forces in motion

Double pendulum with splitted cables

MAURER damps SOCAR Tower in Baku with 450 t mass, viscous dampers and lead rubber bearings.

Stadsbrug Nijmegen: a beauty with waves and curves

… unit for the expansion joints, edge structures and bridge bearings was the Lünen subsidiary of MAURER AG.

Protecting against damages caused by earthquake while leaving the structure accessible

MAURER develops earthquake proof sealing and bridging in the framework of the European research project SILER.

Izmit Bay Bridge: 4 m more leeway in case of earthquake

…Even after an earthquake of magnitude 8, MAURER Fusebox ensures trafficability of the suspension bridge with the 2nd longest main span in the world.

Mexico: Luxury and Family Hotel Stands on 410 Seismic Isolators

… 410 isolators can accommodate horizontal displacements of up to ±500mm. An early involvement of MAURER’s earthquake experts in the structural planning not only protects the structure against…

Mexico: Optimum seismic protection for airport terminal

… by means of special sliding pendulum bearings – the largest isolated building in Latin America. MAURER delivered 473 bearings, and besides the optimum design of the seismic protection system, the delivery…

The lift bridge is lifted off its bearings

MAURER equips both the old Kattwyk Bridge and the new Kattwyk rail bridge in Hamburg.

Retrofitted damping without intrusion into the bridge structure

… to ensure that everyone can use the bridge,” explains project manager Dipl.-Ing. Peter Huber from MAURER. To render this damping behavior possible, the Bergmeister engineering team that was in charge of the…