Analysis and design of swing bridge
By: Rajalakshmi, N. V
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Publisher: Pune NICMAR 2021Edition: Vol.36(2), April-June.Description: 33-42p.Subject(s): Civil EngineeringOnline resources: Click here
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NICMAR Journal of construction managementSummary: India enjoys about 14500 km of navigable water ways and more than sixty percent of it,
is used for water transportation. Bridges are constructed across these water ways to
bridge the banks. As these bridges are fixed in nature, they restrict movement of big
merchandise water crafts beneath it. This reduces the transport volume; thus, making
water transport economically nonviable. One best solution for this is to construct a
movable bridge across the water ways. Balanced cantilever not only avoids heavy
counterweights but also provides two openings for more navigation. This project deals
with the analysis and design of a three span swing bridge of 40m openings. The bridge
considered is a through type truss bridge. This bridge was designed as a combination of
central bearing and ring bearing swing bridge. The analysis and design were done using
STAAD Pro software. The components were designed for critical load combination.
The balanced cantilever swing bridge is suitable for cargo vessels of beam up to 30 –
35m. It can be used over navigational water ways especially in rivers having long and
good navigational water stretches like Ganga and Brahmaputra.
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India enjoys about 14500 km of navigable water ways and more than sixty percent of it,
is used for water transportation. Bridges are constructed across these water ways to
bridge the banks. As these bridges are fixed in nature, they restrict movement of big
merchandise water crafts beneath it. This reduces the transport volume; thus, making
water transport economically nonviable. One best solution for this is to construct a
movable bridge across the water ways. Balanced cantilever not only avoids heavy
counterweights but also provides two openings for more navigation. This project deals
with the analysis and design of a three span swing bridge of 40m openings. The bridge
considered is a through type truss bridge. This bridge was designed as a combination of
central bearing and ring bearing swing bridge. The analysis and design were done using
STAAD Pro software. The components were designed for critical load combination.
The balanced cantilever swing bridge is suitable for cargo vessels of beam up to 30 –
35m. It can be used over navigational water ways especially in rivers having long and
good navigational water stretches like Ganga and Brahmaputra.
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