The Exploration And Research On Methods Of Bridge Aesthetics Design

In recent decade, with the flourishing development of infirastructural construction in our country, the bridge construction projects have made great progress, the quantity and scale of the bridges have also made surprising advancement However, many bridges lack personalities and have little aesthstic value and social value.Based on summarizing the history of bridge aesthetics, using domestic and international research results of bridge aesthetics as references, this thesis briefly introduced common aesthetic treatment methods about some basic bridge types, such as girder bridges, arch bridges, suspension bridges and cable-stayed bridges, with bridge study cases from their determinants of appearance. Although bridge forms are varied, bridges of the same type have many common characteristics in their determinants of appearance, this thesis summarized the success or failure of constructed bridges from determinants of appearance of every kind of bridges, mis is benefit for going after advantages and avoiding disadvantages in future bridge design.The geometry of the bridge, color, texture, ornamentation, landscaping and lighting are common factors of all types of bridges when determining the appearance of bridges. Bridge design is a complicated process, which concerns many factors, it is the result of cooperation of multi-disciplinary and multi-specialized experts. In the course of bridge design, bridge engineers should play a leading role and consider all aesthetic factors from the conceptal design phase.Innovation is the motivity of bridge development. In this thesis, general techniques of innovation—the law of combination, analogy, asking and enumeration—are applied to bridge design. At the same time, innovational methods of bridge design have also been put forward. With the study cases of pedestrian bridges, this thesis has expatiated how to achieve reasonable combination of innovation and structural design in bridge design.In modem bridge aesthetics design, simplicity and continuity are two main principles, which will also be principles of bridge design over a period in the future. Human aesthetic taste is constantly variational, so bridge aesthetics design must accord with human aesthetic taste. accurate prediction on the tendency of variations isimportant for bridge aesthetics design in the future. Bridges in the 21st century will be new-type, great span, light quality, sensitive and beautiful bridges, bridge aesthetics and environmental protection will have equal unportantance with function, safety, economy in the future bridge design, taking into account, mis thesis has creativly put forward the concept of green bridge design.