TEHRAN-- A task to bring back Khatun Bridge, which is located some 30 km from Tehran in an eastward direction, might need more funding due to increasing expenses and soaring inflation.The ancient bridges repair task might need an additional 50 billion rials ($125,000), Alborz provinces tourism chief said on Monday.Work on the arch bridge began in early 2021, months after it partially collapsed in December 2020.
Media reports said extreme rains and lack of appropriate maintenance were crucial causes behind the collapse of the bridges deck.Earlier this year, a ministry authorities said a spending plan of $160,000 is required for the remediation of the monolith.
The total estimated expense of bring back the arch bridge ...
will be about fifty billion rials (about $160,000), a tourist official said.Experts believe that the bridges foundation was constructed throughout the Seljuk age (1037-- 1194) while its other areas were thoroughly remodelled in the time of Safavids (1501-- 1736).
Arch bridges have been developed given that ancient times due to the easy ease of access of stone masonry, which is an appropriate material for sustaining compressive forces.
An arch bridge carries loads primarily by compression, which professionals on the structure of both vertical and horizontal forces.
Arch foundations should for that reason prevent both vertical settling and horizontal moving.
In spite of the more complex foundation style, the structure itself normally requires less material than a beam bridge of the exact same span.AFM