BRIDGE FAILURES - CAUSES, ANALYSIS AND LESSONS LEARNT

This paper describes the conditions of various catchments during the most extraordinary rainfalls which caused failure of many major bridges in the State of Jaipur. It is suggested therefore, that greater emphasis be given to "design discharge assessment" to take care of such most extra ordinary floods which may occur once in 100 years or more. It is proposed also that assessment guidelines thereof should be prepared by the Indian Roads Congress. (A)

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• Corporate Authors:

  Indian Roads Congress

  Jamnagar House, Shahjahan Road
  New Delhi,   India  110 011
• Authors:
  • AGRAWAL, R N
  • SHARMA, B G
• Publication Date: 1996-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 333-54
• Serial:
  • Journal of the Indian Roads Congress
  • Volume: 57
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Indian Roads Congress
  • ISSN: 0258-0500

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridges; Construction; Design; Failure; Floods; Rain
• ITRD Terms: 3455: Bridge; 3655: Construction; 9011: Design (overall design); 5520: Failure; 2569: Flooding; 2507: Rain
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Design; Hydraulics and Hydrology;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00764392
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: May 28 1999 12:00AM