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Table 1. Bridge details.

Description

Details

The year opened for traffic

1924

No of sans

44 spans

The overall length of the I girder

24.4 m

Span Arrangement Material of span Material of pier Height of the pier

44 x 24.4 m

Steel

Stone Masonry

13 m

4.2. Visual inspection A comprehensive visual inspection was carried out to identify any signs of distress on all the piers and steel girders as there was no past history of assessment, repair, or retrofitting of this bridge. The inspection revealed that there was no scouring at the bottom of the piers or abutments, and all structural elements were found to be in good condition. Additionally, all geometric details of the structure were recorded during the visual inspection and used later for developing numerical models.

Fig. 2. Schematic view and geometric details of masonry bridge (a) Elevation of Masonry bridge (in m); (b) Elevation of masonry pier with two decks (in mm); (c) Side view of the span with piers (in m); (d) Top view of a single span .