Independent Design Checking of Brahmaputra Bridge, Guwahati - Sharing Experience & Lessons Learnt
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Bibliographic Details
| Author(s): |
Alok Bhowmick
(Managing Director, B&S Engineering Consultants Pvt. Ltd.)
Gurpreet Singh Raja (Senior Project Manager, B&S Engineering Consultants Pvt. Ltd.) |
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| Medium: | conference paper | ||||
| Language(s): | English | ||||
| Conference: | IABSE Congress: Engineering for Sustainable Development, New Delhi, India, 20-22 September 2023 | ||||
| Published in: | IABSE Congress New Delhi 2023 | ||||
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| Page(s): | 156-163 | ||||
| Total no. of pages: | 8 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.2749/newdelhi.2023.0156 | ||||
| Abstract: |
The new bridge over river Brahmaputra connecting Guwahati and North Guwahati is currently in the advanced stages of construction. Designed to be an iconic bridge with state-of-the-art aesthetic features, it is being built at a cost of INR 26 billion (USD 316 million). This mega project includes not only the river bridge over the mighty river Brahmaputra but also long elevated viaducts and approaches on both sides. The project is being executed in EPC mode. The paper brings to the fore the culture of proof checking generally performed in infrastructure projects in the country and describes the unique feature of IDC performed in this specific project. The author draws on his own experience as well as published information to illustrate the importance of establishing a culture of independent checking everywhere to add confidence and mitigate the risk of failures. |
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| Keywords: |
extradosed bridge stay cables segmental box girder pile foundation well foundation Proof Checking
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