EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON RUNWAY PAVEMENT
Keywords:
Airport, Runway, Runway dimensions and pavements.Abstract
The economic growth of country is dependent on increase in transportation methods. Air transportation has gained importance in the recent scenario because of reduction in travel time and increase in access to airports. Runway, a prominent part of airport is to be designed appropriately for better duration of airport and comfort to the passengers. “Runway design” is a region specific project work that aims to design the runway and orient it considering all the factors that affect, including the environmental norms and regulations. The dimensions of the runway vary on whether the airport is international or domestic. Considering the factors, Indian government has decided to have minimum of one airport in every district in India. Thus, runway design has become important aspect of growing airport industry. The present paper focuses on runway pavement, basic parameters.