Expedient runway upgrade technologies

Gregory W White

doi:10.1201/9781315100333-230

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Expedient runway upgrade technologies

Gregory W White

Bearing Capacity of Roads, Railways and Airfields: Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on the Bearing Capacity of Roads, Railways and Airfields

International Conference on the Bearing Capacity of Roads, Railways and Airfields, 10th (Athens, Greece, 28-Jun-2017–30-Jun-2017)

CRC Press

2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1201/9781315100333-230

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Civil Engineering

transportation engineering

runway engineering

Aircraft are evolving to place more demands on runway strength and geometry. It follows that existing runways require both strengthening and widening. However, airports are also becoming busier, meaning ever-reducing windows for affecting maintenance and upgrade works for runways. Expedient upgrade technologies are becoming increasingly important. There are a number of expedient pavement upgrade technologies suitable for runway strengthening and widening. These include foamed bitumen stabilization, deep lift (warm mix) asphalt and rapid setting concrete. All have been used in Australia with varying degrees of success. This paper presents the advantages and disadvantages of expedient runway upgrade methods used by various Australian airports. A number of examples are presented and risks are assessed. It is concluded that the different technologies are more or less suited to different project circumstances.

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Title: Expedient runway upgrade technologies
Authors: Gregory W White (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Contributors: Andreas Loizos (Editor)
Imad L Al-Qadi (Editor)
Tom Scarpas (Editor)
Publication details: Bearing Capacity of Roads, Railways and Airfields: Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on the Bearing Capacity of Roads, Railways and Airfields; 8
Conference details: International Conference on the Bearing Capacity of Roads, Railways and Airfields, 10th (Athens, Greece, 28-Jun-2017–30-Jun-2017)
Publisher: CRC Press
Date published: 2017
DOI: 10.1201/9781315100333-230
ISBN: 9781351585781
Organisation Unit: School of Science and Engineering - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Science, Technology and Engineering
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450898302621
Output Type: Conference paper

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