{"id":306545,"date":"2024-08-06T17:25:36","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T11:55:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=306545"},"modified":"2024-08-06T17:25:36","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T11:55:36","slug":"bailey-bridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/bailey-bridge\/","title":{"rendered":"Bailey bridge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Source- This post on\u00a0<strong>Bailey bridge<\/strong> has been created based on the article \u201c<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/everyday-explainers\/bailey-bridge-wayanad-landslides-9494949\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What is a Bailey bridge, constructed in Wayanad after landslides?<\/a>\u201d<\/strong> published in \u201c<strong>Indian Express\u201d<\/strong> on 5 August 2024.<\/p>\n<h2>Why in News?<\/h2>\n<p>Recently, the Indian Army\u2019s Madras Engineer Group (Madras Sappers) constructed a Bailey bridge at Chooralmala to reach Mundakkai village, which was severely impacted by landslides.<\/p>\n<h2>About Bailey Bridge<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 347px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestatesman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1AA92B94-71EC-4411-8C0D-5C894074C838.jpeg?resize=347%2C231&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\" Bailey bridge \" width=\"347\" height=\"231\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Statesman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>1. A Bailey bridge is a type of modular bridge with pre-built parts requiring minimal construction work and can be assembled quickly when needed.<\/p>\n<p>2. The Bailey bridge was invented by Donald Coleman Bailey, an English civil engineer, during World War II (1939-45), as noted in a US Army Engineer School manual.<\/p>\n<h2>How Does the Bailey Bridge Work?<\/h2>\n<p>1.\u00a0 The prefabricated parts of a Bailey bridge include light steel panels connected by pins, which are large, screw-like objects that help establish the guardrails of the bridge.<\/p>\n<p>2. Workers place beams through the guardrails on either side to form the deck or path of the bridge, with all beams constructed to lock into the guardrails, ensuring stability.<\/p>\n<p>3. The bridge can be extended, and the lightness of the parts allows for mobility without the need for heavy installation equipment.<\/p>\n<p>4. In disaster relief situations, this is ideal as the parts can be transported in small trucks, making it useful during wartime as well.<\/p>\n<h2>Key Facts About Madras Sappers<\/h2>\n<p>1.\u00a0 The Madras Sappers is an engineering group of the Corps of Engineers of the Indian Army, originating from the Madras Presidency army of the British Raj.<\/p>\n<p>2. This regiment has its headquarters in Bengaluru.<\/p>\n<p>3. The Madras Sappers were the only regiment of the Madras Presidency Army to survive the reorganizations that took place between 1862 and 1928.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UPSC Syllabus: Environment<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source- This post on\u00a0Bailey bridge has been created based on the article \u201cWhat is a Bailey bridge, constructed in Wayanad after landslides?\u201d published in \u201cIndian Express\u201d on 5 August 2024. Why in News? Recently, the Indian Army\u2019s Madras Engineer Group (Madras Sappers) constructed a Bailey bridge at Chooralmala to reach Mundakkai village, which was severely&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/bailey-bridge\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Bailey bridge<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10366,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,4182],"tags":[11872,10498],"class_list":["post-306545","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-environment","tag-9pm-daily-factly","tag-the-hindu","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/306545","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10366"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=306545"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/306545\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=306545"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=306545"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=306545"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}