REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON BRIDGE DESIGN

THE BRIDGE COMMITTEE OF THE DIVISION OF DESIGN WAS FORMED THIS YEAR (1949). THE OBJECTIVES OF THE COMMITTEE ARE: (1) TO KEEP TRACK OF CURRENT STRUCTURAL RESEARCH AND TO ENCOURAGE PUBLICATION OF THE RESULTS. (2) TO ACT AS A CLEARING HOUSE FOR SUGGESTIONS FOR NEEDED STRUCTURAL RESEARCH AND TO HELP, IN SO FAR AS POSSIBLE, IN ARRANGING FOR SPONSORSHIP FOR WORTHWHILE PROJECTS. (3) TO ARRANGE FOR OBSERVERS OF RESEARCH DONE BY COMMERCIAL ORGANIZATIONS. MANUFACTURERS OF MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT, OR PARTS USED IN CONSTRUCTION DO CONSIDERABLE RESEARCH ON THEIR OWN PRODUCTS. (4) TO ARRANGE FOR PRESENTATION OF RESEARCH REPORTS AT HIGHWAY RESEARCH BOARD MEETINGS. /AUTHOR/

• Record URL:
  • https://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/hrbproceedings/30/30-013.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 30, pp 133-135. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
• Authors:
  • Paxson, G S
• Publication Date: 1951

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Monograph Title: Proceedings of the Thirtieth Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board Held at Washington, D.C., January 9-12, 1951
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Board Proceedings
  • Volume: 30
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge design; Bridge engineering; Bridges; Research; Structural design
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Research;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00209441
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Jul 25 1971 12:00AM