PLANNING AND DESIGNING OF FOOT OVER BRIDGE

Author (s) : Dr.R.Srinivasan, G.Janarthanan, S.Mohan raj, A.Ashok kumar

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Abstract :
The bridge is a structure that provides a passage over a gap or obstacle like a roadway, tunnel, river, and etc. construction of bridges is always challenging for the civil engineer. The different types of bridges play a different role according to their types and material. The pedestrian bridge is one of the popular bridges which are used to eliminate the delay and congestion in traffic and the highway. Similarly the foot over bridge is used to eliminate the conflicts between vehicles or railway. The foot over bridge can be made of any combination of material namely concrete, steel or composites. Now -days it is observed that use steel foot over bridges is more because it give safe, efficient and economical results with speedy construction. The objective of this paper is to present the detailed concept and working principle of various configurations of the foot over bridges and the current trends in implementation of the foot over the bridge for pedestrian or cyclist. In addition to these various problems associated with the foot over the bridge are also discussed. A detailed investigation of literature available in the field of the foot over bridge carried out and the summary and gaps encountered in the study are listed in this paper.

Keywords : tunnel, bridge, pedestrian.

Conference Date : 13/11/2020

Pages : 7

Paper ID : 20007