Airport Engineering Briefs provide additional information about airport eingineering, design, and constructions standards and specifications included in advisory circulars
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| EB No. (View EB) |
Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Full Set (ZIP, 15.5 MB) | Download the Full Set of Engineering Briefs as a Zipped File | Dec. 2, 2013 |
| EB92 (PDF) | Light Spacing Guidance for New Taxiway Fillet Geometry (per AC 150/5300-13A, Airport Design) (added 12/2/2013) | Nov. 29, 2013 |
| EB91 (PDF, 1.3 MB) | Management of Vegetation in the Airport Environment (added 11/15/2013) | Nov. 15, 2013 |
| EB90 | Reserved | NA |
| EB89 (PDF) | Taxiway Nomenclature Convention | Mar. 29, 2012 |
| EB88 | Reserved | NA |
| EB87 (PDF) | Heliport Perimeter Light for Visual Meteorological Conditions | Jan. 13, 2012 |
| EB86 | Reserved | NA |
| EB85 | Reserved | NA |
| Draft EB84 (PDF) | Remote Maintenance and Monitoring of ALCMS and L-821 Computerized Control Panels (added 2/23/2011)
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Feb. 22, 2011 |
| EB83 (PDF, 3.54 MB) | In Pavement Light Fixture Bolts (revised 3/6/2012) | June 29, 2010 |
| EB82 | Reserved | NA |
| EB81 (PDF) | Use of Guidance for Runway Centerline to Parallel Taxiway/Taxilane Centerline Separation for Boeing 747-8 (revised 3/17/2010 to correct wingspan of B747-8 in section B) | Mar. 12, 2010 |
| EB80 (PDF) | Use of Interim Taxiway Edge Safety Margin Clearance for Airplane Design Group VI | Mar. 12, 2010 |
| EB79 (PDF, 1.32 MB) | Determining RSA NAVAID Frangibility and Fixed-By-Function Requirements | July 13, 2009 |
| EB78 (PDF) | Linear Equations for Evaluating the Separation of Airplane Design Groups on Parallel Taxiways and Taxiways to Fixed/Movable Objects (added 10/2/2012) | Sept. 28, 2012 |
| EB77 (PDF) | Interim Fabrication and Installation Procedures for Adjustable Light Bases and Extensions | Feb. 2008 |
| EB76 (PDF) | Using Solar Power for Airport Obstruction Lighting | Jan. 14, 2008 |
| EB75 (PDF) | Incorporation of Runway Incursion Prevention into Taxiway and Apron Design | Nov. 8, 2007 |
| EB74A (PDF) | Use of 150-foot (45-M) Wide Runways and Blast Pads for Boeing 747-8 Operations | Aug. 11, 2011 |
| EB73 (PDF) | Use of Non-Standard 75-Foot- (23-M) Wide Straight Taxiway Sections for Boeing 747-8 Taxiing Operations | Nov. 27, 2007 |
| EB72A (PDF) | Positive Identification of Runways for Landing | Nov. 2, 2007 |
| Draft EB7X | Rejuvenation Product Qualification Procedure and Requirements - Cancelled | NA |
| EB71 | Modification to Standard for Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Vehicles - Cancelled (Superseded by AC 150/5220-10D) |
Feb. 1, 2006 |
| EB70 | Accelerated Alkali-Silica Reactivity in Portland Cement Concrete Pavements Exposed to Runway Deicing Chemicals - Cancelled (Superseded by AC 150/5370-10) |
Dec. 13, 2005 |
| EB69 | General Guidance and Specifications for Aeronautical Survey Airport Imagery Acquisition and Submission to the National Geodetic Survey (Volume B) - Cancelled (Superseded by AC 150/5300-17) |
July 7, 2005 |
| Draft EB68 | Four Component Coal-Tar Sealer Rejuvenator - Cancelled | NA |
| EB67D (PDF) | Light Sources Other than Incandescent and Xenon for Airport and Obstruction Lighting Fixtures (added 3/6/2012) | Mar. 6, 2012 |
| EB66 (PDF) | Rubblized Portland Cement Concrete Base Course | Feb. 13, 2004 |
| EB65A (PDF) | Use of 150-Foot- (45-M) Wide Runways for Airbus A380 Operations | Dec. 10, 2007 |
| EB64D (PDF) | Runway Status Lights System (added 5/12/2011) | May 9, 2011 |
| EB63B (PDF) | Taxiways for Airbus A380 Taxiing Operations (Supersedes EB 63a) | Nov. 27, 2007 |
| EB62 (PDF) | Polymer Composite Micro-Overlay for Fuel-Resistant Wearing Surfaces | Dec. 20, 2002 |
| EB61 | Installation Procedures for Adjustable Light Bases and Extensions - Cancelled | Feb. 6, 2001 |
| EB60 (PDF) | Semi-Flexible Wearing Course for Apron Pavement | Jan. 16, 2001 |
| EB59A (PDF) EB59A (MS Word) |
Item P-401 Plant Mix Bituminous Pavements (Superpave). This brief provides guidance on using asphaltic mixtures designed using Superpave techniques. (Supersedes EB 59) Background Information (PDF) Background Information (MS Word) |
May 12, 2006 |
| EB59 | Item P-401 Plant Mix Bituminous Pavements (Superpave) - Cancelled | Dec. 18, 2001 |
| EB58 | Lighting and Signage of Declared Distance Runways - Cancelled | Dec. 8, 1999 |
| EB57 (PDF) | Extended Q-Value Table for Estimating Percent of Lot Within Limits (Pwl). Q-Value and PWL Table (MS Excel) |
May 19, 1999 |
| EB56 (PDF, 1.19 MB) | Development of Revised Acceptance Criteria for Item P-401 and Item P-501. | Jan. 27, 1999 |
| EB55 (PDF) | Controlled Low Strength Material (Clsm). | May 21, 1996 |
| EB54A (PDF) | Field Modifications to Airport Lighting Equipment | Oct. 6, 1995 |
| EB54 | Acceptance of Airport Lighting Equipment | Mar. 23, 1995 |
| EB53B | Interim Guidance on Land and Hold Short Lighting Systems - Cancelled | Mar. 11, 1999 |
| EB53A | Interim Guidance on Land and Hold Short Lighting Systems - Cancelled | Feb. 19, 1999 |
| EB53 | Land and Hold Short Lighting Systems - Cancelled | Nov. 8, 1994 |
| EB52 (PDF) | Approved AWOS Equipment | Nov. 4, 1994 |
| EB51 (PDF) | Polymer Modified Asphalt | Oct. 21, 1994 |
| EB50 | Adjustable L-868 Extension - Cancelled | Sept. 21, 1994 |
| EB49 (PDF) | Geogrid Reinforced Base Course | April 20, 1994 |
| EB48 (PDF) | Interlocking Concrete Pavers | |
| EB47 (PDF) | Design of Airport Pavements Using Layered Elastic Analysis | May 6, 1991 |
| EB46A Change 1 (PDF) | Coal Tar Pitch Seal Coats Change 1 | April 4, 1996 |
| EB46A (PDF) | Coal Tar Pitch Seal Coats | July 11, 1995 |
| EB46 (PDF) | Item P-625 Coal-Tar Pitch Emulsion Seal Coat | Jan. 17, 1991 |
| EB45 (PDF) | Polyethylene Modified Asphalt Cement | Feb. 22, 1990 |
| EB44 (PDF) | Coal-Tar Sealer/Rejuvenator (Updated 5/29/2008) | Nov. 2, 1989 |
| EB44A | Revised Coal-Tar Sealer/Rejuvenator Specification (Supersedes specification attached to November 2, 1989, brief) - Cancelled |
May 9, 2006 |
| EB44B (PDF) | Revised Coal-Tar Sealer/Rejuvenator Specification (Supersedes specification attached to November 2, 1989, brief) |
May 21, 2008 |
| EB43 (PDF) | Computerized Pavement Design | April 5, 1989 |
| EB42 (PDF) | Geocomposite Pavement Edge Drains | Mar. 22, 1989 |
| EB41 (PDF) | Salviacim Paving Process | Oct. 19, 1989 |
| EB40 (PDF) | Galvanized Steel Fencing | June 3, 1987 |
| EB39 (PDF) | Styrene-Butadiene Rubber Latex Modified Asphalt | Mar. 2, 1987 |
| EB38 (PDF) | Concrete-Lined Corrugated Steel Pipe | Dec. 12, 1986 |
| EB37 (PDF) | Computerized Pavement Design November | 18, 1986 |
| EB36 (PDF) | Silicone Joint Sealants | 1986 |
| EB35A (PDF) | Thermoplastic Coal-Tar Emulsion Slurry Seal: Amended Interim Specification | Sept. 27, 1994 |
| EB34A (PDF) | Referee Testing of Hardened Portland Cement Concrete Pavement-Percent within Limits Revision | May 13, 2002 |
| EB33A (PDF) | Use of Fly Ash as a Partial Replacement for Cement | July 13, 1984 |
| EB33 (PDF) | Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete Pavements | 1983 |
| EB32 (PDF) | Surface Recycling and Thin Overlay of Bituminous Pavement | July 14, 1983 |
| EB31 (PDF) | Test of Turbojet Powered Airport Ice Removal Equipment | April 22, 1983 |
| EB30 (PDF) | Acceptance Plan for Density, Item P-401 | Feb. 18, 1983 |
| EB29 (PDF) | Hot Mix Recycling of Asphalt Pavements | Mar. 3, 1982 |
| EB28 (PDF) | Performance of Recycled Asphalt Pavements at New England Airports | Oct. 21, 1981 |
| EB27 (PDF) | Joint Design for Light Duty Rigid Pavements | June 18, 1981 |
| EB26 (PDF) | Drainage Design Considerations | Mar. 24, 1981 |
| EB25 (PDF) | Shrinkage Compensating Cement for Airport Pavements | April 18, 1981 |
| EB24 (PDF) | Prestressed Concrete Overlay at Chicago O'hare International Airport | Feb. 9, 1981 |
| EB23 (PDF) | Open-Graded Asphalt Emulsion Mixes | Jan. 9, 1981 |
| EB22CHG (PDF) | Change to Engineering Brief No. 22 (Included with No.22) | Feb. 1, 1982 |
| EB22 (PDF) | Asphalt-Rubber and Rubberized Coal Tar Pitch Emulsion | July 31, 1981 |
| EB21 (PDF) | Use of Sulfur in Bituminous Pavements | Oct. 19, 1979 |
| EB20A (PDF) | Guidelines for Combating Inflationary Costs | July 10, 1979 |
| EB20 (PDF) | Changes to Item F-162, Chain Link Fences | Nov. 27, 1978 |
| EB19 (PDF) | Use of Light Load Nondestructive Testing (Ndt) Equipment on Heavy Load Pavements | Oct. 25, 1978 |
| EB18 (PDF) | Use of a Non-Woven Fabric to Reduce Reflective Cracking at New Hanover County Airport, North Carolina | Sept. 22, 1977 |
| EB17 (PDF) | Statistical Quality Control Specifications | June 21, 1977 |
| EB16 (PDF) | Cost Plus Fixed Payment Contracts for Engineering Services Under Adap | May 24, 1977 |
| EB15 (PDF) | Variances in Transverse Slopes at Orlando Jetport, Florida | Not Published |
| EB14 (PDF) | Reconstruction of Airfield Pavements from Recycled Materials | April 15, 1977 |
| EB13 (PDF) | Faa Field Inspection of Airports Developed by the Ohio Department of Aviation | Not Published |
| EB12 (PDF) | Fibrous Concrete Aprons at Reno & Las Vegas, Nevada | Mar. 30, 1976 |
| EB11 (PDF) | The Faa's Role in the Selection of Sponsor Consultants for Engineering Services Under Adap | Feb. 27, 1976 |
| EB10 (PDF) | Asbestos-Cement Storm Drain Pipe | Jan. 13, 1976 |
| EB09 (PDF) | Load Transfer Assembly | Nov. 18, 1975 |
| EB08 (PDF) | Porous Friction Course Pavement at Ingalls Field, Hot Springs, Virginia and Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem Regional Airport, North Carolina | Sept. 12, 1975 |
| EB07 (PDF) | Construction of a Rubber Asphalt Friction Course at Peterson Field, Colorado Springs, Colorado | Sept. 12, 1975 |
| EB06 (PDF) | Use of Heater Planer to Correct Pavement Unevenness at San Juan International Airport, Puerto Rico | Sept. 12, 1975 |
| EB05 (PDF) | Steel Fibrous Reinforced Concrete | June 18, 1975 |
| EB04 (PDF) | Preparing Existing Bituminous Concrete Pavements for Overlays by Use of Heater Scarifying (Remixing) Technique | April 7, 1975 |
| EB03 (PDF) | Lcpf Runway Extension at Portland International Airport, Oregon | Sept. 9, 1974 |
| EB02 (PDF) | Wire Combed Runway Surface at Atlanta Airport (Plastic Grooving) | July 11, 1974 |
| EB01 (PDF) | Plastic Grooving of Concrete Runway at Lawton, Oklahoma | Aug. 27,1974 |
