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 MIL-HDBK-1021/1
TABLE 3
Runway Shoulder Design Criteria
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Item
Criteria
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Width:
Class A Runway
25 feet on each side of runway.
Class B Runway
150 feet on each side of runway.
Longitudinal Grades:
1.0% maximum.
Hold to minimum
practical. A 3.0 percent
maximum is permitted
where arresting gear are
installed.
Transverse Grades:
Slope from runway pavement edge:
Class A Runway
5.0% first 10 feet, followed by 2.0%
minimum to 4.0% maximum.
Class B Runway
2.0% minimum.
4.0% maximum.
Unpaved shoulders may be increased to
5.0% for first 10 feet.
Surface:
Class A and B
First 10 feet: Pave (See
Runways
MIL-HDBK-1021/2/4 and DM 21.03 for design
loadings and thickness design
procedure). Remaining width of shoulder:
Clear, grade, and grub all stumps and
other obstructions to minimum depth of 1
foot below finish grade. Control dust
and erosion by vegetative cover, liquid
palliative, or combination of methods.
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