Port elizabeth testing of existing pavement areas in. Asphalt pavement thickness and mix design asphalt institute. Pianc marcom wg 165 design and maintenance of container terminal pavements has been released. C589r sheikh hamdan bin mohammed bin rashid al maktoum terminal, port rashid we, ms. Port and airport design manuals interlocking concrete.
The manual may be used to design all types of pavements serving ports and similar. The unique apsds methodology rigorously incorporates lateral vehicle wander and stateoftheart pavement material properties and performance models. The modular nature of the paver surface enables pavement repairs without damage. Pavement construction costs form a large part of any new facility and the major cost in maintenance and rehabilitation of existing facilities. Services focus on investigations, evaluations, airfield container terminal pavement and civil design, construction inspection, expert testimony, criteria and new technology implementation. A study of the performance of concrete block pavements in. Bayport container terminal to date 2004 phase 1a container yard 60 acres of conventional formed paving jrcp 2007 phase 1 stage 1 was the first of the pha projects to. In design ing at the port or terminal level, aspects pertaining to the maritime aspects of ports are also dealt with. The specification clauses are based on a quality system approach, with asphalt being specified in terms of performancerelated mix design criteria as well as manufacture and construction standards. Hipave heavy industrial pavement design is for the mechanistic analysis and design of flexible pavements subjected to the extremely heavy wheel loads associated with freight handling vehicles in industrial facilities, particularly intermodal container terminals. Port of houston authority bayport container terminal. Heavy duty pavement design container terminals hipave. These faqs are categorized into subject areas listed in the contents dropdown box below.
Sensitivity analysis of heavy pavement design for a. Apsds is based on layered elastic theory, which was introduced into airfield design practice with the release of. The discrete pavement system at balboa involves the use of concrete strip footings for container stacking and rtg transiting, and jpcc paving for yard tractor traffic. Since incorporation in 2000, clients have turned to tigerbrain to solve the difficult challenges including austere, active conflict and expeditionary locations. Heavy duty industrial pavement design guide pavement science. On each chart an example line has ii this graph has two ordinate. Guide for the structural design of heavy duty pavements. With a few addon pavement bases you can literally create an operating terminal of any length and configuration. Qes responsibilities for the port elizabeth apm container terminal rehabilitation project consisted of pavement characterization testing, including deflection testing using a falling weight deflectometer. Sensitivity analysis of heavy pavement design for a container terminal area, case study. Built in the early 2000s, this pavement receives loads from container handling equipment with as much as 50,000 lb 23,000 kg wheel loads.
Doc optimum pavement design for colombo south container. Traffic demand evaluation for design of truck lanes, passing lanes and roadways can be as sophisticated as desired. This study focuses on the sensitivity analysis of various design parameters for heavyduty pavement for container terminal areas using airport pavement structural design system apsds to yield an optimal design solution. The firm specializes in airfield container terminal pavement and civil engineering. Bpa heavy duty pavement design manual, published in j 1996. Ac pavement could be designed to support the wheel loads, but the problems at corner casting indentations would remain fig 6, 8. Design and maintenance of container terminal pavements. Optimum pavement design for colombo south container terminal project. The facility will be constructed in phases with an advanced truck gate and. Hipave referenced in pianc guide design and maintenance of container terminal pavements.
However, the standard kit ships with two modular pavement bases giving your starting project an overall size of about by 18 inches. Section 3 provides a guide for calculating the design loads and design load repetitions in a container terminal. The asce port and intermodal yard pavement design guide. Durability of pavement different solutions for different modes of operation 19. Airport and intermodal container terminal pavement. This study focuses on the sensitivity analysis of various design parameters for heavyduty pavement for container terminal areas using airport pavement structural design system apsds to yield an. Port nd trmin pavmnts more information available at. Draft specification for densegraded, stone mastic and. Unlike most north american container terminals, where asphaltic concrete either pavement acp or continuous jointed portland cement concrete jpcc pavement are the preferred choices, the pavement at balboa system a discreteis system, comprised of a series of long, narrow reinforced concrete rc strip footings ing serv. Port facility pavements, for example, are designed for very heavy wheel loads, high contact stress concentrations, and slowmoving vehicles, while truck lanes for. Container yard design structural engineering general. The middle harbor terminal pavement design effort focused upon the development of the most accurate design input relationships needed for the design methodology.
Preparatory survey on the walvis bay port container. A proven semiempirical pavement design method has been used to assess the levels of stress at critical positions in the following manner. Design and maintenance of container terminal pavements terms of reference 1. Rdgn042 pavement design for carriageway construction page 7 of 42 pavement type for different sections andor different lanes on the same road. These include container handling equipment and operations, flexible pavement design, rigid pavement design and subgrade improvement. The high density of cy worsens not only the productivity of a container terminal, but also increases sharply its logistics costs by forcing. When designing a container terminal pavement, it is important for the pavement designer to consider the various operational areas and anticipated types of traffic and wheel loads. Guidelines for the design and construction of port pavements. Marcom wg 165 design and maintenance of container terminal pavements 2015.
Representatives from four states florida, kentucky, oregon, and washington met on three occasions to discuss the subject. Structural design of block pavements for ports sept. Unctad monographs on port management a series of monographs prepared for unctad in collaboration with the international association of ports and harbors iaph 18 container terminal development and management. The focus of this manual is the design of interlocking concrete pavements. At buildout, this new terminal will emcompass approximately 90 acres of container and general cargo storage facilities fronted with a 2,400foot dock. This presentation will cover a range of pavement types concrete, asphalt and interlocking concrete blocks. It is directly related to roller compacted concrete design for container applications. Pdf there are presently few recognized technical guidelines available for structural design and evaluation of portand industrial pavements. Concrete pavers offer a superior wearing surface compared to other pavements. Design loading of the pavements was based on the concept of port area.
Preparatory survey on the walvis bay port container terminal development project executive summary notable that all the shipping lines provide services to the ports of southern africa before going to call at the ports of west africa, which are very congested and have ships wait for the berthing for many days. More important than costs, the operator is used to it. Pdf sensitivity analysis of heavy pavement design for a. Port and industrial pavement design with concrete pavers icpi. Lan prepared the master plan and designed phase 1 and portions of phase 2 for port freeports velasco terminal. Other pavement types were considered and rejected during the preliminary pavement design. Pavement design and construction for airfields and. The airport pavement structural design system apsds is the leading edge pavement design package for airports and heavy industrial pavements such as intermodal container terminal pavements. A multistate study concerning traffic forecasting for pavement design has been completed. As a general guide, factors elaborated in section 3. Container port design process is a set of correlated practices considered during container port design, aiming to transfer general business mission into detailed design documents for future construction and operation the design process involves both conceptual design and detailed design. Port of hastings development project design and engineering basis of design 15may15 4.
This paper summarises the pavement structures, design life, container handling equipment used and visual observations of the performance for each project investigated. Both the operator and port commerce department rejected unbound pavements in the container yard. Planning, design, and realization of automated terminals ashebir jacob p. Historical background definition of the problem container terminals require special types of pavement to resist the heavy and continuous loads of container handling equipment including straddle carriers, reach stackers, top picks. Typically, the pavements consist of a surface layer, either concrete blocks or asphalt, over a stiff layer of a cement bound material to reduce the risk of settlements and rutting over time. Releasing pianc marcom wg 165 design and maintenance of. Some specific topics of these discussions included data input n e e d. An evaluation is made of the intense point loading under stacked containers, the spillage of fuel and lubricants, the high tire contact pressures and. The particular differences between road and aircraft container pavements will be highlighted. Asphalt pavement thickness and mix design while there are an infinite number of questions that can be asked, we compiled a list of those questions that have been directed to us the most. Pdf design of portand industrial pavements researchgate. If you want to do the entire analysis by hand, look at the portland cement associations rigid pavement design methods based on westergaard. Hipave, british port association bpa edition 4 2007, french lcpc method using alize software and the sector standard of the peoples republic.
The background to the design methods will be presented along with a discussion of examples. The company provides complete investigation, evaluation, design, plans, specifications. Container terminal pavements comprise a major element in the capital cost of a container terminal so their design needs to minimise both the construction cost and maintenance cost, usually over a fixed period which is related to the commercial arrangements in place. British ports association heavy duty pavement manual samt hipave som ar en. Interlocking concrete block pavements at howland hook. The section on container handling equipment and terminal operations will discuss the various types of equipment and their mode of operation, including the development of the design wheel load and determination of.
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