Architectural Design of Concrete Bridges: Concrete for Permanence |
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accentuate Aesthetic approximate lengths arch bridge arched soffit Architect architectural design beauty in bridge bridge architecture bridge construction bridge design Bridge Engineer Bridge over Road Bridge over Stream camber center pier center span conspicuous deck construction deck girder bridge Definition and Inflection design in Fig design of bridges dominant feature ellipse emphasized end of wing end posts end to end expresses face of abutments feet from end focus of interest function fundamental principles grade separation highway horizontal illustrated in Fig imparts layout in Fig look mass ment number of spans open-spandrel ornament parabola parapet design parapet lines pier design pilasters pleasing PORTLAND CEMENT principle of unity quality of unity quarter-round Reyner Eastman rigid frame bridge roadway Rockford simply supported deck Single-span Deck Girder Single-span Rigid Frame soffit line solid straight line structural function supported deck girder surface texture Triple-span rigid frame tural vertical line water table Wayne County