Second phase construction project of kansai international airport pdf

Promoting passenger and visitors flow to airport site. Kansai international airport environmental management project. The boarding lobby inside the terminal of the airport. The second phase construction of kansai international. Proceedings of the 16th international conference on soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering. May strengthen the airport more as a whole instead of focusing on protecting the terminal building. During the first phase of this project from 2001 to 2007, otherwise known as the eco island plan, as many as 30 items were set as targets for reducing the environmental impact on the atmosphere and water, etc. Environmental monitoring plan for phase 2 construction project adopted. The second phase constructionworkinvolvedthedevelopment of 545 ha of landata site further osshore than the existing island, and the construction of a 4,000 m parallel runway and related facilities. Kansai international airport was planned to provide a fundamental solution to the aircraft noise pollution problem in the area surrounding osaka international airport itami airport and to the increasing demand for air transportation this manmade island was constructed 5 km offshore in osaka bay to. The airport was proposed to solve serious operational limitations caused by noise pollution at the osaka international airport.

The second phase construction of kansai international airport considering the. Japans second major international airport is located 5 miles offshore on a manmade island in osaka bay. Second phase construction project of kansai international airport largescale reclamation works on soft deposits. Kansai sunk 27 ft by 1990 and continues to sink today.

The lessons of kansai airport were also applied in the construction of hong. Present kansai international airport kix is japans second most important international airport. Figure 2 shows an image of the airport after the completion of the second phase project. The kansai international airport company kiac will manage the construction. The project became the most expensive civil works project in modern history after. Second phase of kansai international airport under construction. The second phase construction of kansai international airport considering the large and longterm settlement of the clay deposits english furudoi, t. An aerial view of the artifical island on which the osaka airport is based. Kansai international airport kixrjbb airport technology. The second phase of construction work involved building an island further. Kansai international airport project coastal structures 2011. In view of the noise and other environmental pollution problems brought about by inland airports in the past, the. To solve this problem, more soil needed to be added.

Construction of the second phase of kansai international airport. Second phase construction project of kansai international airport. Environmental activities of the kansai international airport. The second phase construction of kansai international airport. Phase 2 of kansai international airport environmental management project. Renzo piano building workshop in collaboration with ove. Kansai international airport is an example of an infrastructure project in. Kansai international airport environmental report 2017. Second phase of kansai international airport under construction the airport was at its limit during peak times, owing especially to freight flights, so a portion of phase ii expansionthe second runwaywas made a priority. Kansai international airport was constructed as a marine airport 5km offshore in osaka bay. The 300,000 squaremeter building was constructed to stateoftheart. The airport was specifically designed to deal with this foreseen sinking and has adjustable doors and support beams that used hydraulic jacks to keep the building even. Ios press ebooks second phase construction project of. Pdf construction is under way on the first phase of the kansai international airport.