New Flexible concrete building materials are making waves and could be the answer to increased safety and durability for Runways at Airports. Storms, severe weather and even Hurricanes can destroy runways and airports. These valuable infrastructures must remain intact to bring regions hit with such storms back to normalcy. Flexible concrete runways also make sense for regions with lots of ground water, which move and give or in areas of seismic activity. As we repair and replace sections of I-10 bridges in Hurricane Katrinas after math we will look at such things, does it also makes sense to be looking at runway construction, taxi ways and parking structures at airports? How about floating airports like in Japan and China? Surely we should take a look at these new flexible concrete materials which are 500 times more resistant to cracking, 40% lighter and could help in the bumpy road issues, which destroy equipment and cause dangerous safety issues for traffic. There have been lots of roadway tests and the new flexible concrete has withstood the challenge. http://www.physorg.com/news3985.html We should also test the flexible concrete against the take-off weights and speeds of modern Jet Airliners. Also the landing abuse that the thresholds take on airports along with the heat from tires touching down; we should test the grip ability and safety. Runways which are scalloped from years of wear or settling cause lots of damage to aircraft landing gears and that can cause excessive tire wear. These issues lead me to believe that we have an opportunity now to increase longevity of our airport infrastructures around the world, while providing additional safety to aircraft passengers and reduced wear and tear on expensive aircraft. Please be thinking here. |
