What is a bailey bridge, used during Wayanad rescue ops
- August 8, 2024
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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What is a bailey bridge, used during Wayanad rescue ops
Sub: Sci
Sec: Msc
Context:
- The Indian Army’s Madras Engineer Group last week assembled a Bailey bridge at Chooralmala to reach Mundakkai village, one of the sites worst hit by the landslides in Wayanad.
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- The 190-foot bridge built by the Indian Army has been crucial in facilitating the movement of men, heavy machinery and ambulances.
- It can carry weights up to 24 tonnes, and will remain in use until a permanent bridge is built.
What is Bailey bridge?
- A Bailey bridge is a type of portable, pre-fabricated, truss bridge which was developed in 1940–1941 by the British for military use during the Second World War.
- A Bailey bridge has the advantages of requiring no special tools or heavy equipment to assemble.
- The success of the Bailey bridge was due to the simplicity of the fabrication and assembly of its modular components
- The wood and steel bridge elements are small and light enough to be carried in trucks and lifted into place by hand, without the use of a crane.
- In disaster relief situations, this is ideal because the parts can be transported in small trucks.
- These bridges are strong enough to carry tanks.