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    Bridge Aesthetics Guide - Fred Gottemoeller

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    The document is a sourcebook on bridge aesthetics that provides guidance for designing short and medium span bridges. It discusses 10 key determinants of bridge appearance, such as geometry, superstructure type, and pier shape. The goal is to make bridges more attractive by considering aesthetics from the beginning of the design process and through collaboration. The sourcebook also covers background topics like achieving context sensitive designs and working with other professionals. It aims to show that efficiency, economy and elegance can be balanced.

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    The document is a sourcebook on bridge aesthetics that provides guidance for designing short and medium span bridges. It discusses 10 key determinants of bridge appearance, such as geometry, superstructure type, and pier shape. The goal is to make bridges more attractive by considering aesthetics from the beginning of the design process and through collaboration. The sourcebook also covers background topics like achieving context sensitive designs and working with other professionals. It aims to show that efficiency, economy and elegance can be balanced.

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    The document is a sourcebook on bridge aesthetics that provides guidance for designing short and medium span bridges. It discusses 10 key determinants of bridge appearance, such as geometry, superstructure type, and pier shape. The goal is to make bridges more attractive by considering aesthetics from the beginning of the design process and through collaboration. The sourcebook also covers background topics like achieving context sensitive designs and working with other professionals. It aims to show that efficiency, economy and elegance can be balanced.

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    Bridge Aesthetics Guide - Fred Gottemoeller

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    The document is a sourcebook on bridge aesthetics that provides guidance for designing short and medium span bridges. It discusses 10 key determinants of bridge appearance, such as geometry, superstructure type, and pier shape. The goal is to make bridges more attractive by considering aesthetics from the beginning of the design process and through collaboration. The sourcebook also covers background topics like achieving context sensitive designs and working with other professionals. It aims to show that efficiency, economy and elegance can be balanced.

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    Bridge Aesthetics Sourcebook

    Bridge Aesthetics Sourcebook


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    •• www.bridgeaesthetics.org/
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    Our Goal
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    Bridge Aesthetics Sourcebook
    Bridge Aesthetics Sourcebook
    Bridge Aesthetics Sourcebook
    Bridge Aesthetics Sourcebook
    The Ten Determinants of Appearance
    1. Horizontal and Vertical Geometry
    2. Superstructure Type
    3. Pier / Support Placement / Span
    Arrangement
    4. Abutment Placement and Height
    5. Superstructure Shape
    6. Pier Shape
    7. Abutment Shape
    8. Color
    9. Texture, Ornamentation and Details
    10. Lighting, Signing and Landscaping
    #1 Horizontal and Vertical Geometry
    • Bridge geometry is often very complex.
    • Few bridges
    – Are located on straight alignments
    – Have flat horizontal deck surfaces
    – Have supports oriented at right angles to the superstructure
    – Have constant cross section widths
    – Are located on a flat site
    #1 Horizontal and Vertical Geometry
    • Multiple variations in structure geometry may result in
    visually unappealing bridges

    Reverse deck Variable deck width


    horizontal curvature

    Vertical curvature

    Variable deck Skewed supports


    superelevation
    #2 Superstructure Type
    • Rigid frames and slant leg frames can create
    gateways and portals

    http://www.hpcbridgeviews.com/images/colorado-
    RichmondHill.jpg
    #2 Superstructure Type
    • Combining multiple superstructure types can result in
    visual discord and a lack of integrity

    Combination of cast in place concrete, steel and precast


    concrete superstructures on one elevated interchange
    #3 Pier and Span Arrangement
    • Structure depths are proportional to spans
    • Shorter spans have thinner superstructures with the
    visual emphasis on the substructure

    Shallow structure depth relative to height above grade


    results in slender superstructure appearance
    #3 Pier and Span Arrangement
    • Longer girder spans have deeper superstructures,
    which become dominant visual features

    Deep structure relative to height above grade


    results in a massive superstructure appearance
    #6 Pier Shape
    • Single column hammerhead piers provide for visual
    transparency on narrow bridges

    Post tensioned pier caps result in reduced


    cap dimensions and slender appearance
    #6 Pier Shape
    • Combining pier types and shapes results in visual
    discord
    #7 Abutment Shape
    • Short abutments combined with terracing and
    landscaping visually soften the connection between a
    bridge and its site
    Color

    • Is relatively inexpensive
    • Is subjective
    • Is much more complex than most
    people realize
    Color Options

    • Reflecting local culture


    Texture

    • Material selection can add both texture


    and color to the bridge.
    Lighting

    • Practical Considerations
    – Maintenance
    – Lamping and Energy
    – Physical Constraints
    – Color Rendering
    – Wildlife Concerns
    – Light Pollution
    Lighting – Aesthetic Considerations

    • Color rendering – HPS and MH


    Background Information
    Background Information

    1. Fundamentals (Aesthetics 101)


    2. Achieving Context Sensitive Designs
    3. Community and Stakeholder Involvement
    4. Practical Tips for Historic Bridges and Settings
    5. Working with Architects, Landscape Architects and Artists
    6. Aesthetics and Cost
    Bridge Aesthetics Sourcebook
    Center For Advanced Information Processing
    April 28, 2010
    Piscataway, New Jersey

    Bridge Aesthetics Workshop


    Practical Ideas for Short and
    Medium Span Bridges
    Eric Yermack, P.E.
    Manager, Structural Engineering
    Tour Schedule

    • Past Workshops
    IBC – June 2009, Pittsburgh, PA
    TRB – January 2010, Washington, D.C.
    Rutgers – April 2010, Piscataway, NJ
    PENNDOT – April 2010, Harrisburg, PA
    • Upcoming Workshops
    IBC – June 2010, Pittsburgh, PA
    TRB – January 2011, Washington, D.C.
    Workshop Agenda
    • Introduction

    • Economy, Efficiency and Elegance

    • Sourcebook Design Guidelines

    • Break

    • Color, Texture, and Lighting

    • Historic Considerations

    • Design Context

    • Lunch

    • Design Exercise

    • Break

    • Closing Remarks
    Design Exercise

    Design Groups at Work


    Bridge Aesthetics Sourcebook

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