Prestressed Concrete Bridges for Nad-al-Sheba Race Course Development Project, Dubai- Lessons Learnt
AFCONS infrastructure Limited (which is the Infrastructure wing of M/s Shapoorji & Pallonji Group) recently executed its first bridge project in Dubai. It consisted of three prestressed concrete bridges at Nad-al-Sheba (horse and camel) Race Course, for Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) Dubai. During the execution, the team members faced various problems and creative solutions were devised. However, the project was completed in record time, fetching appreciation from the client. Various techniques adopted and other technical details of the project are presented in this paper.
Vivek G. Abhyankar, Sr. Manger (Design), AFCONS Infrastructure limited, Mumbai