The growth of air transportation is one of the most remarkable technological developments of last century. The phenomenal increase in air-travel, has created severe congestion at the airports in the large cities, needing additional facilities for rapidly growing short-haul domestic markets. The studies by ICAO in 2010 showed that the existing terminals and runways would be inadequate to handle air traffic and the Chennai International airport will saturate by 2015 and so The Greenfield Airport at Sriperumbudur was proposed. "Runway design and the Structural design of Airfield pavement" is a region specific project work that aims to geometrically design the runway and orient it considering all the factors that affect it including the environmental norms and regulations. Meteorological survey, Geological survey, Topographic survey, Drainage survey and Reconnaissance surveys are done in and around the proposed airport site. All the factors affecting site selection are considered and cross checked with the proposed site conditions and location. Meteorological data of the proposed site is obtained from the reliable web sites that depend on the Polar Orbiting Satellite Systems. Enviroware'sWindRose PRO3 software is used to analyse and plot the raw wind data of one year duration graphically as a wind-rose diagram. FAA guidelines and ICAO design criteria are strictly followed in the design and orientation of the runway. FAA designed software tools like FAARFIELD 2.5, F806FAA.xls and LEDFAA 13 were used to do the design of structural airfield pavement.

Solid waste management is being done in several ways but there is a need for an effective and a creative way that aims to bring sustainable development in the construction industry. Existing methods of waste management and disposal like the land filling is ultimately polluting the soil and ground water. The need for manufactured aggregates is to promote the 3 R's (Reduce, Reuse & Recycle) and to achieve a sustainable development. Manufactured aggregates may reduce environmental strain by minimizing over exploitation and indiscriminative use of natural aggregates which we get from the mining, quarrying and blasting activities. Waste is not a waste unless you waste it. This paper focuses on the synthesis of an ingenious construction material (Coarse aggregates) from the various industrial wastes which are ceramic materials, lathe waste and plastics (Low density & Medium density polyethylene) along with slag (fly ash/ Ground Granulated Blast furnace Slag) in definite proportions. Coarse aggregate synthesised through this process have both advantages and disadvantages when compared to the natural aggregates. Various tests for aggregate which are specified in the IS 2386 does not seem applicable as these artificial aggregates undergo elastic or plastic deformation.

Solid waste management is being done in several ways but there is a need for an effective and a creative way that aims to bring sustainable development in the construction industry. Existing methods of waste management and disposal like the land filling is ultimately polluting the soil and ground water. The need for manufactured aggregates is to promote the 3 R's (Reduce, Reuse & Recycle)and to achieve a sustainable development. Manufactured aggregatesmay reduce environmental strain by minimizing over exploitation and indiscriminative use of natural aggregates which we get from the mining, quarrying and blasting activities. Waste is not a waste unless you waste it. This paper focuses on the synthesis of an ingenious construction material (Coarse aggregates) from the various industrial wastes which are ceramic materials, lathe waste and plastics (Low density & Medium density polyethylene) along with slag (fly ash/Ground Granulated Blast furnace Slag) in definite proportions. Coarse aggregate synthesised through this process have both advantages and disadvantages when compared to the natural aggregates. Various tests for aggregate which are specified in the IS 2386 does not seem applicable as theseartificial aggregates undergo elastic or plastic deformation.