Seminar PPT, Akshaya.a.k

BOGIBEEL BRIDGE
(Assam)
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Akshaya A K
S7 CE
Roll no:9
INTRODUCTION
 Bogibeel bridge is a combined road and rail bridge over the Brahmaputra river in the north
eastern Indian state of Assam
 Bogibeel bridge is the longest rail cum road bridge measuring 4.94 kilo metres over the
Brahmaputra river
 It is Asia’s second longest rail-cum-road bridge and has a serviceable period of around 120
years
 The bridge has a double rail line on the lower deck and a 3 lane road on the upper deck
LOCATION AND CONNECTIVITY
 The Bogibeel bridge , situated 17 km downstream of Dibrugarh and Dhemaji districts ,

spans the Brahmaputra river and will connect the town of Dibrugarh in the south to
Dhemaji to the river’s north.The bridge is located just over 20 km away from the Assam-
Arunachal Pradesh border and act as an alternative to the kolia Bhomora Setu ,Tezpur in
providing connectivity to nearly five million people residing in upper Assam and
Arunachal Pradesh
 Road connectivity through national highway 15
 Rail connectivity through North Eastern frontier Railway
DESCRIPTION
 Bogibeel Main Bridge (with double line)

 Span- 2*32.75 m + 39 * 125 m(4.94 km)
 Sub – structure – Double D well foundation
 Super – structure –composite welded steel truss girders
 Guide bunds – north (2792 m) long – to construct the river width of 10.3 km to 4.94 km
 Raising and strengthening of north and south dykes for 9 km on upstream and 7 km on
downstream
 Rail link on south / north bank -74 km
 NH-15-road link 29.455 km on north and south bank including 4.94 km on main bridge
BOGIBEEL BRIDGE
SUB – STRUCTURE
Well Foundations:
 Well foundation are one of the types of deep foundations that provide a solid and massive
foundation typically for bridges and heavy structures
 Well foundations are also useful for transmission line towers where uplift loads are large
 Well foundations had their origin in India and have been used for hundreds of years for
providing deep foundations for important buildings and bridges. Many Mughal monuments
, including the famous Taj Mahal and several bridges , were supported on well foundations
 Well foundations actually belong to one of the types of caissons
CAISSON AND IT’S TYPES
 Caissons are box type foundations used to support bridges and other structures and sunk
into the ground under self-weight with additional weights applied at the top
 Three types of caissons are commonly used ,which are as follows :
 Open caissons
 Box caissons
 Pneumatic caissons
Open Caissons :
 Caissons in which the top and bottom of the caisson are open during construction
 Open caisson may be circular , rectangular or oblong in plan
 It has a cutting edge at the bottom
Box Caissons :
 Box caissons are open at the top , but closed at the bottom
 It is first cast on land and then towed to the site , where it is sunked on to a previously
leveled foundation base
 Box caissons are also called floating caissons, and are used where loads are not very heavy
and a bearing stratum is available at shadow depth
Pneumatic Caissons :
 In pneumatic caissons, the internal pressure of the closed chamber is kept high to
prevent water from entering the chamber
 The working chamber is thus kept dry to facilitate skilled persons to work in the
chamber. Air locks are provided at the top
 The working chamber is filled with concrete after the final depth is reached and
sinking of the caisson is completed
SHAPES OF WELL FOUNDATION
 Circular
 Twin circular
 Square/Rectangular
 Double D
 Hexagonal/Octagonal
SUPER STRUCTURE
 For the construction of super structure,(Hindustan construction company) HCC has set-up
facilities on the left bank of the river, and had three sequence of fabrication , Assembly and
Launching
 Fabrication :The fabrication shops of 2000 MT per month capacity were set-up with two
parallel Bays . The team had assembled customized platforms in-house to fabricate and fit
various joints employing Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW)
 Assembly :Thereafter ,these fabricated sections are moved to the assembly shop where
they are installed on their designated beds . They are guided to their correct positions
through jacking and welded by GMAW process
Launch :
 1000 – ton hydraulic jacks and strand jacks linked with the sub structures were used for
moving the steel truss over the pillars
 Two sets of steel cable strands were anchored to the end cross beams of the truss and
hauled by hydraulic jacks
 The truss slides over the Launching Bearing with the help of sliding plates , which were
inserted at one end and taken out at the other , thereby moving the Truss towards its
desired position
 In order to limit the required launching forces , the super structure was pulled in 4
launching segments of 10 spans each
 The super structure was pulled over the pillars just like a train of ten spans. With each span
weighing 1700 MT , the pulling force required was equivalent to pulling 26 airbus A380
with maximum take – off weight over 650 tons , put together without any wheels
 Finally , the launching bearings were replaced by final bearings . The tracks were laid , and
the road was constructed adapting RCC construction . After fulfilling the electrical and
other ancillary requirements , the assignment was completed
MORE FACTS OF BOGIBEEL
 The project boasts of benefits such as strategic and speedier access for defence forces to the
Indo –china border , which means faster movement of troops and heavy weaponry
 Its biggest benefit is the travel time that it will save : as of now ,a train journey from
Arunachal Pradesh to Assam’s Dibrugarh requires a 500 km detour via Guwahati . Now, the
journey is reduced to less than 100 km .Also the train journey between Delhi and Dibrugarh
has reduced by 3 hours
 It is hailed as an engineering marvel of the country as construction of such a mega bridge in a
seismically sensitive zone was a herculean task for the engineers. About 30 lakh bags of
cement,19.250 MT2 reinforcement steel , and 2,800 MT2 structural steel were used
 Has earned the distinction of being Asia’s second largest bridge with three–lane roads on top
and a double rail line underneath . Constructed at a cost of Rs.5920 crores
 Bogibeel is India’s first and only fully welded bridge construction. It is also for the first time
that European codes and welding standards were adhered to in the construction of a bridge in
India
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BOGIBEEL BRIDGE

 The Bogibeel bridge , situated 17 km downstream of Dibrugarh and Dhemaji districts ,

 Bogibeel Main Bridge (with double line)

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