CURIOSITY
Why
Mumbai Foot over Bridge collapsed?
WHERE :
Chhatrapati
Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Station in south Mumbai
WHEN:
14th
March, 2019 IST 7:20 pm
WHAT:
Foot
over bridge connected the area near the times of India building with the iconic
Chhatrapati Shivaji MaharajTerminus railway station was collapsed during peak
hours.
Fatality:
6 died, 33 injured.
HOW:
The
floor slab of foot over bridge was collapsed suddenly on railway track.
WHY:
·
The slab of the bridge
was not in good condition; steel in
the slab was exposed. Measures such as
maintenance of RC parapet and railings for anticorrosion were required. Floor beam near support
was heavily corroded. End vertical element of
North side truss heavily corroded.
·
It said that the NDT
test for steel structures as per sheet no 8 need to be conducted on site for assessing residual strength of steel members.The foundation was not
exposed and also the foundation plans
were not available hence no concrete conclusion can be drawn regarding the
safety and condition of the foundation.The structural auditor
has not raised any alarm for anticipated failure of structural members and not
recommended any specific need for repairs. The auditor has reported that condition of joints, deflection, cracks, spalling etc. in GOOD condition.
·
Auditor has reported
that the critical structural items i.e. concrete and steel member are in GOOD
condition and without any defects like crack , flaws and voids etc. Report suggests overall condition of the bridge as GOOD.
CONCLUSION:
It
is reasonably concluded that the structural
audit is not carried out correctly and major lapses are observed in
conducting the structural audit of the bridge on the background of sudden
collapse of the bridge on 14-03-2019 i.e. within a short period of submission
of report on 13-08-2018.
ACTION AFTER INCIDENT:
An
FIR has been being registered against concerned officials of Central Railway and
BMC under section 304A (Causing death by negligence) of IPC at the Azaad Maidan
Police Station.
-By:
Prof. Vidhi Patel
Rai University Ahmedabad
Rai University Ahmedabad
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