Forms and Aesthetics of Bridges

The objective of a bridge design is to produce a safe bridge that is elegant and satisfies all functionality requirements, at a cost that is acceptable to the owner. A successful bridge design must be natural, simple, original, and harmonious with its surroundings. Aesthetics is not an additional consideration in the design of a bridge, but is rather an integral part of bridge design. Both the structural configuration and the aesthetics of a bridge must be considered together during the conceptual design stage. To achieve such a task, the bridge design engineer must have a good understanding of structural theory and bridge aesthetics.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eng.2017.12.013
• Record URL:
  • http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095809918302182
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • © 2018 Man-Chung Tang. Published by Elsevier LTD on behalf of Chinese Academy of Engineering and Higher Education Press Limited Company. Abstract reprinted with permission of Elsevier.
• Authors:
  • Tang, Man-Chung
• Publication Date: 2018-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 267-276
• Serial:
  • Engineering
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 2095-8099
  • Serial URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/engineering

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aesthetics; Bridges; Built environment; Design
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01680987
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 20 2018 4:34PM