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Engineering Technical Letters (AFETL)

Many documents have been converted to Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) documents. See the DOD Engineering Criteria Status Report for the list of UFCs that were formerly AFETL documents.

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Title Date Downloads
Engineer Technical Letters (ETL) IndexRevised 05-20-2013 167 KB
ETL 13-3 Minimum Airfield Operating Surface Selection and Repair Quality Criteria 01-18-2013 12.7 MB
ETL 13-2 Design, Construction, Operations and Maintenance of Semi-Permanent Wastewater Treatment Plants at Contingency LocationsNEW 05-20-2013 3.9 MB
ETL 12-15 Light-Emitting Diode (LED) Fixture Design and Installation Criteria for Interior and Exterior Lighting Applications, with Change 1Revised 10-22-2012 134 KB
ETL 12-12 Solar-Powered Light-Emitting Diode (LED) Fixture Design and Installation Criteria for Exterior Lighting Applications in Contingency Environments 07-27-2012 269 KB
ETL 12-10 Utility Energy Service Contracts (UESC) 04-03-2012 571 KB
ETL 12-9 Personnel Certification Requirements for Inspection of Lightning Protection Systems (LPS) on Nuclear Weapons Maintenance, Handling, and Storage Facilities 04-13-2012 115 KB
ETL 12-8 Contingency Aircraft Tie-Downs in Portland Cement Concrete (PCC) Pavements 01-18-2012 969 KB
ETL 12-7 Repair of Cement-Stabilized Soil (CSS) Surfaces 02-07-2012 465 KB
ETL 12-1 Recommondations for Incorporating Water System Emergency Response Plan Requirements (FOUO); click here to contact the Publications Manager for this document 01-13-2012  
ETL 11-29 Use of Light-Emitting Diode (LED) Fixtures in Airfield Lighting Systems on Air Force Installations and Enduring/Contingency Locations 12-22-2012 80 KB
ETL 11-28 Mandatory Review and Update of Record Drawings for Nuclear-Capable Weapons and Munitions Storage and Maintenance Facilities 12-07-2011 69 KB
ETL 11-27 Solar Lighting for Airfields 12-07-2011 86 KB
ETL 11-26 Using Asphalt Surface Treatments as Preventive Maintenance on Asphalt Airfield Pavements 12-21-2011 192 KB
ETL 11-25 Implementation of Major and Area Source Rules as Applied to Boiler Tune-ups and Energy Assessments for the Boiler MACT Rule 08-08-2011 89 KB
ETL 11-24 Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPC) 07-18-2011 185 KB
ETL 11-22 Water Distribution Lines Leak Detection 06-21-2011 109 KB
ETL 11-21 Emergency and Standby Generator Design, Maintenance, and Testing Criteria, with Change 2Revised 03-16-2012 676 KB
ETL 11-18 Small Arms Range Design and Construction 04-19-2011 404 KB
ETL 11-15 Repairing and Backfilling Earthen Structures with Flowable Fill 08-01-2011 92 KB
ETL 11-12 Grounding, Bonding, Testing and Recordkeeping for Communications Facilities 02-24-2011 54 KB
ETL 11-10 Electrical Manhole Design Considerations, with Change 1 01-19-2011 407 KB
ETL 11-9 Electrical Manhole Entry and Work Procedures 01-19-2011 255 KB
ETL 11-8 Decision Criteria for Installing Vegetative Green Roofs at CONUS Installations 01-13-2011 141 KB
ETL 11-7 Nuclear Weapons-Capable Maintenance and Storage Facilities 09-01-2011 420 KB
ETL 11-6 Utilities Reporting for Air Force Facilities 06-21-2011 277 KB
ETL 11-4 Airfield Pavement Drainage Layers 12-13-2011 81 KB
ETL 11-3 Warm Mix Asphalt (WMA) 08-11-2011 62 KB
ETL 11-1 Civil Engineer Industrial Control System Information Assurance Compliance 03-30-2011 458 KB
ETL 10-7 Connection Methods for Standby Generators - 600 Volts or Less 03-03-2010 60 KB
ETL 10-6 External Foam Insulation of Temporary Structures, with Change 2 02-22-2010 133 KB
ETL 10-5 Self-Help Pest and Vegetation Management Program 08-30-2010 98 KB
ETL 10-3 Procedures and Acceptance Criteria for Protective Materials Resistant to 155 mm and Smaller Fragmenting Munitions 03-01-2010 2.8 MB
ETL 09-13 Irrigation of Installation Turfgrass and Landscaping 10-23-2009 50 KB
ETL 09-10 Aurora Electrical System Vulnerability Assessment and Mitigation Actions; click here to contact the Publications Manager for this document 04-16-2009  
ETL 09-6 C-130 and C-17 Landing Zone (LZ) Dimensional, Marking, and Lighting Criteria (FOUO); click here to contact the Publications Manager for this document 08-17-2009  
ETL 09-4 Fire Protection Engineering Criteria - Expeditionary and Force Projection Operational Theaters 02-09-2009 453 KB
ETL 09-3 Chemical Dust Control for Contingency Roads, Base Camps, Helipads, and Airfields 03-03-2009 421 KB
ETL 09-2 Contingency Airfield Pavement Specifications 03-11-2009 497 KB
ETL 09-1 Airfield Planning and Design Criteria for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) 09-28-2009 3.6 MB
ETL 08-14 Structural Evaluation Procedure for Stabilized Soil-Surfaced Airfields 08-28-2008 272 KB
ETL 08-13 Incorporating Sustainable Design and Development (SDD) and Facility Energy Attributes in the Air Force Construction Program 09-14-2008 139 KB
ETL 08-10 Alternative Water Sources -- Use of Non-Potable Water 07-10-2008 87 KB
ETL 08-6 Design of Surface Drainage Facilities 02-05-2008 53 KB
ETL 08-4 Testing Protocol for Polymeric Spall Repair Materials 04-10-2008 68 KB
ETL 08-3 Crater Repair Methods Using Rapid-Setting (RS) Materials (FOUO); click here to contact the Publications Manager for this document 04-04-2008  
ETL 08-2 Testing Protocol for Rigid Spall Repair Materials 01-30-2008 88 KB
ETL 08-1 Evaluation Criteria for Aged Asphalt Concrete (AC) Surfaces, with Change 1 02-08-2008 95 KB
ETL 07-12 Design, Construction, Maintenance, and Evaluation of the McMurdo Sound (Antarctica) Sea Ice Runway for Heavy Wheeled Aircraft Operations 09-24-2007 5.9 MB
ETL 07-10 Evaluation and Restoration of Folded Fiberglass Mats (FFM) 12-19-2007 811 KB
ETL 07-8 Spall Repair of Portland Cement Concrete (PCC) Airfield Pavements in Expeditionary Environments 07-27-2007 2.5 MB
ETL 07-7 Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL) Applications (FOUO); click here to contact the Publications Manager for this document 11-06-2007  
ETL 07-6 Risk Assessment Procedure for Recycling Portland Cement Concrete (PCC) Suffering from Alkali-Silica Reaction (ASR) in Airfield Pavement Structures 08-14-2007 461 KB
ETL 07-4 Air Force Carpet Standard 03-28-2007 121 KB
ETL 07-3 Jet Engine Thrust Standoff Requirements for Airfield Asphalt Edge Pavements 02-14-2007 65 KB
ETL 07-2 Anchoring a Fiberglass Mat Assembly in Asphalt Concrete (AC) Pavement 12-19-2007 185 KB
ETL 07-1 Design Criteria for Underground Electrical Distribution Systems Using Directional Boring (DB) Installation Methods for Installing High Density Polyethylene Electrical (HDPE) Conduit 02-09-2007 199 KB
ETL 06-6 Interim Swaged End Inspection Criteria for Aircraft Arresting System (AAS) Pendants 06-16-2006 73 KB
ETL 06-4 Expedient Trim Pad Anchoring Systems 05-08-2006 432 KB
ETL 06-2 Alkali-Aggregate Reaction in Portland-Cement Concrete (PCC) Airfield Pavements 02-09-2006 1021 KB
ETL 05-8 Use of Off-the-Shelf Concrete Admixtures as Cold Weather Admixture Systems (CWAS) 11-04-2005 462 KB
ETL 05-1 Use of Acrylic Diffusers with Metal Halide Fixtures 02-01-2005 81 KB
ETL 04-10 Determining the Need for Runway Rubber Removal, with Change 1 05-12-2004 139 KB
ETL 04-9 Pavement Engineering Assessment (EA) Standards 04-29-2004 258 KB
ETL 04-6 Inspection of Drainage Systems 01-08-2004 720 KB
ETL 04-5 Design Recommendations for Potable Water System Security (FOUO); click here to contact the Publications Manager for this document 08-20-2004  
ETL 04-4 Trenchless Technology (TT) for Crossing Air Force Pavements, with Change 1 03-31-2004 744 KB
ETL 04-3 Design Criteria for Prevention of Mold in Air Force Facilities, with Change 1 04-06-2004 123 KB
ETL 04-2 Standard Airfield Pavement Marking Schemes, with Change 1 07-19-2004 544 KB
ETL 03-5 Converting Civil Engineering Radio Frequency Devices to Narrowband Technology 10-21-2003 123 KB
ETL 03-4 Alternate Fuels E85 and B20 10-21-2003 55 KB
ETL 03-1 Stormwater Construction Standards 03-24-2003 80 KB
ETL 02-19 Air Field Pavement Evaluation Standards and Procedures 11-12-2002 1.5 MB
ETL 02-16 Pegasus Ice Runway 10-16-2002 859 KB
ETL 02-15 Fire Protection Engineering Criteria - New Aircraft Facilities 12-03-2002 426 KB
ETL 02-12 Communications and Information System Criteria for Air Force Facilities, with Change 1 06-27-2002 117 KB
ETL 02-10 Airblast Protection Retrofit of Lightweight Manufactured Structures (FOUO); click here to contact the Publications Manager for this document 06-12-2002  
ETL 02-9 Construction Signs 05-12-2002 65 KB
ETL 02-8 Silicone Joint Sealant Specification for Airfield Pavements 09-05-2002 86 KB
ETL 02-7 Preventing Concrete Deterioration Under B-1 Aircraft 08-07-2002 230 KB
ETL 02-4 Airblast Protection Polymer Retrofit of Unreinforced Concrete Masonry Walls (FOUO); click here to contact the Publications Manager for this document 06-12-2002  
ETL 01-18 Fire Protection Engineering Criteria - Electronic Equipment Installations 10-24-2001 233 KB
ETL 01-10 Design and Construction of High-Capacity Trim Pad Anchoring Systems 07-24-2002 1.6 MB
ETL 01-9 Procedures to Retard Reflective Cracking 07-17-2001 220 KB
ETL 01-8 Resin Modified Pavement Design and Application Criteria 09-25-2001 464 KB
ETL 01-7 Large Aggregate Asphalt Mixtures 06-05-2001 189 KB
ETL 01-4 Fire Protection Engineering Criteria - Protective and Hardened Aircraft Shelters 12-31-2001 111 KB
ETL 01-1 Reliability and Maintainability (R&M) Design Checklist 10-11-2001 381 KB
ETL 00-9 Airblast Protection Retrofit for Unreinforced Concrete Masonry Walls 08-08-2000 258 KB
ETL 00-7 Fire Protection Engineering Criteria - Correlation of US and Host Nation Codes and Criteria, with Change 1 05-10-2000 86 KB
ETL 00-2 Inspection and Testing of Trim Pad Anchoring Systems 02-01-2000 173 KB
ETL 00-1 EPA Guideline Items in Construction and Other Engineering Specifications 01-05-2000 48 KB
ETL 99-4 Fire Protection Engineering Criteria - Emergency Lighting and Marking of Exits, with Change 1 11-09-1999 40 KB
ETL 99-1 Treatment and Disposal of Aircraft Washwater Effluent, with Change 1 01-07-1999 143 KB
ETL 98-10 Installation and Operation Guide for the Stanley Hydraulic Power Unit (HPU) (Mobile Aircraft Arresting System (MASS) Upgrade 11-05-1998 1 MB
ETL 98-8 Fire Protection Engineering Criteria - Existing Aircraft Facilities, with Change 1 06-25-1998 139 KB
ETL 98-4 Building Manager Energy Conservation Handbook, with Change 1 01-16-1998 662 KB
ETL 98-1 Design Criteria for Aggregate Surfaced Helicopter Slide Areas and Heliports, with Change 1 01-14-1998 157 KB
ETL 97-22 Competing Facility Keying Systems, with Change 1 12-05-1997 20 KB
ETL 97-18 Guide Specification for Airfield and Roadway Marking, with Change 1 12-05-1997 72 KB
ETL 97-17 Paint and Rubber Removal from Roadway and Airfield Pavements, with Change 1 12-01-1997 187 KB
ETL 97-16 Pavement Marking System for Low Temperature Applications, with Change 1 11-25-1997 94 KB
ETL 97-9 Criteria and Guidance for C-17 Contingency Operations on Semi-Prepared Airfields 11-25-1997 2.4 MB
ETL 97-5 Proportioning Concrete Mixtures with Graded Aggregates for Rigid Airfield Pavements, with Change 1 04-25-1997 341 KB
ETL 97-3 Base Course Proof Rolling Requirements, with Change 1 03-25-1997 54 KB
ETL 97-2 Maintenance and Repair of Rigid Airfield Pavement Surfaces, Joints and Cracks, with Change 1 07-28-1997 277 KB
ETL 96-5 Hangar Concrete Floor Reflective Coating Criteria, with Change 1 08-26-1996 78 KB
ETL 96-4 Temporary Joint Sealing Details and Procedures for Pavements, with Change 1 07-09-1996 175 KB
ETL 95-1 Halon 1301 Management Planning Guidance, with Change 1 05-12-1995 205 KB
ETL 94-6 Fire Protection Engineering Criteria and Technical Guidance - Removal of Halogenated Agent Fire Suppression Systems, with Change 1 12-05-1994 55 KB
ETL 91-4 Site Selection Criteria for Fire Protection Training Areas 06-14-1991 43 KB
ETL 91-1 Fire Protection Engineering Criteria Testing Halon Fire Suppression Systems 01-02-1991 22 KB
ETL 89-2 Standard Guidelines for Submission of Facility Operating and Maintenance Manuals 05-23-1989 61 KB
ETL 86-8 Aqueous Film Forming Foam Waste Discharge Retention and Disposal 06-04-1986 10 KB