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The surface layer of military airfield pavements is prone to damage, including cracking, abrasion, and spalling. It is proposed to strengthen the pavement mortar layer by laying fiber mesh to solve these issues. In this study, three meshes of carbon fiber, aramid fiber, and basalt fiber were selected for surface reinforcement across six pavement slabs of 1.5m (length) × 1.5m (width) × 0.25m (height). The drop hammer impact test was carried out on the six pavement slabs. The test data were analyzed using impact times, crack development characteristics, and development models on the surface deflection as evaluation indices. The results show that the fiber mesh can effectively improve the impact resistance of concrete pavement slabs. Aramid fiber mesh best strengthened the pavement surface, whereas the basalt fiber mesh had the least strengthening effect. However, the mesh size has a negligible influence on the impact resistance of concrete pavement slabs. The effect of fiber mesh on improving the impact resistance of the concrete pavement slab corner was greater than that of the concrete pavement slab edge midpoint. Considering the performance and cost indicators, within the scope of the study, aramid fiber mesh is the most suitable for surface strengthening of airfield concrete pavement. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In order to study the interlayer bond property of airport double-layer pavement, the cement concrete cube splitting tensile test and double-layer beam test were conducted. The bond mechanism of fiber grid and airport double-layer pavement was analyzed. The deflection and strain of upper and lower beams of double-layer beam were measured. The splitting tensile strength of new and old cement concrete cubes, the strain ratio, deflection difference and coupling coefficient of the double-layer beam were taken as criteria for the interlayer bond property of airport double-layer pavement. The result demonstrates that the splitting tensile strength is maximal when the basalt fiber grid with dimension of 5 mm was adopted, the old cement concrete and fiber grid surface treatment have great influence on splitting tensile strength, but the maximum grain size of coarse aggregate have few influence on it. The friction between double-layer beam reduces the strains of the bottom of the lower and upper beams by 44.44–98.46%. The fiber grid and old cement concrete surface treatment not only increase the coupling coefficient with the range of 4.60–15.73% but also decrease the deflection difference, the number of which ranges from 0.004 mm to 0.016 mm, thus improve the integral force performance and deformation ability of double-layer beams. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]