
Requirement:
Construction of new high-speed taxiways adjacent to an active runway
with zero impact on airlines scheduling.
Specifications:
350 & 550 psi flexural in 4 hours.
Solution:
Runway 07L/25R at LAX shut down nightly at 11:00 p.m. Air traffic
had to resume at 7:00 a.m. This was achieved by utilizing an Ultimax®
rapid hardening cement. Specifications by Howard Needles Tammen Bergendoff
(HNTB). Ulitmax® concrete mixes designed by the general contractor
Kiewit Pacific.
Results:
ZERO
IMPACT ON THE TRAVELING PUBLIC!
550(+) psi in 4 hours
Remarkable consistency