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Boardwalks and bridges
Boardwalks and bridges
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2024-06-24T14:16:59+00:00
The following terms are used to describe the parts of boardwalks and bridges.
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Footpaths introduction
The pattern of paths
Paths and tracks
Lands with public access
Routes for recreation
Rights and responsibilities
Definitions
Management and maintenance
Obstructions
The use of footpaths
Permitted (or permissive) paths
Liability
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Path surveys
Types of survey
Path project surveys and work plans
Slopes
Levels of use
Checklist of problems and remedies
Path design
Appearance in the landscape
General principles of path design
Upland paths
Keeping users on the path
Safety, equipment and organisation
Safety precautions
Clothing for footpath work
Tools and accessories for footpath work
Machinery
Tool and equipment maintenance
Organising group work
Path clearance
Planning the work
Hand clearance
Machine clearance
Disposal
Herbicides
Drainage
Approaches to the problem
Designing drainage systems
Cut-offs
Cross drains
Culverts
Side drains
Maintenance
Surfacing
Types of surface
The path profile
Path edgings
Stone aggregate paths
Geotextiles
Subsoil paths or soil reorganisation
Stone pitching
Stone slab or ‘causey’ paths
Concrete paths
Corduroy and woodchip paths
Causeways
Planning and organising
Boardwalks and bridges
Materials and fixings
Boardwalk construction
Boardwalk designs
Footbridges
Types of bridge
Abutments and end seats
Design of superstructure
Finishing
Procedures
Maintenance
Steps
Designing and estimating
Timber steps
Drainage and surfacing
Timber ladders
Stone steps
Organising the work
Erosion control and vegetation restoration
Revetments
Erosion barriers
Drainage
Vegetation restoration
Seeding
Turfing
Transplanting
Grasses and herbaceous plants resistant to trampling
Plants for slope stabilisation, screens and barriers.
Stiles and gates
Choosing a stile
Materials and construction
Stile designs
Ladder stiles
Stone stiles
Oddities
Gates
Kissing gates and barriers
Waymarking
Principles of waymarking
Requesting permissions
The waymark arrow
Types of terrain
Waymarking posts
Signposts
Sculptures and mile-posts
Information boards
Specialist suppliers
Timbers and preservatives
Footpaths bibliography
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