BRIDGE AESTHETICS - A SOCIOLOGICAL APPROACH

A social survey was carried out to determine the preferences of three groups of people for certain bridge proportions. The sample consisted of a group of engineers, a group of architects, and thirdly a control group of philosophers. Their views were sought through a questionnaire, on the relative merits of relationships between bridge substructure and superstructure proportions called bridge shape parameters. By statistical analysis of the survey responses the most popular bridge shape parameters were determined. It was shown how social preferences may be found so that extra input information may be inserted into the bridge design process. /Author/TRRL/

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  Institution of Engineers

  Science House, Gloucester and Essex Streets
  Sydney,   Australia 
• Authors:
  • Crouch, AGD
• Publication Date: 1974

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 138-142
• Serial:
  • Institution of Engineers (Australia) Civ Eng Trans
  • Volume: CE16
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Institution of Engineers
  • ISSN: 0819-0259

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aesthetics; Attitudes; Bridge design; Bridges; Design; Grasses; Interviewing; Landscaping; Population; Questionnaires; Sociology; Structural design
• Old TRIS Terms: Sodding
• ITRD Terms: 2267: Attitude (psychol); 3455: Bridge; 9011: Design (overall design); 9147: Interview; 2887: Landscaping; 335: Population; 2253: Sociology
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; Society; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00125084
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 18 1975 12:00AM