METHOD FOR DESIGNING AIRPORT TERMINAL CONCEPTS

Much design effort in airport planning is expended on terminal concept development. Such a method has been developed and is introduced. It considers the terminal as a system of basic facilities that house the activities and links that represent the passenger traffic flow lines. The method uses heuristic programming to achieve an optimum design. The method is composed of three interacting algorithms: (1) the facility sizing algorithm; (2) the flight assignment algorithm; and (3) the facility layout algorithm. The output consists of a strategy for flight assignment, a layout showing the configuration of gate positions at the apron level, and a plan of terminal elements at three different building levels. The output is preliminary and should be taken as a benchmark for further concept development and design. Several hypothetical design problems were tested successfully. /ASCE/

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• Authors:
  • Braaksma, J P
  • Shortreed, J H
• Publication Date: 1975-5

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 321-335
• Serial:
  • Journal of Transportation Engineering
  • Volume: 101
  • Issue Number: TE2
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0733-947X
  • Serial URL: http://ascelibrary.aip.org/teo

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air transportation; Airport planning; Airports; Algorithms; Design; Gates; Heuristic methods; Intermodal terminals; Mathematical models; Optimization; Passenger traffic; Passengers; Structural design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Design features; Models
• Old TRIS Terms: Aprons; Optimum design; Terminal design; Terminal facilitation
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Design; Highways; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00127692
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: ASCE #11308 Proceeding
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 10 1976 12:00AM