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INFRASTRUCTURE

Bridge Health Monitoring

Engineering triumph in the Udhampur-Srinagar
-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) Project

The USBRL project is a landmark initiative aimed at connecting the
Kashmir Valley with the rest of India through a reliable rail network.
Within this extensive project, two bridges – Bridge No. 39 over Sulla Khad
Nalla and Bridge No. 43 adjacent to the Chenab Bridge – stand out as
engineering marvels. These bridges are equipped with state-of-the-art
structural health monitoring systems implemented by PMT Infrascience
Pvt. Ltd., ensuring their safety, longevity, and performance.

Bridge No. 39: 7,000 metric tons of reinforcement meters and accommodates the
An Engineering Feat steel, and 7,552 metric tons of Salal station yard. Like Bridge
structural steel. The height of its No. 39, it features continuous
Bridge No. 39 spans piers ranges from 35.08 meters to composite steel girders, with
approximately 490 meters with 90.53 meters, with Pier P5 being 490 meters of the bridge being
a span arrangement of 1x53.15 the tallest. Stress was encountered
+ 6x64.0 + 1x53.15 meters, in this region. straight and 287 meters curved.
supporting a double-line Reasi The construction of this bridge
station yard. The bridge features Bridge No. 43: required 4 lakh cubic meters of
continuous composite steel girders, Structural Ingenuity earthwork, 36,948 cubic meters
and its construction involved of concrete, 5,862 metric tons of
massive efforts, including 7.5 Bridge No. 43 extends 777 reinforcement steel, and 7,920
lakh cubic meters of earthwork, meters with a span arrangement metric tons of structural steel. A
36,500 cubic meters of concrete, of 1x35 + 1x53 + 10x64 + 1x49 notable aspect is its unique hybrid

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