Pavement Treatment, Development of a Design and Construction Specification for Devonport Airport Runway
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Project :
Pavement Treatment, Development of a Design and Construction Specification for Devonport Airport Runway
Client :
Tasmanian Ports Corporation
Project Value :
Project Overview :
The Devonport Runway in Tasmania required a pavement treatment option that met the following criteria:
- MOS Part 139 compliant;
- Increase in the structural integrity by increasing the Pavement Classification Number (PCN);
- Ensuring continued operation of the runway by providing a new service life to the pavement structure;
- Decrease the annual and whole of life maintenance costs;
- Ensure ongoing performance and safety of the existing pavement; and
- Provide additional capacity and capability of the runway if aircraft movements and / or loadings increase.
JJR Involvement :
The client required design and construction services including:
- Detail minimum design and construction standards to be achieved;
- Provide design development management to ensure the design and submission process was understood with requirements known;
- Summarise design and site information;
- Identify maintenance minimisation approaches; and
- Provide other relevant technical details or requirements which affect the to-be-constructed works.
