Airport Design and Operations

This assignment delves into the multifaceted aspects of airport design and operations, focusing specifically on runway design. It examines the key factors influencing runway layout and construction, drawing upon industry standards and best practices outlined in relevant documents like Advisory Circulars 150/5320-6 and 150/5370-10. The assignment also incorporates real-world examples, such as the Brisbane Airport's new runway project, to illustrate practical applications of design principles. Additionally, it touches upon the broader context of airport terminal building design, considering elements like energy efficiency, thermal comfort, and passenger experience.

System Science and Engineering

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Executive summary
This report gives the detailed design of the Brisbane airport. The design of the airport is
analyzed and it is given. Investigation regarding the Brisbane airport is made and the system test
is performed and clearly described in the report. Infrastructure of the Brisbane airport is studied.
A detailed study regarding the human factors and the aspects of the design of the Brisbane
airport is done and recommendations are made.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction............................................................................................................................3
2. Preliminary design.................................................................................................................3
3. Detailed design........................................................................................................................4
4. Production phases...................................................................................................................5
5. System test...............................................................................................................................7
6. Evaluation...............................................................................................................................7
7. Validation process..................................................................................................................8
8. Human factors........................................................................................................................8
9. Optimizations..........................................................................................................................8
10. Recommendations...............................................................................................................8
11. Conclusion...........................................................................................................................9
References...................................................................................................................................9
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1. Introduction
Brisbane Airport is located in Brisbane’s CBD. It has straight connections to 28 global
terminuses. It mainly functions 24 hours per day. Airtrain links the airport’s contemporary
national terminals and the international stations to the Brisbane’s CBD through a very high-
frequency railing service, whereas the new Airport Link channel connects it to the Brisbane
airport to its CBD by a highway path. It highly reduces the traveling time more than 80 per cent
in peak hour.
The conceptual design is an important phase in the project design. The standard of the project
and the acceptable level of the costing and financial budget will be provided by the preliminary
phase. The necessary ideas for the development of the project and the stakeholder’s interest will
be given in the detailed design phase. To provide a durable design for the Brisbane airport
detailed design phase is used. At the each design phase of the Brisbane airport analyses will be
made. Investigation is made on the production phase of the Brisbane airport and a careful
analyses will be made. A clear analyses of the airport design will be done. Infrastructure of the
Brisbane airport will be studied. A detailed study regarding the human factors and the aspects of
the design of the Brisbane airport is done and recommendations will be made.
2. Preliminary design
Generally, the primary design is first and foremost procedure of the design. Preliminary
design of the Brisbane Airport design is based on the developed construction. The primary
design of construction of building mainly comprises, the detailed investigation of the airport site.
The situations of the airport environment, the design performance in addition with the
modifications. It mainly provides the coordination among the team like, the following. They are
listed below(Logplan.com, 2017).
 The interior designer,
 Contractor.
The airport contains a runway for planes to take off or to land. The airport also includes building
like tower control, the hangars in addition with terminal buildings.
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The architecture of Brisbane airport is well supported by the necessities of customers, passengers
and users (Huang, Chen and Hu, 2015).
Airport building:
The airport facilities are
 Airport terminals
 Aircraft storage hangars
 Service hangars and maintenance
 Electrical vaults
 Equipment storage building
 Maintenance of field facility
 Firefighting facilities
 Aircraft rescue
 Industrial buildings
 Commercial buildings
 General aviation building
 Flight service stations
In the preliminary design of Brisbane airport, the applicable and related papers of the airport plan
interface, association figures and construction documents of Brisbane airport are involved in
design. There are many aspects added and so the plan of Brisbane airport is offered with better
pictorial representation. The ground plan, runway of the Brisbane airport is now originally for
the purpose of improvising the construction development of the airport, to ensure that it is well
prevented from the problems. Far along, if further investigation is necessary, it might also be
occupied and then improve Brisbane airport (Zheng, 2014).
3. Detailed design
The detailed design must signify the building design in a variety of opinions and views.
Every view use various modeling methods and techniques. The detailed design also stated as
developed design. It is the method of developing the permitted concept design. This design must
contains the layout and landscape of the airport and building gridlines dimensions, identification
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of non-standard and standard room layout of the airport building (Bellasio, 2014). Plans and
schedules of accommodation and occupancy number of every space in airport buildings are
specified by detailed design process. The detailed design must contain vertical and horizontal
movement routes and including accessibility desires as well as requirements (Kotopouleas and
Nikolopoulou, 2016).
Components of an airport layout
a. Terminal building
b. Runway
c. Taxiway
d. Apron
e. Hanger
f. Aircraft stand
g. Control tower
The design of the runway components in airport building is specified by the detailed design. The
runway is the area where an aircraft lands and aircraft takes off. Terminal buildings of the
airport identifies the essential facilities and services for passengers to check in their luggage, and
have lounges to wait before landing. The terminals of airport are house café, bars and lounges to
work as waiting areas for travelers. Brisbane airports have number of terminals and that are
linked to one another by link way such as sky-bridges, walkways or trams. The above
components of the design is included in the detailed design part.
Apron is the area of an airport where aircraft are loaded, parked and boarded. It is enclosed by
certain regulations. The regulation of the apron is lighting and striking on vehicles and these
design part is specified by the detailed design. A taxiway is a track in an airport connecting
runways with hangers, ramps, terminals. The portions of an apron selected as a taxiway and
planned to provide access to airplane stands by the detailed design. By the end of the detailed
design methods, the airport design must dimensionally be correct and synchronized, describing
the major modules of the Brisbane airport building and also mentions how they fit together.
4. Production phases
Development planning:
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Airport construction building is well scheduled primarily in production stage itself.
Contract records and documentation for the structure of Brisbane airport construction is designed
and contracted (Olc.aero, 2017). The engineer or the designer usually resolves the tasks that are
not decided and the plans that are not well-structured to meet the exact project plan of airport
design. Firstly, the contractor plans the task milestones and the net period of work which is
already provided. The fundamental milestone mainly involves in controlling the project dates for
the entire contract time and related sites (Hens, 2013).
Contract phase:
The Contractor of the airport project is expected to sign the official papers previously.
This takes place at the planning stage. The following lists out it.
1) Copy of contract
2) Amount notice and bill
3) Sketching list and register
4) Set of diagram and drawing associated to airport building construction
5) Proof of identity
Functions and tasks of sites:
Airport building site is now supplied over to workers and contractors. Airport constructing
contractors and workers must update necessities of building construction additionally there are
many controls on airport atmosphere and they want to consider. Responsibility of contractor and
workers at site actions is mainly to perform in method which displays diligence. Airport site
contains the records,
1. situations and circumstances of climatic conditions
2. Resources which is supplied to airport construction
3. Development of effort and work
4. The visitant on building site
The building of airport construction arises to develop shape, contractor supplied above the
construction of structure to Brisbane airport owner. More difficulties are associated to
construction and building effort is well studied and examined. Finally, got resolution for the
difficulties and problems.
Completion phase of Brisbane airport, airport construction contractor concludes the entire
building work of airport in a real and an effective manner.
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5. System test
The structure tester evidently recognizes the mistakes in the airport design structure and
compares Brisbane airport with other standard airport plan construction and finally accomplish
higher results. All through the stage of airport design system testing, the entire development team
who involved in planning, implementing the airport design clearly certifies the collective
structure through end to end competences which is purely based to the organizational test plan.
This plan created on the airport owners desires, necessities and the conditions of document. The
structural plan of airport system testing is a crucial part of the Brisbane airport construction.
This testing procedure for the Brisbane airport is done mainly to identify the standards of
airport for establishing modified design performance and more suitable design routine. The
modified performance new airport helps in yielding through growth and launch (Highly
advanced production facility for aircraft composites, 2007).
At every plan phase of execution and completing, results of organization design are
examined for Brisbane airport with the help of organization testing. The process of testing is
much validated that current building could last to meet contemporary values of morals after a
change of repetition and use. The structure testing is finished for Brisbane airport though the
whole tests are recognized and identified in the design investigation strategy that have been run
positively (Bne.com.au, 2017).
6. Evaluation
The Brisbane airport plan process evaluation technique is additional that advantageous and helps
in detecting the errors at the earlier stage itself. The development team evidently examined the
problems and finally made finer outcomes to get rid of complications prevailed earlier in design
phases while constructing Brisbane airport (Faa.gov, 2017).
To validate efficiency and the growth team associates addressed the ensuing queries.
Firstly, whether design of airport uses the applicable procedures for conducting the faults, avoid
failures? Secondly, the question is that, whether the answer of airport design competes actual
necessities?. These are the general questions for evaluation part (Tabatabaiefar and Mansoury,
2017).
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7. Validation process
The Effective process of Brisbane airport design validation mainly contributes and
guarantees the quality of Brisbane airport. There are many ideologies for the purpose of
guaranteeing design quality. The airport design of the validation should provide a professional
decision in building Brisbane airport. There are many important considerations that has to be
checked in the process of validating the design of Brisbane airport. Few are provided. It includes
design topographies of Brisbane airport, earlier evidence and finally the design features of airport
that are essential for satisfying requirements (Kundu, 2010). The toughness, feasibility, of
specific airport interior plan structures.
8. Human factors
In the scheming process of Brisbane airport, human factors are mainly measured as most
important. In field of the airport constructing surroundings, the controlling demands mainly
depresses ecological tests, societal and then the commercial sustainability. There are numerous
evidences that deviate in the climate condition through the construction phase of Brisbane airport
and mainly create significant effects on numerous features in life (Bdcnetwork.com, 2017).
9. Optimizations
The structural systems of the airport design provides overall connections time for the
passengers of Brisbane airport specifically. In the Brisbane airport, the greater number of desks
are available for passengers. The logplan is created and is implemented so that maximum
number of passengers would prefer the Brisbane airport. The optimal financial conditions are
met while constructing Brisbane airport. The optimal operations are made with possible
sequencing in addition with scheduled plan in designing Brisbane airport. The optimal runway
implementation is made by the constructors and the surface of the airport is created with well
optimized ideologies. Optimal airport design is made with customized operations. The optimal
technological development is made with cooperative research in explicating the attention.
10.Recommendations
 It is recommended to create a master plan initially before starting the construction work
 It is suggested to create the master plan which must be evaluated twice or thrice before
executing the plan.
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 It is recommended to meet the financial conditions and the operational flow of the airport
system.
 It is suggested to make sure that the airport design is upheld with constancy with
structural design of Brisbane airport.
 It is suggested for recognizing the needed abilities of airport structure and aims at
providing greater maintenance for steeping Brisbane airport.
 It is recommended for enhancing the added requirements in the airport design phase by
using more progressive methods.
 It is suggested for constructing the desirable changes at post implementation phase.
 It is recommended for removing the mistakes at the period of airport construction and it
is suggested launch better standards in the interior design building of Brisbane airport.
 It is suggested to progress the level of performance for customizing airport.
 It is recommended to provide good system testing.
 It is suggested to integrate the basic demands and the needs and meet operational success.
11.Conclusion
The standard of the project and the acceptable level of the costing and financial budget is
provided in the preliminary phase. The required ideas for the development of the project and the
stakeholder’s interest is explained in the detailed design phase. A durable design for the Brisbane
airport is completed with the detailed design phase. Analyses is made on the each phase of the
designing of the airport. Investigation is made on the production phase of the Brisbane airport
and a careful analyses regarding the design phases is provided. A detailed study regarding the
human factors and the aspects of the design of the Brisbane airport is done and recommendations
is given. A clear analyses of the airport design will be done. Study regarding the infrastructure of
the Brisbane airport is done.
References
Bdcnetwork.com. (2017). Airports | Building Design + Construction. [online] Available at:
https://www.bdcnetwork.com/building-types/airports [Accessed 22 Sep. 2017].
Bellasio, R. (2014). Analysis of wind data for airport runway design. Journal of Airline and
Airport Management, 4(2).
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