A Presentation on:

Structural & Geometric Design

of Runway for Patiala City.
Guide: Sumitted By:
Dr. Tanuj Chopra Sahil Kukreja
801723019
 Codes & Software Used
• AC No:150/5325-4B/ Runway Length Requirements for Airport
Design.
• Aerodome Design Manual Part 1.
• AC No: 150/5320-6F/Airport Pavement Design and Evaluation.
• AC No: 150/5340-1L/ Standards for Airport Markings.
• FAARFIELD Version 1.4
 Design Sequence
• Orientation of Runway.
• Length &Width of the Runway.
• Structural Design of Runway Pavement.
• Flexible Pavement
• Rigid Pavement
• Marking of Runway.
 Orientation of Runway
Wind Rose Diagram
• Used to find best orientation of runway
• Usability factor should be atleast 95%
• Usability factor depend on Cross Wind Component
• Data minimum of 5 years is preffered
2 Types:
• Type 1 Wind Rose
• Type 2 Wind Rose
 Type 1 Wind Rose
Plot of :
• Wind Direction &
• Wind Duration
 Type 2 Wind Rose

Plot of:
• Wind Direction,
• Duration &
• Intensity of wind
 Wind Rose Used for Design
• Favoured Runway Orientations:
• NW-SE &
• W-E
• Provided:
• NW-SE
•Cross Wind Direction :
•North & South
 RUNWAY LENGTH & WIDTH
• Requirements
• Critical Design Airplane
• APM of that Airplane For Basic
• Maximum certificated takeoff weight Runway Length
• Maximum certificated landing weight
• Airport elevation above mean sea level
To apply
• Effective runway gradient
Corrections
• Airport refference temperature(ART)
 According to Aerodome Planning Manual
3 Cases considered while determining basic runway length:
• Normal landing case
• Normal takeoff case
• Engine failure case
Normal Landing Case
Normal Take-off Case
Engine Failure Case
Airplane Basic Runway Length Graphs
From Aerodome Planning Manual
Airplane Data for Design
 Correction for Elevation, Temperature &
Specific Gradient
• Should be increased at the rate of 7 per cent per 300 m elevation
• Should be further increased at the rate of 1 per cent for every 1°C by
which the aerodrome reference temperature exceeds the
temperature in the standard atmosphere for the aerodrome
elevation.
• The total correction for elevation and temperature should not
exceeds 35 per cent
• Further increased at the rate of 10 per cent for each 1 per cent of the
runway slope as defined, if basic runway length is more than 900m.
Design Implementation
 Design of Flexible Pavement Using FAARField
• FAARFIELD is based on the cumulative damage factor (CDF) concept.
• For prediction of Pavement structural life FAARFIELD uses:
• The maximum vertical strain at the top of the subgrade &
• The maximum horizontal strain at the bottom of all asphalt layers.
• FAARFIELD provides the required thickness for all individual layers of
flexible pavement for a given airplane traffic mix for the structural
design life over a given subgrade.
Overview of FAARField
 Step Wise Design of Project

• Step 1: From Startup,

create a new job and
add the basic sections
to analyze.
• Step 2: From
Structure, modify the
pavement structure to
be analyzed.
• Step 3: From
Airplane, add
Airplane Load and
Traffic Data.
CDF Graph
• Step 4: Return to Structure and Design Pavement Structure.
• Step 5: Adjust Layer Thicknesses, Change Layer Types. Repeat Step 4.
• Step 6: Select Life/Compaction, print out design report.
• Step 7: Return to Startup and view pavement design report.
Final Design Section
 Rigid Pavement Design Using FAARField
• Utilizes a three-dimensional finite element model to compute the
edge stresses
• Calculates the slab thickness based on the assumption that the
airplane gear induces a maximum stress on the bottom surface of the
slab.
• Design input:
• Design life (years),..............20 Years
• Concrete flexural strength............4.48Mpa
• Structural layer data
• Subgrade modulus (k or E)............236pci
• Airplane traffic mix
Project Design Output
 Jointing of Rigid Pavement
• Isolation Joint
• Type A, A-1
• Contraction Joint
• Type B, C, D
• Construction Joint
• Type E, F.
 Isolation Joint

• Used at:
• Pavement Intersections
• Free edge that is location of
future expansion
• edge of structures
• where pavement abuts a
structure.
 Contaction Joints

Used at:
• Type B
• Slab<230mm
• @6m or less from edge
• Type C
• Slab>230mm
• Last 3 joints from free
edge & isolation joint
• Type D
• All other Contraction
Joint
 Construction Joint
• Type E
• All construction
joints excluding
isolation joints.
• Type F
• for pavements
serving airplanes
less than 30,000 lbs
(13,610 kg) on a
stabilized base.
Dimensions & Spacing of Steel Dowels
Maximum Joint Spacing
 Runway Markings
• Runway Designation Marking
• Runway Threshold Markings
• Runway Centerline Marking
• Aiming Point Marking
• Touchdown Zone Marking
 Runway Thershold & Designation Marking
• Designation Number:
• 2 digit number depend
on Magnetic Bearing of
Runway
• Threshold Marking
• pattern of longitudinal stripes
of uniform dimensions
• symmetrically about the
centre line

All Dimensions in meter

Center Line, Touchdown Zone &
Aiming Point
• Center Line
• Uniformly spaced stripes and
gaps
• stripe plus a gap shall be not
less than 50 m or more than
175 m.
• Touchdown Zone
• pairs related to the landing
distance available
• Aiming Point
• Serve as visual Aiming Point
for Landing
 Design Summary
• Orientation of Runway = NorthWest to SouthEast
• Length of Runway = 4500m
• Width of Runway = 45m
• Flexible Pavement Thickness = 487mm
• Rigid Pavement Thickness = 797mm
Thank You