Dear Sir,

Please find below the Point-wise reply/Compliance for your Comments on Minor Bridge design and
drawings vide letter no. AARVEE &VAX JV/TL/IES/109 Dtd: 26th March 2014.

1. Hydraulicparticulars,authenticatedbythePWD/IrrigationDeptmaybesubmittedtoverify
andfinalizetheFRLatthebridgelocation.
Reply:HydraulicdataprovidedbyPWD/IrrigationDepthasbeenattachedwithdesign
document.
2. Justificationforspanarrangementmaybeprovidedinthedesigndocument.
Reply:SpanarrangementhasbeenprovidedasperC.A.
3. 40mmexpansiongapmaybeprovidedonabutmentinsteadof20mm.
Reply:Expansiongaphasbeenchangedto40mm.
4. POTPTFEbearingdetailsmaybegiveninthedesigndocumentalongwiththismanufactures
specification.
Reply:ElastomericbearingshavebeenusedinsteadofPOTPTFE.Aseparatedesignnotewillbe
providedforthesamelateron.
5. BorelogsmaybepresentedintheGAD.
Reply:BorelogshavebeenshownintheGAD.
6. 8.6mwide(overallwidth)deckmaybeprovidedforServiceRoadBridge,tocaterto0.25mof
shydistanceoneithersideofcarriageway.
Reply:Serviceroadwidthhasbeenchangedto8.6m.
7. 500mmhigh(min)bearingpedestalareprovided,checkupif150mmissufficient.
Reply:300mmhigh(min)bearingpedestalhavebeenchangedfrom500mm.150mmheightis
notsufficient.
8. 650mmthickfiltermediumbehindabutmentmaybeprovidedsoastocoverthehealslab
also.
Reply:Filtermediahasnowbeenshownoverheelslabalso.
9. Depthofsuperstructuremaybeprovidedinthedrawing.
Reply:Ithasbeenshowninthedrawing.
10. Verticalclearanceof1.0maybejustified.
Reply:AsperthePWDdata,freeboardof1mhasbeengiven.Thesamehasbeenfollowedin
decidingverticalclearance.
11. Independentabutmentsmaybeprovidedformaincarriagewayandserviceroadcarriageway.
Reply:ThesamehasbeenfollowedindesignandshowninGAD
12. Compositionof53mmthickw/cmaybeprovidedinthedrawing.
Reply:IthasbeenprovidedintherevisedGAD.
13. Heightofcrashbarrierandotherdetailsmaybegiveninthedrawing.
Reply:Itwillbeshowninseparatemiscellaneousdrawing.

14. Indrawingno.605,atdetailcc,insteadoffoundationdepth,foundinglevelmaybe
mentioned.
Reply:Foundinglevelhasnowbeenmentionedintheabovementioneddrawing.
15. DrainagespoutsmaybeshowninplanandCSofsuperstructure.
Reply:Drainagespoutshavebeenshowninthedrawing.
16. Constructionmethodologyofsuperstructuremaybegiven.
Reply:Ithasalreadybeenprovidedinthesuperstructuredrawing.
17. Allcontrollinglevelsmaybegiveninthedrawing.
Reply:Ithasalreadybeenprovidedinthedrawing.
18. Noteno.03givenonDrawingNo.606isnotfollowedinsomecases,checkupthesame.
Reply:Ithasbeencorrectedinthereinforcementdrawing.
19. Seismiccoefficientcalculationmaybepresentedinthedesigncalculationbooklet.
Reply:Seismiccoefficientcalculationhasbeenshowninthereviseddesignnote.
20. Stabilityoftheabutmentshallbecheckedunderdryconditions
Reply:Stabilityofabutmenthasbeencheckedunderbothdryandsubmergedconditionandis
foundtobesafe.
21. Soilpressurecalculationshallbeprovidedfordryconditions
Reply:Soilpressurecalculationhasalreadybeenshownfordrycondition
22. Onpageno.23,thedesignBMisgiventobe293.68KNm,butthecrackwidthcalculationsare
donefor210.3KNm.Crackwidthshallbecheckedfor293.68KNmasexplainedearlier.
Reply:CrackwidthcalculationshavebeenrevisedasperIS4562000.
23. OASYSsoftware,whichisusedinthedesignofabutmentwallmaybeexplained.
Reply:Oasysisaprogramfornonlinearanalysisofsectionsinwhichanalysisoptionsare
availableforbothultimateandserviceabilitylimitstates.ForUltimatelimitstateresulthas
beenobtainedintheformofM/Muwhichshouldbelesserthan1forasafedesign(M=Design
moment,Mu=Ultimatemoment).Intheserviceabilitylimitstate,stressesinconcreteand
reinforcementareobtainedwhichcanbecomparedwiththeallowablestressvaluesgivenin
thecode.Crackwidthcalculationcanalsobedoneusingthissoftware.