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AESTHETIC AND STRUCTURAL ATTRACTIVENESS OF CONCRETE ARCH STRUCTURES

The paper shall work out in detail the interconnection of structural and design parameters of concrete bridges, such as: shape of the arch, relations between arch curves, selecting a superstructure type, relation between span and depth of structural elements, detailing. Well proportioned synthesis of all specified parameters and fitting in the environment is essential for the overall impression of a bridge. The Adriatic bridges served as examples on which those parameters and their relations are studied. The conclusion of this study is that if the environment of the bridge is a canyon with good foundation soil, for spans up to 500 m reinforced concrete arch bridges may, due to their aesthetic and structural values, be an optimum choice even from an economic point of view.

bridges; aesthetics; arches

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