A study of parallel pier finger airport terminal configurations

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dc.contributor.advisorWirasinghe, Sumedha Chandana
dc.contributor.authorDada, Ezekiel S.
dc.date.accessioned2005-08-05T16:42:06Z
dc.date.available2005-08-05T16:42:06Z
dc.date.issued1993
dc.descriptionBibliography: p. 143-147.en
dc.description.abstractTaxiing, walking, baggage transport and airport construction were studied to determine their effect on the geometry of pier finger terminals. The best terminal geometry based on taxiing alone is one with shorter fingers at the middle and longer ones at the ends. On the other hand, geometry that minimizes baggage transportation distance is the one with the longest pier at the centre. Baggage transportation distance is affected both by the geometry of the terminal and the sorting room strategy adopted. Decentralized sorting gives a lower baggage tractor distance than centralized sorting. Walking distance has been studied extensively by others who found that pier finger terminals minimize walking. As far as the operations considered are concerned, the terminal with pier lengths decreasing with distance from the centre gives the best combined optimal geometry. It also gives a lower number of piers than that found by others for walking only.
dc.format.extentxii, 151 leaves ; 30 cm.en
dc.identifier.citationDada, E. S. (1993). A study of parallel pier finger airport terminal configurations (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21756en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/21756
dc.identifier.isbn0315831286en
dc.identifier.lccTL 725.3 P5 D33 1992en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/30998
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subject.lccTL 725.3 P5 D33 1992en
dc.subject.lcshAirport terminals - Design and construction
dc.subject.lcshAirport buildings - Design and construction
dc.titleA study of parallel pier finger airport terminal configurations
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineCivil Engineering
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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