Anand Rao Circle (Long Line Segment)

Launcher

Pranav was awarded the fabrication of Launcher. The Launcher was of 46m Span, 14m Height; Weighing 230 Tons with built up Box-Girder on 4 corners. 100% Radiography was carried out on the Launcher components. 5570 holes were drilled for bolting and assembling the components. The complete assembling, was carried out at site. The basic design was guided by the Consultant, and detailed fabrication Drawings were prepared by Pranav.

 Long Line

The Long Line method of casting was followed for the Anand Rao Circle flyover at Bangalore.

The typical segment was 15.0m wide x 2.9m long x 1.7m depth with 3 cells. There were 10 intermediate segments plus 2 Pier segments in the 31.0m span. The components included Soffit beds for full span, one pair of side forms, 2 sets gantry and inner forms, 2 sets of Bulk Heads of 5 types and 1 set of Pier segment. There were over 500 components to be manufactured totaling about 125 Tons (approx.) Including machining items. The work also included Pier and Pier Cap Formwork of various types for which standard Modular Panels were used along with make up pieces to cater to different shapes/sizes.