Sustainability Solutions to Complex Support Issues – The 5th Runway at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International

The 5th Runway Project includes the proposed 9,000-foor Runway 10-28, full-length, parallel Taxiway “U”, perpendicular dual parallel connector Taxiways “W” and “Z”, precise roadway tunnels under these parallel connector taxiways, an 1,100 foot long runway tunnel structure and a taxiway bridge that can accommodate up to 18 lanes of traffic. The tunnel roof also serves as the runway pavement surface. The project required over 17.5 million cubic yards of embankment be placed on a compressed schedule. Due to limitation on the trucking of material on area roadways, a five mile long conveyor system was used during construction to transport the material from the quarry. The embankment of the runway is over 60 feet higher than the interstate in some locations and covers 10’ x 12’ box culvert built on piles near and under the western threshold. This paper will examine the nature of the design and construction of the complex. It will also describe the analysis, design, and subsequent solutions to combat and resolve any differential settlement under the runway and taxiway complex.

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• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Civil Engineers

  1801 Alexander Bell Drive
  Reston, VA  United States  20191-4400
• Authors:
  • Stubbs, Dale R
  • Masters, Kathryn
• Conference:
  • Airfield and Highway Pavements. The 2006 Airfield and Highway Pavement Specialty Conference
  • Location: Atlanta GA, United States
  • Date: 2006-4-30 to 2006-5-3
• Publication Date: 2006

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 341-352
• Monograph Title: Airfield and Highway Pavements: Meeting Today’s Challenges with Emerging Technologies

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airport runways; Embankments; Pavements; Structural settlement; Taxiways; Tunneling
• Identifier Terms: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
• Uncontrolled Terms: Airport design
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; Pavements; Terminals and Facilities; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01037784
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0784408386
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 1 2006 8:10AM