BRIDGE FURNITURE

Bridge furniture comprises those components which are ancillary to the main superstructure and substructure but which are crucial to realising the full life and continuing safe use of a bridge. They are also items on which a lot of money is spent in maintenance work. A thorough appreciation of the functional requirements of these components - bearings, expansion joints, waterproofing, parapets, drainage, surfacing, safety fencing and lighting columns - is required by all those involved in design, construction, inspection and maintenance if effective installations are to be achieved. The paper identifies these requirements and gives suggestions for good practice at each stage of the process. (A) For the covering abstract, see IRRD 898969.

• Corporate Authors:

  INSTITUTION OF HIGHWAYS & TRANSPORTATION

  6 ENDSLEIGH STREET
  LONDON,   United Kingdom  WC1H 0DZ
• Authors:
  • NORFOLK, A E
• Conference:
  • ALAN BRANT NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON WHOLE LIFE PERFORMANCE OF TRANSPORTATION STRUCTURES, HELD LEAMINGTON SPA, WARWICKSHIRE, 26 APRIL, 1994
• Publication Date: 1994

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 41-70

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge bearings; Bridges; Conferences; Construction; Design; Drainage; Expansion; Guardrails; Joints; Lighting columns; Maintenance; Parapets; Safety; Surfacing; Waterproofing
• ITRD Terms: 3415: Bearing (bridge); 3455: Bridge; 8525: Conference; 3655: Construction; 9011: Design (overall design); 2937: Drainage; 6720: Expansion; 2998: Joint (structural); 527: Lighting column; 3847: Maintenance; 3494: Parapet; 1665: Safety; 1686: Safety fence; 2972: Surfacing; 3375: Waterproofing
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Design; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Maintenance and Preservation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00752426
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Sep 18 1998 12:00AM