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4 key innovations and construction trends across airport design

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4 key innovations and construction trends across airport design 0 qpurcell Mon, 12/04/2023 - 10:04 Airports Here are some of the key trends Skanska is seeing in the aviation sector, from congestion solutions to sustainability. More than 40,000 airports worldwide facilitate the annual global travel of billions of passengers.

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Mass Timber Roof Tops Portland Airport Core

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The airport’s $2-billion makeover tops off with a locally sourced, 18-million-lb mass timber roof.

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Airport/Transit Best Project: Canpotex-Portland Terminal Potash Storage Shed

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The Portland Bulk Terminal’s newest storage facility offers an elegant solution to the challenges of receiving potash by freight rail and then reclaiming the material and transporting it out by ship.

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COMPOSITION OF REACTIVE POWDER CONCRETE (RPC)

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Portland cement – type V 1000 kg/m3 2. Portland cement – type V 955 kg/m 3 2. This compactness gives RPC ultra –high strength and durability.Reactive powder concretes have compressive strength ranging from 200 Mpa to 800Mpa. Typical composition of reactive powder concrete 800 Mpa 1. Fine sand ( 150 – 400 micron) 5001 kg/m3 3.

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Vince Granato: Managing a $2-billion Transformation of Portland International Airport

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billion TCORE project, the centerpiece of the $2-billion PDX Next program to transform Portland International Airport. Joe Schneider recalls when he and Dave Garske approached Vince Granato about a series of near-misses on the construction site of the $1.2-billion

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Wood Wizardry in Oregon: Innovation Raises the Roof for PDX Terminal B

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Drones, self-propelled modular transporters and a curtain wall that really does hang off the roof like a curtain are all notable technologies that made installing an 18-million-lb timber roof possible at Portland International Airport.

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STRUCTURAL USES OF PRECAST CONCRETE

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The backing concrete is made from an ordinary mix, whereas the façade may consist of a special mix, e.g. white Portland cement. However, it is used more frequently as a non-structural decorative façade. A great variety of forms, details and colours can be produced. Precast concrete cladding is not exclusive to precast frames.

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