Adhesively secured artificial turfs for airports and methods of installing such artificial turfs
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1. A method for installing artificial turf at an airport or airfield comprising:
- removing only an edge portion of an airport runway or taxiway so as to define a new surface only at the edge portion of the runway or taxiway;
adhering, via an adhesive, a section of artificial turf directly to the new surface at the edge portion of the runway or taxiway; and
applying an infill to at least a portion of the artificial turf.
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Abstract
A method for installing artificial turf at an airport or airfield includes removing or milling a portion of an airport runway or taxiway to create a new surface of the runway or taxiway, adhering a section of artificial turf to the new surface of the runway or taxiway and applying an infill to at least a portion of the artificial turf. An artificial turf system for an airport includes an airport runway or taxiway having a removed or milled surface, an artificial turf is adhesively secured to the new, milled surface of the airport runway or taxiway and an infill layer installed on at least a portion of the artificial turf.
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1. A method for installing artificial turf at an airport or airfield comprising:
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removing only an edge portion of an airport runway or taxiway so as to define a new surface only at the edge portion of the runway or taxiway; adhering, via an adhesive, a section of artificial turf directly to the new surface at the edge portion of the runway or taxiway; and applying an infill to at least a portion of the artificial turf. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for installing artificial turf at an airport or airfield comprising:
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removing only an edge portion of an airport runway or taxiway so as to define a tapered surface only at the edge portion of the runway or taxiway; adhering, via an adhesive, a section of artificial turf directly to the tapered surface at the edge portion of the runway or taxiway; and applying an infill to at least a portion of the artificial turf. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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