Bridges
Different types of methods for bridge construction
Bridges are a common feature of the built environment and one of the key elements of civil engineering. The basic principles of bridge design...
Performing Remaining-Life Analysis for Bridges & Infra
I am going to assume a few things here. You are an infrastructure asset owner or a chief/executive engineer or a minister. You were...
Steel bridge structure – advantages, elements and components
Steel bridges are widely used around the world in different structural forms with different span length, such as highway bridges, railway bridges, and footbridges....
Cable-stayed bridge- Advantages, types and design
A cable-stayed bridge has one or more towers (or pylons), from which cables support the bridge deck. Its distinctive features are the cables or...
Different types of materials used in Bridge Construction
The bridge industry is moving toward mechanized construction because this saves labour, shortens project duration and improves quality. This trend is evident in many...
Advantages of Steel-Concrete Composite Bridges
Steel-concrete composite bridges are used as an alternative to concrete bridges because of their ability to adapt their geometry to design constraints and the...
Institutional Framework for Sustainable IBMS
IBMS (Indian Bridge Management System) was initiated by the Ministry of Road, Transport and Highways (MORTH) in 2015 initially for a 3-year time frame....
Implication of Financial Constraints on UBMS
In my first article "Significance of IBMS", I mentioned the findings of IBMS (Indian Bridge Management System) wherein we had identified 145 bridges to...
Bridge Repair System; From FRWD to RAFS
FRWD (First Repair Worst Defect) was conceptualized in the early nineties while we were working on Rehabilitation of housing societies in Mumbai. This concept...
