Wentworth
Institute of Technology
Airport design and operation /
In this third edition the chapters have been enhanced to reflect changes in technology and the way the air transport industry runs. Key topics that are newly addressed include low cost airline operations, security issues and EASA regulations on airports. A new chapter covering extended details about...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Bingley :
Emerald,
2015.
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| Edition: | Third edition. |
| Series: | Advances in mergers and acquisitions ;
Volume 14. |
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| Online Access: |
Full text (Wentworth users only) |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- Front Cover; Airport Design and Operation; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; Abbreviations; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Air Transport And Airports; 1.1 Development of Airports; 1.2 Standards; 1.2.1 ICAO Legislation; 1.2.2 National Standards and Recommended Practices; 1.3 Airport Development Planning; 2 Predicting Traffic; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Types of Forecast Needed; 2.3 Methods of Analysis; 2.3.1 Informed Judgement; 2.3.2 Trend Extrapolation; 2.3.3 Econometric Models; 2.3.4 The Travel Decisions; 2.3.5 Modal Shares; 2.3.6 Discrete Choice Models; 2.3.7 Revealed and Stated Preferences.
- 2.3.8 Effects of Supply Decisions2.3.9 Uncertainty; 2.3.10 Scenario Writing; 2.4 Historic Trends in Traffic; 2.5 Factors Affecting the Trends; 2.5.1 Economic Factors; 2.5.2 Demographic Factors; 2.5.3 Supply Factors; 2.5.3.1 Cost per passenger kilometre (pkm); 2.5.3.2 Aircraft size; 2.5.3.3 Cost of input factors; 2.5.3.4 Technology; 2.5.3.5 Management; 2.5.3.6 Capacity constraints; 2.5.3.7 Fares; 2.5.4 Economic Regulation; 2.5.5 Environmental Regulation; 2.5.6 Cargo; 2.6 Conclusions; 3 Airport Site Selection and Runway System Orientation; 3.1 Selection of a Site for the Airport.
- 3.2 Usability Factor3.3 Effect of Low-Visibility Operations; 3.4 Control of Obstacles; 3.5 Other Factors; 4 Runways; 4.1 Aerodrome Reference Code; 4.2 Runway Length; 4.3 Declared Distances; 4.4 Runway Width; 4.4.1 Runway Width Requirements; 4.4.2 Runway Shoulders; 4.4.3 Runway Turn Pads; 4.5 Runway Slopes; 4.5.1 Transverse Slopes; 4.5.2 Longitudinal Slopes; 5 Runway Strips and Other Areas; 5.1 Runway Strips; 5.2 Clearways; 5.3 Runway End Safety Areas; 6 Taxiways; 6.1 Functional Criteria and Taxiway System Design; 6.2 Rapid Exit Taxiways; 6.3 Taxiway Separations; 6.4 Taxiway Geometry; 7 Aprons.
- 7.1 Apron Requirements7.2 Apron Sizing; 7.3 Apron Location; 7.4 Apron Concepts; 7.4.1 Simple Concept; 7.4.2 Linear Concept; 7.4.3 Open Concept; 7.4.4 Pier Concept; 7.4.5 Satellite Concept; 7.4.6 Hybrid Concept; 7.5 Stand Types; 7.6 Apron Capacity; 7.7 Isolated Aircraft Parking Position; 8 Pavements; 8.1 Background; 8.2 Pavement Types; 8.2.1 Unpaved Movement Areas; 8.2.2 Pavements; 8.2.2.1 Use of hard surface pavements; 8.2.2.1.1 Subgrade; 8.2.2.1.2 Sub-base; 8.2.2.1.3 Bearing course/base course; 8.2.2.2 Flexible (asphalt) pavements; 8.2.2.3 Rigid (concrete) pavements.
- 8.2.2.4 Combined pavements8.2.2.5 Block paving; 8.3 Pavement Strength; 8.3.1 Pavements-Aircraft Loads; 8.3.2 Pavement Strength Reporting; 8.3.3 Overload Operations; 8.4 Runway Surface; 8.4.1 Runway Surface Quality Requirements; 8.4.2 Methods of Runway Surface Unevenness Assessment by the Dual Mass Method; 8.4.3 Pavement Texture; 8.4.4 Runway Braking Action; 8.5 Pavement Management System; 9 Aircraft Ground Handling; 9.1 Aircraft Handling Methods and Safety; 9.2 Aircraft Ground Handling Activities; 9.2.1 Deplaning and Boarding; 9.2.2 Supplies of Power, Air-Conditioning and Compressed Air.