Ahmedabad, May 20: The construction of a 130-meter-long steel bridge in Gujarat’s Bharuch district, part of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project, has been completed. Officials reported that out of the planned 330-meter-long bridge structure, 230 meters have already been constructed.
According to a statement released on Wednesday, this bridge is being built near Tralsi village and crosses the Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India (DFCCIL) track between Surat and Vadodara sections of the western dedicated freight corridor.
Project officials indicated that the bridge features a three-span steel structure, including a continuous span of 100+130 meters and a simply supported span of 100 meters. The projection work for the 130-meter continuous span was completed on May 16.
The newly projected span stands approximately 18 meters high and 15.5 meters wide, weighing around 2,900 metric tons. Officials noted that a 100-meter simply supported span, weighing about 1,500 metric tons, was already installed at the construction site in March.
The remaining 100-meter continuous section, which weighs approximately 1,600 metric tons, will also be installed at the current location. Once all three sections are completed, the total weight of the bridge structure will be around 6,100 metric tons.
According to the press release, the components of the steel bridge were manufactured at a carbon factory workshop in Umargam and are designed for a lifespan of 100 years.
The 130-meter section was assembled on a temporary tripod at a height of about 14 meters, after which it was advanced using an automatic launching system supported by two semi-automatic jacks. Each jack had the capacity to push up to 250 tons through a Mac-alloy bar.
Officials mentioned that the construction of this section involved approximately 121,373 tor-shear type high-strength (TTHS) bolts, metal bearings, and C5 system protective painting.
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