Culvert Bridge Collapse: A Bridge has More to it Than Just Structural Design

midasBridge TeamApril 27, 2023

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Table of Content

 

1. Introduction 
2. The most common causes of culvert bridge failure

3. Culvert bridge analysis & design consideration

4. Conclusion 


 
 
 

 

On July 15, 2020, a portion of approach to Sattarghat Bridge (Ram Janaki Pul) in Bihar, India on Gandak River that was inaugurated a month ago collapsed after water flow increased in the river due to heavy rainfall. The main bridge of the Sattarghat Bridge plan is intact but a culvert (an 18 m long minor bridge) connecting the approach road to the bridge was unable to withstand the pressure caused by the rising levels of the river and was washed away.

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