THE COLLAPSE OF JAHU BRIDGE

(HIMACHAL PRADESH)
ADVANCE FOUNDATION ENGINEERING(CVUA40181A)
Department of Civil Engineering
Project Presentation
Under Guidance of,
PROF. SHRIKANT SHINDE

Group Members
KEDAR LIDHADE 461025 21910213
SANGHARSH KOTHULE 462024 21910258

BRACT’S, Vishwakarma Institute of Information Technology, Pune-48

(An Autonomous Institute affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University)
(NBA and NAAC accredited, ISO 9001:2015 certified)
CONTENTS
• INTRODUCTION
• SITE DESCRIPTION AND GEOLOGY
• BRIDGE DESCRIPTION
• FAILURE CAUSE
• EXPENDITURE WITH RESPECT TO TIME
• CONCLUSION
• REFRENCES
 SITE DESCRIPTION AND GEOLOGY
• The site of bridge is at very critical point
where two rivers i.e. Seer khadd and Jabothi
khadd meets each other.
• During summer these rivers have very low
water level.
• The main source of water is only rain, which
fed these rivers during Monsoon.
• The mean annual precipitation of Jahu
(Himachal Pradesh, India) is 1411mm and the
mean annual temperature is 21.9°𝐶.
• The site includes clay and loose rocky strata
with boulder deposits.
A case study over Jahu bridge (Himachal Pradesh).

The major part of concrete bridge on Seer Khadd and Jabothi

khadd had got damages and washed away due to heavy rain in
2007.
A new Bailey bridge was constructed over the site within two
years.

Again the bailey bridge over Seer Khadd was collapsed in 2014
due to heavy rains.
Jahu Bridge Established In 1961
 FAILURE CAUSE OF ARCH BRIDGE

• Scouring of foundation is considered primary

causes of failure as it occupies around 60% of
total bridge failure together with other hydraulic
causes.
• This bridge collapsed mainly due to scouring of
soil below the foundation.
• Scouring of foundation can occur all over the
year, it reaches peak when flood comes in water
body over which a bridge is spanning.
• History of bridge failure indicates scouring of
streambed around abutments and piers of
bridge, led to maximum bridge failures.
BRIDGE DESCRIPTION (SECOND TIME)
• The salient features of the bridge are as under -
1) Type of bridge - Bailey type (deck bridge)
2) Span - 51.80 m
3) Carriage way - 4.25m
4) Loading - IRC Class 24R
 • The bridge is totally rest over lose rocky
strata with mountainous soil.
• The foundation is lie over 4.5 m long pile,
piles are square and only two in number on
FAILURE each side according to design consideration,
but according to location it may require
CAUSE OF more pile.
BAILEY • This type of bridge require proper repair
and maintenance, so if there is any crack
BRIDGE then it has to apply grouting operation. But
there should not be such operation was
made.
• The bridge should require some central
support as in case first, but poor
workmanship avoid the central support of
bridge.
 Bailey bridge over Seer Khadd

Showing how bridge fails

during its second time
Sketch of collapsed bailey bridge second time at site jahu
PROPOSAL FOR THIRD TIME CONSTRUCTION

• Bridge span =153.5m

(5 span of 30.00 m C/C of bearing Rcc box Girder)

• Abutment height of 8 m
 EXPENDITURE WITH RESPECT TO TIME

Bridge Sr. No. Time Period Expenditure Span

First time 1961-66 ___ 56m
Second Time 2007-2010 Rs 13,50,000 51.80m
Now expected cost 2015- Present Rs 68,43,800 153.3488m (now on
for third Time progress)
CONCLUSION
• Use of modern techniques -
Wireless and Remote sensors
• Depth of foundation is not only preferred according to design some
time according to location it may vary.
• The way of river should be properly cleaned such that to avoid
meandering of river.
• Investigation through non-destructive methods can provide
information –
Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) and Infrared Analysis
 REFERENCES
• “Collapse of Jahu Bridge,” Himachal Pradesh Public works
department, 2007 & 2014. Barsar
• Streamlining of Bridge Pier as a Scour Countermeasure: A Feasibility
Study Junhong Li1, Junliang Tao2*, A.M. ASCE and Xiong (Bill) Yu3, M.
ASCE
• HEC-18 (2012). Hydraulic Engineering Circular No. 18, Evaluating Scour at
Bridges: Fifth Edition
THANK YOU