Civil Insight: A Technical Magazine Volume 2 | Page 67

CIVIL INSIGHT 2018
PROJECTS
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SECOND-YEAR PROJECTS (BATCH OF 2016)
DEMONSTRATIVE MODEL OF UN PARK TRUSS BRIDGE
Group Members: Prajwol Acharya, Ajay Ghimire, Biplaw Bhujel, Prawal Keshar Khatri, Kamal Tolangi Rai,
Pratap Bikram Shahi, Anish Shakya
Supervisor: Er. Nitesh Shrestha
A truss bridge is a bridge whose load-bearing
superstructure is composed of a truss, a structure of
connected elements usually forming triangular units.
The connected elements may be stressed from tension,
compression, or sometimes both in response to dynamic
loads.
UN Park Truss Bridge is a small pedestrian bridge that
falls under the category of “Pratt Truss Bridge.”It is built
over the Bagmati River, which provides a pass for people
through UN Park to Buddhanagar. The bridge is located at 27°68’ latitude and 85°32’ longitude. The bridge
has a span of 108.268ft (33m) and a height of 11 ft (3.3528m) above the river. Timber was used to build the
truss bridge, its element were fastened by nails. The model was reduced in distorted scale.
DEMONSTRATIVE MODEL OF AKASHI-KAIKYO
Group Members: Rijul Kaji Kasaju, Aaryan Koirala, Manisha Dulal, Aadarsh Ram Shrestha, Pratima Baramle
Supervisor: Er. Manish Prakash
Suspension bridges are those in which the weight of the deck is supported
by vertical cables suspended from further cables that run between
towers and are anchored in abutments at each end. Any load applied
to the bridge is transformed into tension in these cables and anchorages
alongside compression at the tower foundations.
Akashi-Kaikyo has three spans: The central span is 1,991 m
(6,532 ft; 1.237 mi), and the two other sections are each 960
m (3,150 ft; 0.60 mi). The bridge is 3,911 m (12,831 ft; 2.430
mi) long overall.The two main supporting towers rise 282.8 m
(928 ft) above sea level. The model built was in distorted scale for a vivid
view of width of deck while limiting the length along the bridge axis.
DEMONSTRATIVE MODEL OF SYDNEY HARBOR BRIDGE
Group Members: Saurav Ghimire, Roshan Khatri, Tribhuvan Khatri, Subash Koirala, Amit Nepal, Dhruba
Pokharel
Supervisor: Er. Kameshwor Sahani
The Sydney Harbour Bridge is a steel-through-arch bridge across
Sydney Harbour. It is a steel arch spanning the harbour between
Milson’s Point on the north side and Dawes Point on the south side.
It is nicknamed ‘The Coat-hanger’. The basic principle concerns
Pin and Hanger arrangement. A pair of large steel pins through
the plates and girder webbing provide the hinges, holding up the
suspended span while allowing it to move longitudinally.
Primarily, timber was used for the construction of its model. A
layout of the bridge was printed on A 0 paper, and a ply was cut
according to the bridge outline. It was built in a distorted scale due
to large variation in dimension of its different elements.