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Public reporting burden for this collection of Information is estimated to average 1 hour per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing this collectlan of bifomiation. Send comments regarding this bui^n estimale or any other aspect of this collection of infbmiation, including suggestions for reducing this burden The paper first gives a historical perspective to military usage of mats on runways, taxiways, aprons, and parking areas.Common matting systems are discussed which fall into two general categories, structural matting and FOD covers.Structural matting, such as AM-2, is used to increase the runway's structural support when the surface is otherwise inadequate. FOD (i.e., foreign object damage) covers, such as folded fiberglass mats (FFMs), are used on surfaces that are adequate structurally, but have a high incidence of FOD.The body of the paper focuses on recent developments at the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Tyndall AFB, Florida, which improve the performance and usefulness of matting systems.The paper focuses on the pioneering efforts of AFRL in the use of Elastomer Sprayed Coating (ESC) in three major Rapid Runway Repair (RRR) areas: (1) unreinforced ESC as a FOD cover; (2) ESC with wire meSh reinforcement to create an improved FOD cover; and (3) ESC as a means of expediently anchoring FFMs. In addition, ongoing research at AFRL for structural mat improvements is briefly discussed, including interior AM-2 mat repair techniques and a revolutionary lightweight replacement for AM-2 matting. The paper first gives a historical perspective to military usage of mats on runways, taxiways, aprons, and parking areas. Common matting systems are discussed which fall into two general categories, structural matting and FOD covers. Structural matting, such as AM-2, is used to increase the runway's structural support when the surface is otherwise inadequate. FOD (i.e., foreign object damage) covers, such as folded fiberglass mats (FFMs), are used on surfaces that are adequate structurally, but have a high incidence of FOD.The body of the paper focuses on recent developments at the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Tyndall AFB, Florida, which improve the performance and usefiilness of matting systems. The paper focuses on the pioneering efforts of AFRL in the use of Elastomer Sprayed Coating (ESC) in three major Rapid Rimway Repair (RRR) areas: (1) unreinforced ESC as a FOD cover; (2) ESC with wire mesh reinforcement to create an improved FOD cover; and (3) ESC as a means of expediently anchoring FFMs. In addition, ongoing research at AFRL for structural mat improvements is briefly discussed, including interior AM-2 mat repair techniques and a revolutionary lightweight replacement for AM-2 matting.

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