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ARA provides a full spectrum of commercial, general aviation and military airfield pavement engineering services worldwide, including:

Design (new and rehabilitated pavements)
Pavement testing
Pavement management systems
Safety management systems
Construction QA
Customized Software
Training
Research
Blast & Security Consulting
Criteria and Guidance Development
Standard Operating Procedure Development
Advanced Modeling
- Blast load engulfment
- Structural response and damage prediction
- Fragmentation debris fields
- Vehicle impact

ARA provides cognitive agent-based modeling and physics-based modeling for assessment of human response and assessment of the ambient physical effects of the event (blast, CBRN, etc.). ARA also provides mapping of strategic interdependencies throughout the organizational response and critical infrastructure chain. While many consultants provide "traditional" planning, design and construction-related services, our mission is to provide technologies and services that enhance each of the key stages of the life cycle of an airport. While many consultants provide “traditional” planning, design and construction-related services, our mission is to provide technologies and services that enhance each of the key stages of the life cycle of an airport.

Airfield Related Research
- A guidebook for airport safety management systems
- Aircraft overrun and undershoot analysis for runway safety areas
- Command-level decision making for critical incidents at airports
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U.S. Airfield Pavement Management
- Provide the U.S. Air Force with airfield and roadway pavement management services
- Perform Pavement Condition Index (PCI) surveys to detect foreign object damage on each runway, taxiway and ramp pavement
- Conduct a MicroPAVER analysis to assess the pavement repair
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Houston Airport System
- Conduct regular airfield Pavement Condition Index (PCI) surveys
- Develop performance models that accurately project future pavement conditions
- Forecast future pavement maintenance and rehabilitation needs
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Airport Safety Management Systems
- Assess regulations and policy compliance
- Improve safety management at FAA-governed airports
- Optimize system-wide safety management
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Analysis of Runway Safety Areas
- Develop a comprehensive, updated and organized database of aircraft overrun and undershoot incidents and accidents
- Develop an integrated probabilistic approach for modeling the frequency, location and consequences of aircraft accidents in the RSA
- Identify causal and contributing factors to such events, for which information should be available in accident and incident reports
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Grand Forks AFB Construction QA
- Review of pavement-related submittals to ensure that proper materials, equipment and techniques were employed
- Pre-inspection of areas just prior to paving to verify proper elevations, joint locations, joint designs and other related details
- Observation of paving operations to ensure that the construction process was in accordance with plans and specifications
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Denver International Airport Security and Blast Assessment
- Performed blast analysis
- Performed security vulnerability assessments
- Developed engineering upgrades for blast hazard mitigation
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St. Louis International Airport Development of Technical Specifications & Bid Evaluation for Lambert
- Developed technical specifications for glazing upgrades
- Developed pre-bid approval procedures for films
- Developed ROM costs for glazing upgrades
- Evaluated bidder submittals
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