• 1Saibaba Ankala

With the growing awareness of environmental protection, one of the critical concerns while undertaking major infrastructure projects over the world is sustainability. Sustainability is the art of designing a project so that resources are available for generations to come, duly considering the environmental, ecological, economic and socio-cultural environments. Hence major bridge projects all over the world are now gearing up to meet the sustainability requirements besides techno-economical issues. Sustainability is the maxim of the 21st century. Business as usual energy and consumer practices are under scrutiny in the wake of depleting natural resources and food shortages. In addition, with global warming becoming a real concern, energy conservation and carbon reduction are major considerations in such projects during not only design and construction phase but also service. Integration of aesthetics poses another dimension to the challenge. This paper gives an overview of sustainable bridge design and construction.

Keywords— sustainability, bridge construction

"Sustainable Bridge design and construction", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 2, page no.72-77, February-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR18MG015.pdf

"Sustainable Bridge design and construction", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 2, page no. pp72-77, February-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR18MG015.pdf