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Planning and design of airports / Robert Horonjeff ... [et al.].

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: New York : McGraw-Hill, 2010.Edition: 5th edDescription: xvii, 670 p. : ill., maps, charts ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780071446419
  • 0071446419
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • TL 725.3.P5 H6 2010
Contents:
pt. I. Airport planning. The nature of civil aviation and airports ; Airport characteristics related to airport design ; Air traffic management ; Airport planning studies ; Forecasting for airport planning -- pt. II. Airport design. Geometric design of the airfield ; Structural design of airport pavements ; Airport lighting, marking, and signage ; Airport drainage ; Planning and design of the terminal areas -- pt. III. Special topics in airport planning and design. Airport security planning ; Airport airside capacity and delay ; Finance strategies for airport planning ; Environmental planning ; Heliports.
Summary: "Fully updated to reflect the significant changes that have occurred in the aviation industry, the new edition of this classic text offers definitive guidance on every aspect of planning, design, engineering, and renovating airports and terminals. Planning and Design of Airports, Fifth Edition, includes complete coverage of the latest aircraft and air traffic management technologies, passenger processing technologies, computer-based analytical and design models, new guidelines for estimating required runway lengths and pavement thicknesses, current Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standards, and more."--Pub. desc.
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Books Books American University in Dubai American University in Dubai Non-fiction Main Collection TL 725.3 .P5 H6 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 5198742

Rev. ed. of: Planning and design of airports / Robert Horonjeff, Francis X. McKelvey. 1994.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt. I. Airport planning. The nature of civil aviation and airports ; Airport characteristics related to airport design ; Air traffic management ; Airport planning studies ; Forecasting for airport planning -- pt. II. Airport design. Geometric design of the airfield ; Structural design of airport pavements ; Airport lighting, marking, and signage ; Airport drainage ; Planning and design of the terminal areas -- pt. III. Special topics in airport planning and design. Airport security planning ; Airport airside capacity and delay ; Finance strategies for airport planning ; Environmental planning ; Heliports.

"Fully updated to reflect the significant changes that have occurred in the aviation industry, the new edition of this classic text offers definitive guidance on every aspect of planning, design, engineering, and renovating airports and terminals. Planning and Design of Airports, Fifth Edition, includes complete coverage of the latest aircraft and air traffic management technologies, passenger processing technologies, computer-based analytical and design models, new guidelines for estimating required runway lengths and pavement thicknesses, current Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standards, and more."--Pub. desc.

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