Site Visit Report

JY Engineering Consultants
Babesa, Thimphu
Ph. +975 27634390
Email: jyengconsult2017@gmail.com
Dated: 26.04.2022
SITE VISIT REPORT
1. BRIEF INTRODUCTION
Project Name: Gyalsung Academy Project, Pemathang.

Client: Gyalsung Infra.
Date of visit: 22.04.2022 to 23.04.2022
Site visit team:

Client i) Mr. Rinzin Dorji, Dy. Project Manager, GA, Pemathang
ii) Mr. Sangay Dorji, Surveyor, GA, Pemathang
iii) Mr. Asish Rai, Engineer, GA, Pemathang
iv) Mr. Neekesh Pradhan, Dy. EE, GI, Thimphu
v) Mr. Viki Thapa, Engineer, GI, Thimphu
Consultant i) Mr. Jangchuk Yeshi, Senior Structural/Bridge Engineer, JYEC
2. OBJECTIVES OF THE SITE VISIT
a) Site study of proposed cross-drainage structures (bridges and culverts) under GA Project
Pemathang.
3. OBSERVATIONS
The team made detail assessment of all the cross-drainage structures at the project site. While
the general details of the required cross-drainage structures are presented below, the geometric
details such as sizes, slope etc. can be ascertained only after completion of the detail hydraulic
analysis of each structure and finalization of the road level and slope.
List of cross-drainage structures:
1. Bridge 01:
The proposed bridge falls on Boulevard 02. The valley is about 90 m long and about 6.50 m
high at the deepest point. However, the actual flow is only a small stream which can be
accommodated by a multi-cell box bridge/culvert. The road over remaining part of the valley
could be supported on retaining walls. While the above combination of cross-drainage structure
and retaining wall would fulfill the functional requirement, other option would be to go for a
bridge and that is, if aesthetics is a big consideration.
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The consultant shall prepare preliminary design proposals for various possible options and
present to the Gyalsung Project Management for consideration.
2. Bridge 02:
The proposed bridge falls on Boulevard 03. In fact, this bridge is on the same stream as bridge
No. 02 but on upstream side. A RC box frame bridge of span between 6.00 m to 8.00 m is
expected to suffice. The exact span shall be ascertained after detail hydraulic study.
3. Culverts
SN Culvert ID Route/Road Proposed Remarks

tentative size
1 Culvert # 01 At the entrance near 3.00 m x 3.00 m 1.50m x 2.00m box

North East side gate culvert existing
2 Culvert # 02 On periphery road 2.00m x 2.00m RC Φ1.00 m pipe culvert

box culvert existing
3 Culvert # 03 On periphery road Φ1.20m pipe Main discharge is the

culvert road side drain of the
RGH road.
4 Culvert # 04 Boulevard 05/ RGH 2.00m x 2.00m RC Sizeable catchment,

Boulevard box culvert road width 40.00m.
Φ1.00 m pipe culvert
existing
5 Culvert # 05 Boulevard 04/ Barrack 2.00m x 2.00m RC

Boulevard box culvert
6 Culvert # 07 Boulevard 03 Φ1.20m pipe

culvert
7 Culvert # 08 Primary Road 2.00m x 2.00m RC Discharge from the

box culvert road side drain in
addition to the
catchment runoff
8 Culvert # 09 Periphery Road Use existing Discharge from road

Φ1.00m pipe side drain only
culvert

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9 Culvert # 10 Periphery Road Use existing Discharge from road

Φ1.00m pipe side drain only
culvert
10 Culvert # 11 Periphery Road Not found

necessary at the
stage
11 Culvert # 12 Periphery Road 3.00m x 3.00m RC

box culvert

box culvert

box culvert
14 Culvert # 15 TR-2 Road Φ1.20m pipe

culvert
Summary of the findings for the culverts:
Total number of culverts locations investigated : 14

Proposed RC Box culverts : 08
Proposed pipe culverts : 03
Retain the existing pipe culverts : 02
Structure not found required : 01
The culvert type and sizes mentioned above are tentative and subject to change after conclusion
of the detail hydraulic studies and consultations with road design engineer.
4. RECOMMENDATIONS
Geotechnical Studies:
➢ For Bridge No. 01, if the decision is to go for a bridge, at least a geo-physical test (SRT
or ERT) would have to be conducted to obtain the more detailed sub soil properties
specific to the bridge site. However, if the decision is to go for a combination of multi-
cell box bridge/culvert and retaining walls, then the SRT conducted for other locations
within the project site could be used with reasonable accuracy.

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➢ For Bridge No. 02, the SRT conducted for other locations can be used to estimate the
subsoil properties for the bridge with a reasonable accuracy. The bottom slab of the
frame is placed at a shallow depth since the bearing capacity requirement is quite low
due to inherent property of the box frame bridge/box culvert to distribute the loads over
a larger area.
➢ No additional geotechnical studies would be required for the pipe culverts and box
culverts owing to their small size and small structural weight.
Structure type
➢ For the cross-drainage structures with lower design discharge, pipe culvert is
recommended over box culvert for ease of construction and cheaper construction cost.
However, irrespective of the design discharge, minimum size of pipe culvert
recommended is 1.20 m to facilitate easier access for cleaning and also to minimize the
risk of clogging due to debris.
Jangchuk Yeshi
Senior Structural/Bridge Engineer
JY Engineering Consultants (JYEC)

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PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PROPSOED STRUCTURE LOCATIONS
Bridge #01
Bridge #02

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Culvert #01
Culvert #02

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Culvert #03
Culvert #04

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Culvert #05
Culvert 07

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Culvert 08
Culvert #12

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Culvert #13
Culvert #14

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Culvert #15

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JY Engineering Consultants

Project Name: Gyalsung Academy Project, Pemathang.

Site visit team:

Consultant i) Mr. Jangchuk Yeshi, Senior Structural/Bridge Engineer, JYEC

2. OBJECTIVES OF THE SITE VISIT

List of cross-drainage structures:

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SN Culvert ID Route/Road Proposed Remarks

1 Culvert # 01 At the entrance near 3.00 m x 3.00 m 1.50m x 2.00m box

2 Culvert # 02 On periphery road 2.00m x 2.00m RC Φ1.00 m pipe culvert

3 Culvert # 03 On periphery road Φ1.20m pipe Main discharge is the

4 Culvert # 04 Boulevard 05/ RGH 2.00m x 2.00m RC Sizeable catchment,

5 Culvert # 05 Boulevard 04/ Barrack 2.00m x 2.00m RC

6 Culvert # 07 Boulevard 03 Φ1.20m pipe

7 Culvert # 08 Primary Road 2.00m x 2.00m RC Discharge from the

8 Culvert # 09 Periphery Road Use existing Discharge from road

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9 Culvert # 10 Periphery Road Use existing Discharge from road

10 Culvert # 11 Periphery Road Not found

11 Culvert # 12 Periphery Road 3.00m x 3.00m RC

12 Culvert # 13 Periphery Road 2.00m x 2.00m RC

13 Culvert # 14 Periphery Road 2.00m x 2.00m RC

14 Culvert # 15 TR-2 Road Φ1.20m pipe

Summary of the findings for the culverts:

Total number of culverts locations investigated : 14

Ph. +975-2335732(O), +975 17634390 (M), E-mail: jangchuky@gmail.com

Ph. +975-2335732(O), +975 17634390 (M), E-mail: jangchuky@gmail.com

PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PROPSOED STRUCTURE LOCATIONS

Ph. +975-2335732(O), +975 17634390 (M), E-mail: jangchuky@gmail.com

Ph. +975-2335732(O), +975 17634390 (M), E-mail: jangchuky@gmail.com

Ph. +975-2335732(O), +975 17634390 (M), E-mail: jangchuky@gmail.com

Ph. +975-2335732(O), +975 17634390 (M), E-mail: jangchuky@gmail.com

Ph. +975-2335732(O), +975 17634390 (M), E-mail: jangchuky@gmail.com

Ph. +975-2335732(O), +975 17634390 (M), E-mail: jangchuky@gmail.com

Ph. +975-2335732(O), +975 17634390 (M), E-mail: jangchuky@gmail.com

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