Design of a temporary surface-level helipad paved with aluminium mats
Lifelines are infrastructural networks needed to guarantee transportation and other utilities. However, natural, deliberate, or one-off events could trigger a crisis throughout the on-ground network services and require the use of air transport with airplanes and helicopters. This work presents the results of numerical analysis of a temporary surface-level helipad paved with preformed mats. Modular elements are composed of aluminium alloy, and their sides interlock with a roto-translating motion in order to have a continuous pavement.