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.
Design of better bridge railings
Eng News-Rec
Engineering News-Record ; 136 , n 2
1946
4 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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