10/8/2016

UnionGovernmentlaunchesIndianBridgeManagementSystem|CurrentAffairsToday

TheUnionMinistryofRoadTransportandHighwayshaslaunchedtheIndianBridgeManagementSystem(IBMS).
ItwaslaunchedbyUnionMinisterofRoadTransportandHighwaysNitinGadkariinNewDelhiasamajorsteptowards
ensuringsafetyofbridgesinthecountry.
KeyFacts
IBMS is being developed to create an inventory of all bridges in country
andratestructuralconditionofthebridges.
The rating will help for their timely repair and carrying rehabilitation work
basedonthecriticalityofthestructure.
IBMS is the largest platform in the world owned by a single owner, with
databasethatcouldexceedonelakhfiftythousandbridgestructures.
Howitwillwork?
Each bridge will be assigned a unique identification number or National
Identity Number (NIN) based on the state, RTO zone or located on National
Highway,StateHighway.
Bridge Location Number (BLN) will be also assigned to each bridge based
onthepreciselocationofthebridgeintermsoflatitudelongitudeiscollected
throughGPS.
Thereafter, Bridge Classification Number (BCN) will be assigned to the
bridgestructurebasedonthedifferentengineeringcharacteristics.
Each bridge will be assigned a Structural Rating Number (SRN) based on
allocatednumberswhichwillbeusedforstructuralratingofbridgestructures
onascaleof0to9.
The rating will take in consideration of each component of the bridge
structure like integral and nonintegral deck, substructure, superstructure,
structuralevaluation,bankandchannel,deckgeometry,waterwayefficiency,
verticalclearance,etc.
InadditionSocioEconomicBridgeRatingNumberwillbealsoassignedto
thebridges.Itwilldecideimportanceofbridgeinrelationtoitscontributionto
dailysocioeconomicactivityoftheareainitsvicinity.
Based on this inventory of various numbers, IBMS will analyse data and
identifybridgesthatneedattention.
Further physical inspection will be carried out to improve the operational
availability of the structure, enhance its life and prioritize repair and
rehabilitationwork.

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