Heavy duty pavement, designed to resist subsidence; use of vertical sand drains expedite stabilization; repairs and strengthening of existing pavement and addition of 7000×200 ft taxiway; since runway is only 10 1/2 ft above datum, drainage with 40,000 ft of plain or perforated corrugated metal pipe of 6 or 8-in. diam was provided; test runway led to pavement of 6-in. compacted subbase, 5-in. macadam, 2-in. asphaltic concrete course, and 1 1\2 in. asphaltic concrete surface course.


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    Title :

    New runway for Newark airport


    Additional title:

    Roads Streets


    Published in:

    Roads and Streets ; 96 , n 2 ; p 50-56


    Publication date :

    1953


    Size :

    7 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English