Aesthetic Requirements for Bridge Piers

International Scientific Conference “People Buildings and Environment 2012”: Conference Proceedings 2012
Ilze Rozentāle, Ainārs Paeglītis

This paper deals with aesthetic requirements for bridge piers, and according to the Convention analyzes two categories of piers: short piers and tall piers. The key to improve the appearance of a not tall pier is eliminating or minimizing the pier cap, minimizing the number of columns. Problems of short hammerhead piers can be minimized with appropriate proportions. Tall piers are easier to design because both structure and aesthetics point in the same direction: emphasizing vertical members. The paper presents the analysis of bridge piers built in Latvia in the last decade.

Atslēgas vārdi
Aesthetic requirements, pier caps, pier shape, short piers, tall piers.

Rozentāle, I., Paeglītis, A. Aesthetic Requirements for Bridge Piers. No: International Scientific Conference “People Buildings and Environment 2012”: Conference Proceedings, Čehija, Lednice, 7.-9. novembris, 2012. Brno: Brno University of Technology, 2012, 737.-746.lpp. ISBN 978-80-214-4618-2. e-ISBN 978-80-214-4617-5.

Publikācijas valoda
English (en)