Advanced Truss Bridge, whose components are prefabricated and can be assembled at place of deployment, can replace the WW-II era Bailey Bridge
A city-based start-up founded by a retired DRDO scientist has designed an Advanced Truss Bridge (ATB), which can become an alternative or replacement for the World War II era bridge (Bailey Bridge).
Advanced Truss Bridge, whose components are prefabricated and can be assembled at place of deployment, can replace the WW-II era Bailey Bridge
A city-based start-up founded by a retired DRDO scientist has designed an Advanced Truss Bridge (ATB), which can become an alternative or replacement for the World War II era bridge (Bailey Bridge).
Former DRDO Director General S Guruprasad’s defence tech start-up InnoGP Technologies Pvt Ltd has designed and developed the ATB which is about 50 per cent lighter than the vintage Bailey Bridge that is widely used in India as a logistics support bridge used in the North East and Himalayan region.
“The ATB is a modular bridge wherein all the components are prefabricated and are to be just assembled at the place of deployment. The ATB will be particularly advantageous especially in high-altitude areas,” Guruprasad told Bangalore Mirror. He added that apart from weighing about 50% of weight of an equivalent Bailey Bridge, the ATB can save transportation and erection costs as the lighter components make it easier to handle at high altitudes.
