Strengthening og Garudchatti Bridge and Failure of Chauras Bridge

1. Introduction
 1st Paragraph : bridge failure have a significant effect of the structural
knowledge
 2nd paragraph : deficient that may be found in bridges that can make failure of the
bridge
 3rd paragraph : causes of the bridge failure
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: failure of the bridge sometimes happen because unexpected
increased load on the bridge
 5th paragraph : the cause of the semi-parabolic truss arch bridge failure
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: factors of bridge failure and some cases of it
 7 paraagraph : causes of the collapse of I-35W bridge were
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 8th paragraph : truss bridges are more vulnerable to failure as compared to the
other bridge
 9th paragraph : failure of Chauras Bridge were happened when casting of the
deck slab was initiated from midpoint of the 110m span of the bridge towards right
pier.
 10th paragraph : figure of joints of Chauras Bridge after collapse
 11th paragraph : it needed from the bridge that give signal before collapse/failure
 12th paragraph : reanalysis of Garudchatti Bridge and rexommendations for
strengthening after failure of Chauras Bridge that was typical with Garudchatti
Bridge

2. Brief Description of Garudchatti Bridge

 13th paragraph : general description of Garudchatti Bridge
 14th paragraph : Garudchatti Bridge’s design was reviewed for strengthening after
failure of Chauras Bridge

2.1. Analysis of Garudchatti Bridge

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15 paragraph : load analyses of Garudchatti Bridge
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16 paragraph : specification that use in Garudchatti Bridge
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17 paragraph : figure of Garudchatti Bridge that adopted for analyses
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18 paragraph : data for analysis the Garudchatti Bridge
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19 paragraph : load combination of critical copression members showed
in Table 1
 20th paragraph : figure of member stresses in the bridge with different
cases and number of results showed in Table 1
2.2. Support Reaction and Anchorge Block Arrangement
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21 paragraph : maximum support reactions and anrrangement of anchore
at abutment locations for redesign Garudchatti Bridge
 22nd paragraph : it is necessary to adopt proper side to main span ratio so as
to avoid lifting of end supports
 2.3. Strengthening Details of Critical Members
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: strengthening of the compression members to avoid s
sudden buckling during load testing
 24th paragraph : the strengthening details to the existing sections
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: built up box section to avoid a fail by buckling
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: condition of M-joints before and after strengthening
3. Load Testing
 27th paragraph : loading arrangement that use for load testing
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: working methods of water column arrangement that use for
calculate the deflecyion of Garudchatti Bridge
 29th paragraph : summary of loading measured ddeflections of load testing
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: result of load testing

3.1. Precaution in Load Testing

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31 paragraph : caution before do the load testing of the bridge