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Fugro Aperio A4 aiprorts brochure (0.75MB PDF)Aiports brochure

Download Ground Engineering article on pavement investigation at London Gatwick airport. (1.5 MB PDF)Gatwick article

Download New Civil Engineer article on GPR technology for airport runways (0.5 MB PDF)GPR article

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airports projects

Fugro Aperio is an active member of the British Aviation Group (BAG).

Around 40% of FOD is made up if particles of concrete or stone. Most of this comes from the pavement surface breaking up or delaminating. Fugro Aperio’s high resolution radar imaging can pick up the loose material before it becomes detached from the pavement. Repairs can be targeted to deal with deterioration on a timely and carefully targeted basis.

Transport infrastructure

Airports

Fugro Aperio undertakes geophysical and non destructive investigations of airfield pavements to provide a range of information on their construction and condition.

Large areas can be covered quickly with minimal operational disruption and information can be provided to help plan maintenance and model future performance. This type of investigation can be beneficial in a number of pavement engineering and asset management situations: as a quality control tool for new pavements, as part of a forensic investigation of pavement failures, and as an asset management tool to improve technical and economic decision making.

We have developed a leading capability in the non destructive investigation of airport pavements and the materials supporting them. As part of the Fugro group we can undertake integrated investigations combining sophisticated geophysical and pavement condition surveys with insitu geotechnical testing and material sampling and laboratory testing. We have experience of mobilising specialist surveyors and kit to remote parts of the world and can draw on the resources of 12,000 Fugro employees stationed in 50 countries to provide local assistance.

Ground Penetrating Radar surveys of airport pavements cause minimal disruption to airside operations.

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Ground Investigation at Edinburgh airport: Fugro can provide integrated investigations combining geophysical and insitu geotechnical testing

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Ground penetrating radar is one of the most frequently used geophysical methods for airport surveys because of its rapid progress rate and versatility. Most surveys utilise multi channel radars controlled using global positioning system technology to enable highly efficient and accurate data acquisition within limited access periods. Data that are GPS referenced can be processed and analysed more accurately and efficiently and Fugro Aperio has developed sophisticated data handling methods to get the most from the data.

Non-Destructive surveys of airfield infrastructure can be conducted quickly with minimal operational disruption and without any identifiable risk of EM interference with communication systems.

GPR plot of pavement defects (plotted red); the banded pattern is associated with voids below joints between concrete bays

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