EXPERTISE OF POWERGEN IN DESIGN &

ENGINEERING OF STEEL BRIDGES

Presented by
Powergen Technical Services
Pvt. Ltd.

This presentation contains criticality in design of

steel bridges & our ability to overcome the
challenges & produce cost effective designs

Brief Overview of Powergen

Powergen Technical Services Pvt. Ltd. (PTSPL) is a multi-disciplinary

engineering consultancy and services organization

The mother company started as a power plant design and engineering

house way back in 2000.

We have since diversified into Steel Bridges while maintaining pole

position in design and engineering of power plants. We have following
areas of operations:
Steel Bridges
Power
Water & Waste Water
Engineering Analytics
Over the years Powergen has gained considerable expertise and
experience in advisory, detail engineering, and project management for
establishment of power plants, bridges and large industrial structures.

Brief Strength of Steel Bridges & Structures

Dept.
Full spectrum design team headed by Mr. Mark Sen

Six highly qualified engineers with five detailers

Conversant in using FEM analysis tools like
STAAD. Pro
Midas Civil
ANSYS
Design using latest Limit State method to IRC & BS-EN standard
Reduction in overall tonnage resulting cost effective design
Aesthetic bridge
Capability of designing Continuous composite flyovers reducing no. of
piers resulting in :
i. Main spans upto 75 m possible with side spans of 50 m on each
side.
ii. Minimum expansion joints results in better riding quality
iii.Lesser foundation cost
iv.Quick erection
v. Faster completion
vi.Overall saving in cost

Ongoing & Completed Bridge Projects :

Design of 4 nos. X 87.6m span 20m wide 45.5 skew steel ROB over
DFCC track in Agra-Lucknow Expressway (ALEP) Project. (5 lanes of
Class- A Loading) Powergens scope :

Analysis of superstructure in space frame using FEM methods

STAAD.Pro & Midas Civil for global analysis

Checking local details like bearing location, splice joint launching

induced stresses in ANSYS
Detail design of steel superstructure catering S Curve effect due to
high skew angle
Design & engineering using IRC & MORTH standards

Checking of design in BS Standard where IRC codes are wanting

Preparation of design drawing (Total Tonnage 1300 MT) & Checking

of fabrication drawings
Periodic shop visits to check correctness of fabrication work
Preparation of preliminary launching scheme in consultation with
contractor

ALEP Skew Truss Bridge @ CH 67+600

Midas Model

STAAD Model

Local analysis of Bottom chord at the time of

launching

Checking of Bottom
chord
without stiffener

Checking of Bottom
chord
with stiffener

Bow String Bridge across river Bhogdoi @

Jorhat

Construction stage

After completion

 Design & engineering of 60 m span Bow String Arch bridge over

river Bhogdoi in Jorhat, Assam (loading class 2-70R+1 Class A &
3 Class-A). Completed in 2014. Total steel : 390 t.(approx.)
Powergens scope:
Detail design of steel superstructure considering arch effect
Design of sub-structure (including piles, caps etc.)
Preparation of design drawings
Preparation of detail launching scheme
Checking of fabrication drawings
Monitoring of fabrication & erection work

Ongoing & Completed Bridge Projects:

Design of 4 nos. X 45m span 27m wide 48 skew steel
flyover

with

composite

deck

in

Agra-Lucknow

Expressway (ALEP) Project

Responsibility:
Detail design of steel superstructure catering S Curve
effect due to high skew angle
Preparation of design drawings
Preparation of preliminary launching scheme
To be continued .

 Design of 2 nos . X 40m span 27m wide 23 skew

steel major bridge with composite deck in AgraLucknow Expressway (ALEP) Project
Responsibility:
Detail design of steel superstructure catering S Curve
effect due to high skew angle
Preparation of design drawings
Preparation of preliminary launching scheme

To be continued .

 Design of 2 nos. X 132 m span 9.3m wide steel thru

truss bridge over river Sutlej at Himachal Pradesh on NH
24
Responsibility:
Detail design of steel superstructure
Preparation of design drawings
Checking of fabrication drawings
Preparation of detail erection scheme
Preparation of preliminary launching scheme
To be continued .

 Design

of

136m

continuous
concrete

(28-35-35-28)

composite

pier

&

steel

plate
cross

span

girder
head

15m
flyover
in

wide
with

Dehradun,

Uttrakhand
Responsibility:
Detail design of steel superstructure with clear height
constraints from FRL underneath
Preparation of design drawings
To be continued .

 Proof checking of 440m span suspension bridge

upstream of Tehri Dam in Uttrakhand along with IIT-KGP
Responsibility:
Proof checking of steel pylon design & stiffening truss design
Providing data for aero-dynamic analysis in wind tunnel
Incorporation of result of aero-dynamic analysis into static
analysis & re-analysis of structure in FEM

Design of 12 nos. FOB in Bihar over railway track with

maximum span of 20m
Responsibility:
Detail design of steel superstructure & foundation
Preparation of design drawings

Other Projects in which we are involved:

50 mtrs. span Bow String Girder Bridge over railway at 74C for
ECR in Patna
50 mtrs. Steel arch at Rajendranagar, Bihar for ECR
50 mtrs. Steel arch at 72B, Bihar for ECR
Consultancy service for 5.1 km. long Digha-Patna Ganga Bridge
for BSC & CC JV
Munirka to IIT Delhi gate continuous composite viaduct, 1200
m long HTS plate girder and RC composite deck. This is the first
continuous composite viaduct made to BS 5400 in India
To be continued .

Murika to IIT gate Delhi

Continuous composite via
duct

Digha Patna Ganga Bridge

Ongoing & Completed Industrial Projects :

5 MW coal based power plant in Nepal (First coal based power
plant in Nepal)
Design of TG deck (Dynamic analysis), TG house, CHP,
45m Steel Chimney & all civil and foundation designs.
12 MW coal based & Waste heat recovery based power plant in
Jhadsuguda, Odisha
Design of TG deck (Dynamic analysis), TG house, CHP,
60m RCC Chimney & all civil and foundation designs.
5 MW Waste heat recovery based power plant in Ranchi,
Jharkhand
Design of TG deck (Dynamic analysis),Steel TG house,
be continued
.
CHP, 45m Steel Chimney & all civil To
and
foundation
designs.

 43 MW Coal & waste heat based power plant in Jamuria,

Burdwan

Design of TG deck (Dynamic analysis), Steel TG house,

CHP, 90m RCC Chimney & all civil and foundation designs

28000 TPA Steel Melting shop & CCM at Jhadsuguda, Odisha

28m span 30m, 12.5m bay spacing with 180m length &
300 mT EOT crane capacity SMS shed.

Reduction of total steel tonnage from 500 t to 400 t by revising

design of 200m long , 48 m span Stacker-Reclaimer shed for
Cement clinker plant in Nepal

Technical Collaborator :
For Bridges beyond our range, we are collaborating with UK
based M/s. Cass Hayward & LLP, one of the pioneer of BS 5400
codes has been providing specialist advice regularly to the
Dept. of Transport, UK and Railways. For bridges of following
types we would collaborate with Cass Hayward
Suspension bridge
Cable stayed bridge
Roll On/Off link spans for Ro-Ro berths.
Movable bridges

RAILWAY BOW STRING ARCH BRIDGE OF 48m SPAN OF MANCHESTER

METRO, UK (Designed by MKS, for W.S. ATKINS, UK)
This type of railway bridges are highly fatigued critical

DOCKLANDS LIGHT RAILWAY BRIDGE @ CANARY WHARF STATION

LONDON (Designed by MKS, for Howard Humphrey, UK)

BLACKBURN SOUTHERN BYPASS BRIDGE AT THE JUNCTION M5 AND M65

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