Condition of Vidyasagar Setu – Cable-Stayed Bridge in Kolkata
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Bibliographic Details
| Author(s): |
Mike Schlaich
Sadhan Banerjee Subhasis Sen |
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| Medium: | conference paper | ||||
| Language(s): | English | ||||
| Conference: | IABSE Symposium: Long Span Bridges and Roofs - Development, Design and Implementation, Kolkata, India, 24-27 September 2013 | ||||
| Published in: | IABSE Symposium Kolkata 2013 | ||||
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| Page(s): | 1-5 | ||||
| Total no. of pages: | 5 | ||||
| Year: | 2013 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.2749/222137813808626713 | ||||
| Abstract: |
Long span bridges such as the landmark Vidyasagar Setu require regular maintenance during the life of the structure. This requires thorough understanding of the behaviour of cable stayed bridge and periodic detailed investigation by experts in this field. On nearing silver jubilee year of its commissioning, a team of professional experts from the industry, institute and foreign experts were appointed to carry out inspections to the main bridge, approach viaducts and interchanges so as to assess the condition of the bridge and recommend repair and maintenence guideline. The scope of investigation was limited to visual inspections and spot check the structural state of the bridge. This paper presents an overview of the structural components of the main bridge that were inspected and further plan of measure to be instituted for developing a detailed repair and maintenance procedure. |
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| Keywords: |
cable-stayed long span
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