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Characteristics of Lithely (Flexible) Arch Bridges and Case Studies from Satara

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Arch bridges are phenomenal structures constructed world over advantageously considering their durability, strength, pleasant aesthetics, and nearly negligible maintenance cost over many years. It is learned that the time-consuming process of constructing an arch bridge with the wedge-shaped precise cuts makes it costly in the initial construction. Considering this drawback, the Government of Maharashtra has proposed to construct the arch bridges with the modern lithely arch method comparatively cost-effective and fastest than the conventional method. Recently lithely arch method of the bridge is used in several places for the rehabilitation or construction of a new arch bridge in the Satara district of Maharashtra state in India. Precast wedge-shaped blocks are used in the lithely method reducing the construction time. In the present paper characteristics of lithely arch bridges along with several case studies from Satara district are discussed about their rapid installation and cost-effectiveness including details of the various approaches to construction.

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    Digvijay Kadam, N. K. Patil, M. Anand Tapase, Ajay Shelar & Hrishikesh Shedge

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Kadam, D., Patil, N.K., Anand Tapase, M., Shelar, A., Shedge, H. (2021). Characteristics of Lithely (Flexible) Arch Bridges and Case Studies from Satara. In: Neves, J., Zhu, B., Rahardjo, P. (eds) Advanced Geotechnical and Structural Engineering in the Design and Performance of Sustainable Civil Infrastructures. GeoChina 2021. Sustainable Civil Infrastructures. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80155-7_4

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