FAARFIELD 1.305 is the standard thickness design software accompanying AC 150/5320-6E Airport Pavement Design and Evaluation. FAARFIELD 1.305 replaces all previous versions of FAARFIELD. For a complete list of changes, see FAARFIELD_1_3.pdf below.
Important Note: Minimum requirements to run FAARFIELD are Windows 2000, Service Pack 3, or higher (Windows XP recommended) and .Net framework installed in your system. You will need to install .Net Framework if the FAARFIELD installation fails with the message .Net is not installed. (You can also check for the folder "Windows folder\Microsoft.Net\Framework\" in Windows Explorer.)
- FAARFIELD stands for FAA Rigid and Flexible Iterative Elastic Layered Design. FAARFIELD 1.305 is a departure from previous thickness design software in that it incorporates full 3D finite element responses to aircraft loads (for new rigid pavements and rigid overlays). The 3D finite element models used for rigid pavement designs are computationally intensive and may result in long run times, depending on the computer characteristics. We would appreciate your comments concerning this program and your suggestions on how it could be improved. Please use this comment form below to reply. For more information on the rigid pavement design model in FAARFIELD, please download 09-57.pdf Technical Report below DOT/FAA/AR-09/57 Calibration of FAARFIELD Rigid Pavement Design Procedure.
- Point of contact: For questions, comments or further information concerning this program, please contact Dr. David R. Brill, FAA Airport Technology R&D Branch, AJP-6312.
Software Notes: FAARFIELD 1.305 makes use of the 3D finite element programs (NIKE3D and INGRID) originally developed by the U.S. Dept. of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). These programs have been modified by the FAA for pavement analysis and are distributed according to terms of a Software Agreement between the FAA and LLNL.
Note: Minimum requirements for FAARFIELD are 256 MB of RAM. It is recommended that you have at least 512 MB of RAM for best performance. For Windows 2000 Professional, you may need to install Service Pack 3 before you setup FAARFIELD.
Note for users of 64-bit versions of Windows Vista and Windows 7.0: Version 1.305 is compatible with Windows 7.0 and the 32- and 64-bit versions of Windows Vista. Previous versions of FAARFIELD (up to 1.302) were not compatible with 64-bit operating systems. Users of these operating systems should uninstall previous versions of FAARFIELD and install version 1.305. Note: This will not affect existing FAARFIELD job files.
Note for users of Windows 7: In order to function properly, FAARFIELD requires that the user have permission to write and edit files in the FAARFIELD program folder, located at C:\Program Files (x86)\FAA\FAARFIELD. If you encounter an unexpected error when running rigid pavement designs in FAARFIELD, you may need to change the security settings. To do so, please exit FAARFIELD, then follow the following procedure:
1. Click on the User icon to open the Windows 7 Explorer
2. Under "Computer," navigate to the folder C:\Program Files (x86)\FAA\FAARFIELD.
3. Right click on the FAARFIELD folder and click "Properties."
4. Select the "Security" tab.
5. Click "Edit" to change permissions. You will need to have administrator privileges on the computer to do this.
6. From the list select "Users" and check the box for "Allow Full Control."
7. Click"Apply" and "OK," then "OK" again.
8. Restart FAARFIELD.
Previous Versions:
FAARFIELD 1.302 (March 11, 2009) Zip Format, 2.7 MB. Note: This version is not compatible with 64-bit operating systems.