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Varanasi Flyover collapse

 
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B.V.Harsoda
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PostPosted: Sat May 19, 2018 1:28 pm    Post subject: Varanasi Flyover collapse Reply with quote

Varanasi Flyover collapse

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PostPosted: Sat May 19, 2018 1:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Mon May 21, 2018 7:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Dear Sir,

This appears prima facie to be due to lack of stability in construction condition. Probably the precast girders weren't tied together and provided lateral support from the pier caps.

Could someone please confirm?
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PostPosted: Mon May 21, 2018 3:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Fri May 25, 2018 4:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I agree with Prabhakar sir that there was negligence in laterally securing the girders after placing them on the piercaps, which is why the 2 girders collapsed.
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 07, 2018 12:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Dear Sir,
With vast network of deep & wide perennial rivers, cities situated on river banks & densely populated
masses; construction of bridge infrastructure is the need of the hour. But on the front of design &
durability, it can be gauged by the fact that bridges in India are designed to withstand 50 floods whereas
it is 150 in the developed countries.
In India, the aging period of bridges is 30 to 40 years. But there are prominent bridges more than 100
years old and had been constructed during the British era.
As the bridges and the expressways they span keep rising, construction has become an end unto itself.
Fueled by government-backed loans and urged on by the big construction companies and officials who
profit from them, many of the projects are piling up debt and breeding corruption while producing
questionable transportation benefits.
As a developing nation, rapid development of transport infrastructure is happening in India like some
other developing countries. The eye-popping structures have slashed travel times in some areas, made
business easier and generated a sizable slice of the country’s economy, laying a foundation, in theory at
least, for decades of future growth.
But as an Engineer my concern is about development/ construction of robust & durable transport
infrastructures .The shortsightedness of development policies are gnawing at the foundations of bridges
in the country.
Selection of construction agencies is more of the client’s requirement but where its implementation is
concerned, where supervision & quality assurance is concerned, our role is important and crucial
one. There are innumerable shortcomings on supervision & quality assurance’s fronts but one that relates
to the selections & policy frameworks & which from my core of my heart I want that Authorities should
act on it as follows:
One of the factors for poor inspection standards is the age of Supervision Engineer. Maximum age limit
for supervision & quality assurance Engineer (Independent Engineer or Authority’s Engineer) is 65 years
which is dangerously leading to lagging in supervision & quality assurance of the project work.
For supervision & quality assurance work, it is required to have experience, expertise, qualifications focus,
passion, innovation, involvement, excellence, stamina, integrity, zeal & enthusiasms etc.The supervision &
inspection Engineer shall discharge its duties in a fair, impartial and efficient manner, consistent with the
highest standards of professional integrity and Good Industry Practice.
In last 15 years, rapid infrastructure development has taken place & hence there is no dearth of middle
age (15 years+) Engineers possessing above experiences to be posted at project sites & having career
prospects to do innovation work as well.
Retired Govt. Engineers (between 60-65 years) by and large do not posses experience, expertise, focus,
passion, innovation, stamina, zeal & enthusiasms etc. which is renderings non durable & inefficient
transport/ bridge infrastructures. Hence they should not be recruited / mobilized at project sites.
Specialists/experts can be taken as advisors.
There is no integrity anywhere even after signing Integrity Pact by Contractor, Client & Consultant.
Ministry & Client has introduced multiple level consultants such as Design Consultant, Proof Consultant,
Safely Consultant, External Auditor, and Supervision Consultant. But what is happening that all are sitting
under one table & simply stamping is done. Apart from the flawed design, compromise in quality of
materials and even lapses on the implementing authority’s part is a regular feature here.
Even highway professor/personnel are signing bridge design & drawing. Construction drawings are
different from AS- Built drawing. Specifications, codes, clauses, systems, procedures are there in plenty.
But it is this lack of integrity, expertise, professionalism, focus, passion, innovation, involvement,
excellence, strong willed etc. which has killed everything everywhere.
This MANAGING business has killed quality, durability factors of infrastructure (specifically Transport
Infrastructures) in the country. We are only after obtaining degrees for our stomach & prestige. So who is
to blame in particular & who will come forward to do the value addition?
Only turnover and number of projects running on loans have not much significance. Consultants are
increasingly being appointed on the basis of lowest fees. They are treated like contractors and are
required to pay earnest money. Do clients ever dare follow such an approach while selecting a lawyer, a
surgeon or a chartered accountant?
We have through IBMS (Indian Bridge Management System) National Bridge Inventory which gives the
condition of bridges in India. National Bridge Inspection Standards (NBIS) just in line with America
which came into being on 1971 & enacted by legislation is needed in India at earliest. Its implementation
must be ensured by MoRTH or NHAI.
In response to flyover collapse in Kolkatta & catastrophe at other places,a highway act should be added,
which should prompt to develop & establish National Bridge Inspection Standards (NBIS) & National
Bridge Inspector (NBI) for post construction & National Bridge/ Structure supervision standards (
NBSS) during construction.
Let us not lose sight of the fact that we are way behind China. Today we have the biggest mountain of
debt in the history of the world and we can’t even afford to repair what we already have.
In Bihar, on river Ganges alone some 6 nos. bridges are there & dozen bridges are coming up. Almost
dozen bridges are there on other rivers.
Looking into the supervision & construction standards, how much durability can be expected? Can we
expect the durability of more than 150 years old Koilwar Bridge on Sone river or 117 years old Nehru Setu
on Sone river in Dehri- on - Sone. Bridges built by British are still sound & under operations & bridges
built by us are falling down & we are amending codes after codes.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government has made a pledge to improve India's decaying urban
infrastructure through foreign direct investment. The construction industry is the primary beneficiary and -
like in many countries - represents one of the most corrupt sectors. Calls for more transparency in
campaign contributions are loud and frequent. However, a better place to start would be transparency
in the bidding and contract awarding process, including publication of information about not only
contractors' qualifications but also their government connections. This practice could expose
conflicts of interest and significant failures of accountability.
India suffers from what a government committee in 2011 called a "massive infrastructure deficit in the
urban sector". Even if overpasses stand firm, airports sparkle and metro systems hum on schedule, how
long will they last? What is the life cycle of India's new urban infrastructure, and what has been secretly
compromised in construction and planning processes? Are India's leaders and contractors "building to
last"?
Our roads, bridges and rail are outdated and need to be fixed. Bihar is having maximum nos. of mega
bridges. Can we expect that these bridges will exist in year 2100 & afterwards?
Is India Building Bridges to Ruin?
I.N.Mishra
Resident Engineer cum Bridge/Structures specialist, Mahatma Gandhi Setu, Patna
Mobile: 9546033133



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PostPosted: Wed Feb 17, 2021 5:40 am    Post subject: AGEING BRIDGES AND DAMS . Reply with quote

Dear Sefi Friends ,

From :  ASCE's Source Mon 2/15/2021

London's bridges are falling down: how politics has failed the capital's crossings
The £150m repair of Hammersmith Bridge, closed since 2019, is mired in squabbling – and it’s just one of many across the UK that need work

by Rowan Moore
Sun 14 Feb 2021 04.00 EST


Question :  What preparations we have in India for Ageing  BRIDGES  and  DAMS ?


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