Machine-friendly facility
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A new automated air cargo facility is being constructed at John F. Kennedy International Airport. It would have a computerized material handling system and can service three Boeing 747 freighters simultaneously. It will save space and labor and speed up operations at the world's busiest airport. The rack storage building being constructed as part of the automated air cargo facility employs a unique design. Built unlike library racks, it carries the gravity andlateral loads of the structure and the envelope. The rack columns do not rest on the foundation but stop on the pickup floors below the grade level.
Publication Name: Civil Engineering
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0885-7024
Year: 1993
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Tensile terminal
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The design and erection scheme of a translucent fabric roof structure thatcovers the Landside Terminal of the new Denver International Airport is discussed and evaluated. Choices made regarding roof constitution, the nature of the fabric enclosure and the structure's total configuration determine the nature of its architectural space and form. The effect of superimposed loads on the light weight and considerably flexible structural system was tested using non-linear analysis methods.
Publication Name: Civil Engineering
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0885-7024
Year: 1992
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Down-to earth terminal design
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The simple but versatile design and construction of airport terminals in the 1990s helps contain the decline in passenger growth rates and reduce the debts of carriers and airport operations by efficient use of available facilities. Modern terminals such as the Syracuse-Hancock and Greater Rochester International airports in New York accommodate changes due to air-traffic demands for the efficient use of available space.
Publication Name: Civil Engineering
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0885-7024
Year: 1995
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