Aesthetic Concrete Barrier Design

Author : Delbert Lance Bullard,National Cooperative Highway Research Program
Publisher : Transportation Research Board
Page : 87 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Bridge railings
ISBN : 9780309088497

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Aesthetic Concrete Barrier Design by Delbert Lance Bullard,National Cooperative Highway Research Program Pdf

This report contains guidelines for aesthetic treatment of concrete safety shape barriers. The report will be of particular interest to design and safety practitioners with responsibility for roadside safety improvements. The increasing application of context-sensitive design solutions for highway projects has created a national need for aesthetic improvement of typical highway features. Requests for concrete barrier treatments and bridge rails that contribute to the overall aesthetic experience are increasing. Concrete barriers (e.g., New Jersey, F-shapes, single-slope, and vertical-face designs) are often the barriers of choice in urban and suburban environments. Many transportation agencies and communities have expressed a desire for aesthetic treatments for these standard shapes. To date, there has been limited evaluation to determine which aesthetic treatments are safe and practical. Designers need guidance regarding the safety implications of aesthetic treatments for concrete barriers.

Author : D. Lance Bullard
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:850571410

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Aesthetic Concrete Barrier Design by D. Lance Bullard Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1065702540

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NCHRP Report 554 by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Transportation Research Board
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0309050723

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Bridge Aesthetics Around the World by Anonim Pdf

This publication presents the perspectives and insights of the world's present-day authorities on bridge aesthetics and design. Bridge engineers and architects representing 16 nations examine and highlight the aesthetic appearance of existing bridges with the goal of improving tomorrow's bridge design. Supplementing the individual papers is a comprehensive bibliography on bridge aesthetics, containing annotated references to more than 250 books, papers, and articles. There are 245 black-and-white photographs and numerous line drawings plus 24 pages of color plates. Author biographical information is provided and an index of bridges and locations is included. Individual entries into the TRIS data base have been made for the 22 papers and the bibliography.

Author : American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Task Force for Roadside Safety
Publisher : AASHTO
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781560515098

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Roadside Design Guide by American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Task Force for Roadside Safety Pdf

"The Roadside Design Guide presents a synthesis of current information and operating practices related to roadside safety and is written in dual units-metric and U.S. Customary. This book is a guide. It is not a standard, nor is it a design policy. It is intended to use as a resource document from which individual highway agencies can develop standards and policies. Although much of the material in the guide can be considered universal in its application, several recommendations are subjective in nature and may need modification to fit local conditions. However, it is important that significant deviations from the guide be based on operational experience and objective analysis. The 2011 edition of the AASHTO Roadside Design Guide has been updated to include hardware that has met the evaluation criteria contained in the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 350: Recommended Procedures for the Safety Performance Evaluation of Highway Features and begins to detail the most current evaluation criteria contained under the Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware, 2009 (MASH). For the most part, roadside hardware tested and accepted under older guidelines that are no longer applicable has not been excluded in this edition." -- AASHTO website.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 688 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Highway research
ISBN : CUB:P205081906009

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Report by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : AASHTO
Page : 70 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781560514855

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Bridge Aesthetics Sourcebook by Anonim Pdf

"Publication code: BAS-1"-- p. [4] of cover.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Roads
ISBN : UCBK:C101179273

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Flexibility in Highway Design by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Aesthetics
ISBN : UCBK:C101199383

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California Highway Barrier Aesthetics by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Noise barriers
ISBN : MINN:31951D02988806O

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Design of Wood Highway Sound Barriers by Anonim Pdf

As new and existing U.S. residential areas and high volume highways continue to intermingle, traffic noise abatement procedures continue to be important. This study investigated the acoustic effectiveness, public acceptance, and structural requirements of various designs and types of sound barriers. In addition, the acoustic effectiveness of a prototype sound barrier is reported. Results are presented on the acoustic effectiveness from in situ measurements of one cement bonded composite panel barrier and four precast concrete, two plywood, two glued-laminated, and three post and panel barriers. The research on public acceptance of sound barriers focused on the perception of visual compatibility. Based on results from semantic-differential and individual ratings, wood and concrete barrier designs were perceived to have favored gbsruralgcs qualities. Data collected during the research on acoustic effectiveness and public acceptance were used to develop structural requirements and construction details for a prototype wood sound barrier. The prototype wood sound barrier provided insertion losses of 15 dB or greater, exceeding the 10-dB acceptable performance for a highway sound barrier.

Author : FIB – International Federation for Structural Concrete
Publisher : FIB - International Federation for Structural Concrete
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2021-08-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9782883941496

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Conceptual Design of Precast Concrete Bridge Superstructures by FIB – International Federation for Structural Concrete Pdf

Concrete bridges are an important part of today's road infrastructure. An important part of those concrete bridges is to a large extent prefabricated. Precast concrete enables all the advantages of an industrialized process to be fully utilized. Contemporary concrete mixtures are used to realize high-strength bridge girders and piers that exactly meet the requirements set, both structurally and aesthetically, with a small ecological footprint. Sustainable and durable! On the construction site, there is no need for complex formwork, the execution time is drastically reduced and where road, water and rail traffic on or under the bridge has to be temporarily interrupted, it is only minimally inconvenienced during the execution of the project. Bridges capture the imagination. In addition to their pure functionality, overcoming a height difference, they offer designers unprecedented opportunities to shape their creativity, including when using precast concrete. This bulletin, prepared by the experts of Task Group 6.5 'Precast concrete bridges', takes a closer look at the conceptual (preliminary) design of prefabricated concrete bridges. The bulletin does not have the ambition to define the umbrella term 'conceptual design' but shows in a pragmatic way, using 24 examples spread all over the world, how leading designers use this methodology to select from the many possibilities to arrive at an ideal solution taking into account all design conditions. One often reads that experience is a necessary condition for good conceptual design. The pooled knowledge and experience in this bulletin already provide the reader with a good head start. Commission 6 thanks the former convener of the Task Group Hugo Corres, editor of this document, and the current co-conveners Marcello Waimberg and Ken-ichi Kata as well as all active members of the Task Group for sharing their knowledge and experience and for the successful realization of this bulletin.

Author : American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Task Force for Roadside Safety
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Roads
ISBN : PSU:000019344751

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Roadside Design Guide by American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Task Force for Roadside Safety Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Forest products
ISBN : UCBK:C077365132

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Research Paper FPL-RP by Anonim Pdf

Author : Edward Allen,Patrick Rand
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 876 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2016-02-29
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781118882504

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Architectural Detailing by Edward Allen,Patrick Rand Pdf

The industry-standard guide to designing well-performing buildings Architectural Detailing systematically describes the principles by which good architectural details are designed. Principles are explained in brief, and backed by extensive illustrations that show you how to design details that will not leak water or air, will control the flow of heat and water vapor, will adjust to all kinds of movement, and will be easy to construct. This new third edition has been updated to conform to International Building Code 2012, and incorporates current knowledge about new material and construction technology. Sustainable design issues are integrated where relevant, and the discussion includes reviews of recent built works that extract underlying principles that can be the basis for new patterns or the alteration and addition to existing patterns. Regulatory topics are primarily focused on the US, but touch on other jurisdictions and geographic settings to give you a well-rounded perspective of the art and science of architectural detailing. In guiding a design from idea to reality, architects design a set of details that show how a structure will be put together. Good details are correct, complete, and provide accurate information to a wide variety of users. By demonstrating the use of detail patterns, this book teaches you how to design a building that will perform as well as you intend. Integrate appropriate detailing into your designs Learn the latest in materials, assemblies, and construction methods Incorporate sustainable design principles and current building codes Design buildings that perform well, age gracefully, and look great Architects understand that aesthetics are only a small fraction of good design, and that stability and functionality require a deep understanding of how things come together. Architectural Detailing helps you bring it all together with a well fleshed-out design that communicates accurately at all levels of the construction process.

Author : William Bowlby,National Cooperative Highway Research Program
Publisher : Transportation Research Board
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0309053099

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In-service Experience with Traffic Noise Barriers by William Bowlby,National Cooperative Highway Research Program Pdf

This synthesis will be of interest to highway environmental engineers, noise analysts, design engineers, maintenance personnel, planners, administrators, and others responsible for the design, selection, and maintenance of noise barriers or other traffic noise abatement policies. Information is provided on current state practice associated with noise abatement techniques and on the various products that are used. This synthesis describes the state of the art with respect to traffic noise abatement procedures, especially noise barriers. This report of the Transportation Research Board provides information on the design, construction and maintenance of both new (Type I) and retrofit ( Type II) noise barriers. The design elements that are addressed include materials, the selection process, service life, foundations, drainage, aesthetics, and safety. The construction section covers technical problems related to surface effects, durability, snow damage, and costs. Other noise abatement measures such as insulation and highway design alternatives are also addressed. The issue of public demand and availability funding is included, and recommendations are made to improve the situation.