Ratchet brake mechanism of Pamban bridge

Ravi Sunderarajan

Rail Enthusiasts' Society
New Delhi, India

To avoid the lifting up of span due to unstable equilibrium, the span is always kept in closed condition and ratchet mechanism (brakes) arrests upward lift of the span.

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Title: Ratchet brake mechanism of Pamban bridge
Creator: Ravi Sunderarajan

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Bridge Engineering India Pamban Pamban Bridge, Rameswaram

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