An application of thermography for detection of delaminations in airport pavements

Since delaminations in airport pavements can lead to failure, cost effectiv e ways must be suggested to inspect the quality of pavements. One of these cost effective ways is the infrared thermography technique. This research p aper covers the determination of delaminations in asphalt pavements situate d at one of the busiest airports in Greece, the International Airport of At hens, by means of infrared thermography. The infrared thermographic techniq ue is used efficiently in the detection of cracks, flaws and other imperfec tions appearing on airport pavements. The outcome of this investigation lea ds to the proposition of a forecasting non-destructive technique intended f or assessment of efficient airport pavements. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd . All rights reserved.