00756071

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https://doi.org/10.3141/1624-06

http://scholar.google.com...jima&publication_year=1998

The Japan Society of Civil Engineers first published "Manual for the Aesthetic Design of Bridges" in 1982, and Volume 2 was published some 11 years later, in 1993. The primary intention of this paper is to introduce this second volume. More specifically, the background and events leading to its publication (and that of the preceding Volume 1) are discussed, as well as the manual's approach to introducing the aesthetic aspects of bridge design to those involved in their construction. A range of keywords was sought in an attempt to establish conventions in bridge form. Further, the concept of continuity, the main theme of the manual, is introduced, together with a discussion of the advantages and limitations of this single-theme approach. It is shown how this one theme captures the essential elements of "good form", "organized form", and "unified form" and how it can be applied to both physical continuity and conceptual continuity. Continuity is also presented as embodying three aspects: connection, continuity, and recurrence. In conclusion, it is proposed that the achievement of continuity is a fundamental concept in aesthetic bridge design.

This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1624, Structural Analysis and Design: Bridges, Culverts, and Pipes.

English

p. 47-53

1998

Transportation Research Record

0309064694

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Aesthetics; Bridge design; Bridges; Manuals; Structural design

Continuity

Japan

Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls

TRIS, TRB

Nov 2 1998 12:00AM

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• ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF BRIDGE REHABILITATION OPTIONS CONSIDERING LIFE-CYCLE COSTS
• EFFECT OF CORROSION ON CRACK DEVELOPMENT AND FATIGUE LIFE
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• PROFILES OF DESIGN DIMENSIONS AND FUNDAMENTAL NATURAL FREQUENCIES FOR STEEL INTERSTATE HIGHWAY BRIDGES IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI
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