INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
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
