Qantaret Harba Bridge - Samarra - Iraq
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It lies on the main road connecting Baghdad to Samarra and Tikrit. The bridge was named after the town of Harba that lies to its southwest.
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Tunnels are underground passages constructed for various purposes such as transportation, infrastructure, and military use. They are built using various tunneling methods that depend on ground conditions and the intended use of the tunnel. A geological survey of the proposed tunnel route is crucial for determining the subsurface conditions and appropriate construction method. Tunnels require linings and ventilation systems to safely support the structure and remove gases during construction and use.
1 dams
The document provides information on different types of dams including their structures, classifications, and examples. It discusses:
1) The main types of dams are gravity dams, buttress dams, arch dams, and earth dams. Gravity dams resist water pressure through sheer weight while buttress dams use supports and arch dams curve to transmit water pressure.
2) Dams can be classified based on their functions such as storage dams, diversion dams, detention dams, debris dams, and coffer dams which are temporary structures used in construction.
3) Examples of different dams are provided along with their key details like location, height, purpose, and capacity. The Bhakra dam on the Satluj river in India
DAMS AND IT'S TYPES . . .
Dams are solid barriers constructed across rivers to store flowing water for uses like hydropower, irrigation, water supply, flood control, and navigation. The main types of dams are gravity dams, buttress dams, arch dams, and earth dams. Gravity dams are massive concrete structures where the weight forces are transmitted straight down. Buttress dams are reinforced gravity dams with structural supports. Arch dams are curved upstream to transmit water forces to the valley walls. Earth dams are broad, trapezoidal structures built of compacted earth and rock when foundations cannot support heavier dam types.
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- 1. Qantaret Harba Bridge • Qantaret Harba is a bridge located in the vicinity of Balad's rail station, a city ninety kilometers north to Baghdad. • It lies on the main road connecting Baghdad to Samarra and Tikrit. • The bridge was named after the town of Harba that lies to its southwest. • It was built in 1228 at the beginning of the caliph Al- Mustansir's reign as part of the irrigation project implemented to provide the neighboring ton and villages with water after a sudden change of the Tigris river course.
- 2. • It bridges the Dujail canal. • The bridge is built with burnt bricks and topped by the same material laid in a fish scale pattern. • It is supported on four arches alternating three niches measuring 1.5 meters each. • The two side arches measure 5.5 meters while the central ones measure 5.8 meters. • Overall, the bridge is 54 meters long and 11.8 meters wide. • The three arches now buried in the earth are as high as their springer while one of the two in the middle remains uncovered and is the only way the Dujail canal flows from time to time. • The bridge is mostly known for its inscription running above the arches to a length one of the hundred meters on each side. • It is made of pieces of brick in the ala Gaza technique, meaning rotating, where the edges of the project are large enough to face the problem. • This technique of cutting and hewing bricks is very different from the traditional carving method.
- 3. • The inscription on the bank is similarly made of pieces adorned with geometrical patterns and is framed from above and below with three bands of burnt bricks cut in the same way. • The inscription content praises Al-Mustansir for his irrigation activities, and for the bridge that connected both banks. For more info please visit: https://architectya.blogspot.com/2020/09/qantaret-harba-bridge-samarra-iraq.html