Satisfactory bridge railings must be strong, sufficiently high, rapidly visible, provide adequate clearances, and present continuous smoother barrier to traffic; at same time railing should be attractive in appearance and cause minimum of interference to view from bridge; how three functional parts of railing, curb, rails or horizontal barrier, and posts or vertical supporting members, can best be designed to meet these varied requirements is discussed.


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    Title :

    Design of better bridge railings


    Additional title:

    Eng News-Rec


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1946


    Size :

    4 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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