )
17.2 102.97 16.9 96.91
18.7 105.26 20.0 97.38
21.2 103.77 23.4 98.00
22.9 100.39 26.5 94.30
Moisture-Density
Group 4 Results
0 % Lime
5 % Lime
W (%) CBR W (%) CBR
16.0 26 16.7 41
18.7 19 19.6 34
20.6 10 22.4 25
22.3 6 26.3 12
California Bearing Ratio (CBR)
Group 4 Results
Group 4 Results
92.00
96.00
100.00
104.00
108.00
14 17 20 23 26 29
Moisture %
Density (pcf)
0% Lime
5% Lime
OMC= 18.8 %
OMC = 22.8 %
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28
CBR 0% Lime
5% Lime
OMC = 18.8 %
OMC= 22.8 %
Unconfined Compressive
Strength Test Results
σ
C = (σσσσ1f)/2
= Qu/2
τ
σσσσ1 σσσσ1f σσσσ3 = 0
σσσσd = σσσσ1 – σσσσ3(=0)
failure
Cohesive Soils (c, φφφφ=0)
(ASTM D2166)
Group
No.
OMC
(%)
Water Content
(%)
Dry Density
(pcf)
UCS
(psi)
1
12.1
12.3
122.5
80
2
14.1
14
118.7
44
3
14.4
14.2
118.7
60
4
18.8
19.5
108.2
74
UCS without Lime
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
0 2.5 5 7.5 10 12.5 15
Axial Strain, %
Axial Stress, psi
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
UCS Without Lime
Group
No.
OMC
(%)
Sample
No.
Water
Content (%)
Dry Density
( pcf )
UCS
(psi)
Avg. UCS
(psi)
1
13.8
1 13.3 106.64 109
119 2 13.7 108.5 120
3 13.8 109.49 128
2
16
1 15.3 116.82 202
184 2 15 116.11 177
3 15 115.36 174
3
18.8
1 17.5 110.43 129
138 2 17.9 110.48 146
3 17.9 110.50 138
4
22.8
1 22.1 98.2 197
217 2 22.2 98.4 233
3 22.1 97.7 221
UCS with 5% Lime
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
0 0.5 1 1.5 2Axial Strain, %
Axial Stress, psi
Sample 1
Sample 2
Sample 3
Group 1 with 5% Lime
0
50
100
150
200
250
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5
Axial Strain, %
Axial Stress, psi
Sample 1Sample 2Sample 3
Group 4 with 5% Lime
Group
No.
UCS with Lime
Qulime
(psi)
UCS without Lime
Qu
(psi)
Lime Reactivity
= (Qulime - Qu) (psi)
1 119 80 39
2 184 44 140
3 138 60 78
4 217 74 143
Lime Reactivity
Resilient Modulus (MR) Testing
MR = resilient modulus
= σσσσd / εεεεr
σσσσd : Deviator stress
εεεεr : recoverable strain
Conditioning: 200 load applications at σ3 = 0, σd = 41 kPa
Testing: 100 load applications σσσσd = 14, 28, 41, 55, 69, 83, 96, 110 kPa
σd
Unconfined:
σ3 = 0
2-in. in φφφφ
MR Tests – Soil Samples
Cylindrical specimens, 2 in. φ by 4 in. high
Undisturbed soil samples – Shelby tube (φ = 2.8, 4 in.)
0
4
8
12
16
20
24
28
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18
APPLIED DEVIATOR STRESS σσσσ d (psi)
RESILIENT M
ODULUS M
R (ksi) A-4 soil at OMC
A-4 soil at OMC+3
M R = - 2.21248 σσσσ d + 29.696 R 2 = 0.9497
M R = - 0.6274 σσσσ d + 1820 R 2 = 0.6617
M R = - 0.4203 σσσσ d + 8.351 R 2 = 0.8715
M R = 0.0408 σσσσ d + 4.9412
R 2 = 0.8796
Typical MR Characterization
Bilinear or
Arithmetic
Model
Greensboro, NC Airport
Subgrade Soils
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
22
24
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18
Deviator Stress, psi
Resilient modulus, ksi
Group 1 MR Test Results
Eri
Group 2 MR Test Results
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18
Deviator Stress, psi
Resilient modulus, ksi
Eri
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
22
24
26
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18
Deviator Stress, psi
Resilient modulus, ksi
Sample 1
Group 3 MR Test Results
Eri
Group 3 MR Test Results
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
22
24
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18
Deviator Stress, psi
Resilient modulus, ksi
Sample 2
Eri
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
22
24
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18
Deviator Stress, psi
Resilient modulus, ksi
Sample 1
Group 4 MR Test Results
Eri
0
3
6
9
12
15
18
21
24
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18
Deviator Stress, psi
Resilient modulus, ksi
Sample 2
Group 4 MR Test Results
Eri
Summary of Results (1)
Moisture Density CBR Tests:
� Optimum moisture contents of the natural soils were always lower
those of the same soils treated with 5% lime kiln dust (LKD)
� Similarly, maximum dry densities were always higher for the
natural soils without lime treatment
� The unsoaked CBR values obtained from testing the compacted
specimens tend to drop sharply after the optimum moisture contents for the soils without lime
� The treated soils with 5% lime always gave much higher unsoaked CBR values than the natural soils with no lime
� In general, the 5% lime treatment was effective for increasing
sufficiently the strength of the North Runway 9L-37R subgrade
soils tested
Summary of Results (2)
Unconfined Compressive Strength Tests:
� Large increases in unconfined compressive strengths observed for
all groups when 5% lime was added
� Lime reactivity (Qu lime treated −−−− Qu natural) is greater than 50 psi
for all the groups except for Group 1
� Minimum lime treated Qu = 119 psi was recorded for Group 1 soils
with the lowest clay contents & the least reactivity with lime
Resilient Modulus (MR) Tests:
� MR decreased with increasing applied deviator stresses;
typical stress-softening fine grained soil behavior
� All soil groups tested at the OMC gave high MR values at 6
psi deviator stress, in the range of Eri = 15-20 ksi
Conclusion
From the results of all tests performed, “Green Light” is
given to the 5% lime kiln dust treatment which seems to
be working quite well in increasing the soil strengths
and, therefore, is suggested as the stabilization choice
for the subgrade soils at the new North Runway 9L-27R
of O’Hare International Airport
Project Deliverables
� Technical Notes have been prepared and submitted to the OMP throughout the project duration to communicate specific findings and
recommendations to OMP engineers � TN5: K-150 Considerations for RW 9-27
� TN6: Subgrade Strength/Stiffness Evaluation
� TN7: “Working Platform” Requirements for Pavement Construction
� TN8: Subgrade Stability Manual (IDOT) � TM13: Moisture Limitations for Lime Stabilization
� TN14: Admixture Stabilization (Lime Treatment of Subgrades)
� Several of the Project Tasks have been pursued simultaneously and
coordinated with OMP
� A Report summarizing Laboratory Soil Test Program has been prepared.
More soil-lime testing will be conducted with different lime sources
� A Final Report will be prepared at the end of the one-year study
(September/October 2005)
� We will continue to work with OMP on future subgrade soil support and
stabilization needs for other runways/taxiways