Airport Engineering

From the Inside FlapAir transportation is experiencing extraordinary growth, outstripping the capacity of the airport and air traffic control systems and increasing congestion and delay. The consequences for the air transport industry and the traveling public are greater inconvenience, higher costs, declining quality of service, and concerns about diminished safety. Today, more than ever, airport planning and engineering figure critically in successfully raising the overall quality and safety of air travel. In its revised Third Edition, Airport Engineering, the basic text for airport planning and design, reflects the latest FAA, ICAO, and IATA recommendations and guidelines, mirroring the changing climate of air travel in the 1990s. Drawing from literature published by the Federal Aviation Administration, as well as publications from other governmental agencies and various aircraft manufacturers, airline companies and industry organizations, Airport Engineering is a comprehensive and convenient one-volume guide to the state of the art in airport planning and design. In clear methodical style, the book describes the practical basics of: The structure and organization of air transport Forecasting of air transport demand, using both traditional and new methods Characteristics of aircraft as they affect airports Airport master planning Air traffic control, lighting, and signing Airport capacity and configuration Geometric design of the airside Passenger terminal Air cargo facilities Airport drainage and pavement design Airport access Requirements of V/STOL systems Environmental impact of airports This expanded Third Edition contains two entirely new chapters on airport systems planning and design for safety. Significant new material has been added to the chapters dealing with demand, passenger and cargo terminals and access. The chapter on V/STOL facilities has been rewritten to reflect the most current thinking on airside design requirements for tiltrotor aircraft. Comprehensive and meticulously detailed, Airport Engineering, Third Edition is the single most informative guide to mastering the state of the art in airport engineering and design.Product DescriptionThis new revised Third Edition of Airport Engineering, the basic classroom text for airport planning and design, shows professionals and students such key essentials as:* The structure and organization of air transport* Forecasting of air transport demand, using both traditional and new methods* Airport systems planning* Airport master planning* Air traffic control, lighting, and signing* Airport capacity and configuration* Passenger terminal* Air cargo facilities* Airport access* Designing for safety* Environmental impact of airportsReflecting the latest FAA, ICAO, and IATA recommendations and guidelines, and mirroring the changing climate of air travel in the 1990s, Airport Engineering, Third Edition is the single most informative guide to mastering the state of the art in airport engineering and design. And also by the same authors. Transportation Engineering Planning and Design Third Edition Paul H. Wright and Norman Ashford This book gives a balanced treatment of all modes of transportation--highways, railways and guideways, pipelines, airports, and ports and harbors. Transportation Engineering, Third Edition is divided into six parts:* Part 1--Introduces the transportation system of the United States* Part 2--Deals with the operation and control of the vehicles that use the physical transport systems* Part 3--Examines transportation planning* Part 4--Explains the design of land transportation facilities* Part 5--Describes the planning procedures and design criteria for air transportation facilities* Part 6--Covers water transportation facilitiesComplete with an excellent list of references at the end of each chapter for readers who waist to study a transportation problem in greater detail, Transportation Engineering, Third Edition is the def
Author: Ashford, Norman J.

Publisher: Wiley-Interscience

Binding: Hardcover

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0471527556

ISBN-13: 9780471527558