Presented to: REDACBy: Qingge JiaDate: April 1, 2015

RPD 156: Database and Software Support

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RPD 156

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Software & Database Development

(RPD156)

Outcomes

Improve software & database accuracy, 

performance, security, reliability,  and 

compatibility.

Rationale

To support FAA Advisory Circulars, meet FAA standards,  security requirements, and to be compatible with latest  operating system and technology.
| Project                    | Contract Funds ($K) |
|----------------------------|---------------------|
| FY15                       | FY16                | FY17 |
| Branch Website Maintenance | 0                   | 100 | 100 |
| FAA PAVEAIR                | 0                   | 300 | 350 |
| Software Integration       | 0                   | 150 | 450 |
| Total                      | 0                   | 550 | 900 |

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Outline
        - ANG-E260 Website
        - FAA PAVEAIR
        - Software Integration

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ANG-E260 Website
        - Contents
        - Visits
        - Development

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Website Contents
        - Web pages: 686
        - Documents: 2224 +
        - MS Word: 481
        - PDF: 710
        - Presentations: 148
        - Excel: 754
        - Zip: 131
        - Programs
        - FAA PAVEAIR
        - FAARFIELD
        - COMFAA
        - FEAFAA
        - LEDFAA
        - BAKFAA

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Website Contents - Continued
        - National Airport Pavement Test facility
        - Construction Cycle (CC) 1 
        - CC 2
        - Test Strip
        - Single Slab
        - Twin Slab
        - Test Items
        - CC 3
        - CC 5
        - CC 6
        - F/HWD Equipment Round-Up
        - Airport Instrumentation 
        - Denver International Airport
        - Atlanta International Airport
        - LaGuardia International Airport
        - JFK International Airport 

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Website Visits - 2014

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New Look

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FAA PAVEAIR
        - Status
        - Future Updates
        - New Functions

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FAA PAVEAIR
        - 2014 Visit: +- 3 millions
        - Databases: 378
        - Utah, 43 airports
        - Wyoming, 34 airports
        - Registered Users: 1259
        - Foreign Requests
        - China
        - South Africa
        - Mongolia
        - Workshops and Users Group Meetings
        - Miami, 2015
        - Providence, Rhode Island, 2014
        - Sioux Falls, SD, 2013
        - Salt Lake City, UT, 2012
        - Nashville, TN, 2011
        - South Africa, Chile, ...

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Planned Updates
        - Redesign PCI
        - Save PCI value in the database
        - Redesign Prediction Modeling
        - Save Prediction Modeling in the database
        - Create Prediction Modeling library
        - Create Family Assignment Tool
        - Redesign Condition Analysis
        - Use Prediction Modeling
        - Redesign algorithm
        - Redesign M&R
        - Use Prediction Modeling

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Planned New Modules 
        - Life Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA)
        - Hand-Held Device for On Site Inspection
        - Climate Module
        - Traffic Module

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Airport Data

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Software Upgrade and Integration
        - Software Programs
        - Software Integration
        - Software Upgrade and Integration Plan

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Software Programs
| Name          | Date of Adoption | AdvisoryCircular            | Description                                                                                                                                          |
|---------------|------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| PAVEAIR       | 2011             | NA                          | Web-based application for airport pavement management, including PCI evaluations.                                                                    |
| COMFAA 3.0    | 2011             | 150/5335-5B                 | Automatic PCN computation                                                                                                                            |
| FAARFIELD 1.3 | 2009             | 150/5320-6E                 | FAA Rigid and Flexible Interactive Layer Design. Fully tested thickness design. Uses NIKE3D for rigid and LEAF for flexible.                         |
| ProFAA        | 2099             | 150/5380-9                  | Longitudinal roughness profile analysis, roughness index computation, and aircraft ride simulation.                                                  |
| LEDFAA 1.3    | 2003             | 150/5320-6DChange 3         | Rewrite of LEDFAA 1.2 as a 32-bit program. Uses LEAF instead of JULEA. Updated flexible failure model. Updated aircraft library, includes A380.      |
| FEAFAA        | NA               |                             | 3D FEM program for rigid pavement response computation. Up to 9 slabs. Used to improve and extend FAA-NIKE3D.                                        |
| FAA-NIKE3D    | NA               |                             | 3D finite element modeling system. Custom modification of the NIKE 3D FEM system developed by Lawrence Livermore Labs.                               |
| COMFAA 2.0    | 2006             | 150/5335-5A                 | ACN computation and thickness design by the FAA CBR and Westergaard methods.                                                                         |
| BAKFAA        | 2003             | Recommended in 150/5370-11A | FAA Backcalculation of elastic layer properties using LEAF. Also computation of elastic layered system responses and used for LEAF development.      |
| LEAF          | 2003             | NA                          | Layered Elastic Analysis FAA. Windows DLL layered elastic computational engine written in Visual Basic.                                              |
| LEDFAA 1.2    | 1995             | 150/5320-16                 | FAA Layered Elastic Design. Windows-based 16-bit thickness design for flexible and rigid pavements. Used JULEA layered elastic computational engine. |

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Software Integration

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RPD 156 is Support
        - This RPD provides support in PROGRAMMING area, such as:
        - Programming language, development tools;
        - New Technology
        - Programming standard and styles;
        - FAA regulations and Security requirements;
        - Upgrades 
        - Need Multiple Year Effort
        - Need Extensive Support from Pavement Expertise