Welders engaged on the brand new Pamban Rail Bridge in Ramanathapuram district.
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The Welding Analysis Institute, a premier welding analysis organisation of the general public sector Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) in Tiruchi, has efficiently demonstrated its experience in dealing with innovative know-how, particularly below powerful working situations, with its important contribution within the building of the brand new Pamban Railway Bridge.

The brand new bridge, throughout the Palk Strait connecting Mandapam mainland with Pamban in Rameswaram island, might be devoted to the nation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday.

Welding was a key side of constructing the bridge, throughout the ocean, by interlocking and connecting quite a few large iron rods and bars with each other. Working situations weren’t straightforward because the engineers, technicians and welders needed to face many challenges in executing the duty.

However when the Rail Vikas Nigam Restricted (RVNL) of the Ministry of Railways put ahead the proposal about 5 years in the past, the WRI readily accepted it and subsequently inked a Memorandum of Understanding with RVNL.

WRI, which was established on the premises of BHEL at Tiruverumbur in 1975, pooled its resources-both males and machines, to execute the duty. Particular coaching was given to the personnel engaged within the job. WRI subsequently dispatched a staff of extremely expert workforce and specialists to Pamban. They labored in tandem for about 5 years with different employees with varied engineering backgrounds.

WRI was engaged as a marketing consultant and concerned in institution of welding procedures as per the requirement, evaluate of sequential welding, analysis of welding consumables used for building, and periodic witnessing of welding actions. Now, the brand new Pamban Rail Bridge stands as one in all engineering marvellous of the nation, particularly that of Indian Railways.

“We really feel proud to be a part of constructing the brand new Pamban Bridge. In WRI’s journey of 5 many years of nation constructing, we see the Pamban Bridge work as one more essential milestone,” a senior official of the BHEL informed The Hindu.

Along with welding consultancy, WRI has performed a major function in implementation and witnessing of non-destructive testing (NDT). The specialists of WRI reviewed and validated NDT procedures and reviews. Moreover visually inspecting welding on the website, the WRI performed penetrant testing, computed radiographic testing and Phased Array Ultrasonic Testing (PAUT), a comparatively new approach.

“It’s heartening to see our contribution within the vertical carry sea bridge, one of many only a few services on this planet. Meticulous planning, execution and frequent visits of WRI inspectors to the fabrication yard and website via shut affiliation with the development staff, ensured the standard of the joints to the specified requirements. We salute all these concerned within the staff work,” the official added.

The WRI had offered comparable companies together with coaching of welding engineers and supervisors and qualification of welders, as per worldwide requirements, for the Bogibeel Bridge, India’s longest mixed rail and street bridge stretching 4.94 kilometres throughout the Brahmaputra river in Assam.